By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thirty people were indicted Jan. 9 by the Warren County grand jury.Included in grand jury action:• Gary Cantrell was indicted on the charge of attempted first-degree murder.• Russell Pease was indicted on the charge of aggravated robbery.• Gerald McMillen was indicted on the charge of…

The Southern Standard is celebrating a rather impressive birthday in 2004. This year marks 125 years we have been in existence since the first newspapers rolled off the press in 1879.Through the years, times have changed and the newspaper business has been no different. In the 1930s, it was rare for a picture to appear…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard A Superior Walls crew member works to install one of the systems in a home being constructed in East Tennessee. (Photo provided) Warren County residents can eagerly anticipate another manufacturing startup this year that will eventually provide up to 100 jobs locally.Superior Walls Systems,…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WATSON Honored for their work on and off the field, local coaches Jeff Watson and Keri Hertwig have been named Jaycees Young Man and Young Woman of the Year.Designed to honor individuals who volunteer their time to activities which benefit the community, the awards were…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Parking tickets adorn sheriff’s patrol cars outside the courthouse Friday morning after the city cited the officers for illegal parking in front of the courthouse. (Duane Sherrill photos) Ticketing sheriff’s patrol cars outside the courthouse Friday has prompted the county executive to term the actions…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Michael Eugene Bell Jr., joined by his attorney Michael Galligan, enters a guilty plea Friday to a vehicular homicide charge for the wreck which killed Oscar Baker in late 2000. (Duane Sherrill photo) It was a day for forgiveness and condemnation Friday as a drunk…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County may soon have a county maintenance person if the full county commission approves the recommendation of the Policy and Personnel Committee to create the position and hire an employee to fill it.The idea will be presented during the Warren County Commission meeting…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) KUHN The holidays are over and most Christmas trees have long been discarded. But that doesn’t mean the trees still can’t be of some value.That’s why, for the third year in a row, McMinnville’s Department of Urban Forestry has established drop-off points around town…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) COLE Adult High School principal Lynne Cole has been named interim director of Warren County Adult Education, a position left open with the sudden death of former director Ron Martin in November.“This is a huge job and it’s certainly going to be difficult…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s coffers will be almost $30,000 richer once some Hall Income Tax and sales tax dollars mistakenly distributed to local municipalities by the state are redistributed to the county.“What this is,” said County Executive Kenneth Rogers, “is some tax that we’ve recouped that…