Our Viewpoint Reading is one of the vital skills needed in life. Whether it’s simply reading a menu, paying monthly bills, or following directions, most of us read every day.Like most habits, the sooner reading is ingrained as a regular activity, the greater the chances of making it a life-long hobby. That’s why Dolly Parton’s…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Working toward the goal of improved highway safety, the Tennessee Department of Safety (TDOS) will participate in Roadcheck 2004, a 72-hour inspection event aimed at increasing the safety of commercial vehicle traffic on the roadways.During the 72-hour period from June 8-10, officers with the department’s…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Twenty people were indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury.Included in grand jury action:• Charles William Phillips was indicted on four counts of aggravated sexual battery.• Susan Green was indicted on the charge of statutory rape.• Michael Wilkerson was indicted on the charge of…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 36-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action:• James D. Wray was ordered to serve 70 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $60 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for three years for fourth-offense…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard PELHAM McMinnville native Zach Pelham has been elected president of the Austin Peay State University Student Government Association.A graduate of the Warren County High School Class of 2002, the rising junior won the coveted post by defeating sitting S.G.A. vice president Sean McKinney by a…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Bob DelGiorno As a veteran of the Persian Gulf War in 1991, Bob DelGiorno knows how important supporting the troops can be.That is why he has decided to undertake an effort to show local members of the National Guard unit the community supports them as…

By JEFF WILSON / Associated Press Writer REAGAN LOS ANGELES — Ronald Reagan’s enemies and friends agreed he changed the world. The popular, infectiously optimistic president reshaped the Republican Party in his conservative image and devoted most of his energy to the destruction of Soviet communism abroad. Reagan, 93, died Saturday following a 10-year battle…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard TRAINER McMinnville’s Civic Center has a new personal trainer whose advice is currently available for just the price of admission to the weight room.Elaine Smart, who has worked as a weight room attendant at the Civic Center for the past year, has undertaken the task…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard It’s not drugs or peer pressure. It’s not bullying or teasing. No, the biggest fear local students have about coming to Warren County High School is getting lost and being late to class, according to a recent survey of county middle school age students.“The school…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Country Club Market owner Zack Ayoub displays some of the $7,000 worth of beer he was stuck with when the store’s license was suspended for sale of beer to an underage operative. (Duane Sherrill photo) The owner of Country Club Market believes he got the…