By Joey Wray On Dec. 2, 2004, at its meeting in Nashville, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission passed the following changed for the 2005 sport fishing regulations, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).Statewide Increase statewide minimum length limit for muskellunge to 36 inches (exception at Melton Hill Reservoir). Reduce white bass daily creel…

By Rob Nunley For the third — count ’em, third — big year in a row, we offer our most sincere apologies to Major Henry Livingston Jr. (1748-1828), original author of the inspiration for the column which follows: ‘Twas the day before Christmas, and still shopping to do,Not a present was purchased, not even a…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Every Holiday season, we here at the Southern Standard perform a public service for Warren County’s youngsters.Letters to jolly ol’ Saint Nick from the area’s kids are printed in the pages of our paper as Christmas approaches, giving Santa the chance to peruse several wish…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Leah Cunningham, shown during Monday night’s game against Station Camp, led the Lady Pioneers with 13 points Tuesday against Greenbrier. (Rob Nunley photo) Warren County’s high school basketball teams ended their two-day trip to Gallatin on a down note Tuesday, falling to Greenbrier in both…

The wives and mothers of local National Guard soldiers currently in Iraq will be the guests on the radio show “Viewpoints” broadcast on WCPI 91.3 FM.The family members will be discussing the emotions they have been feeling during the holidays while a loved one is overseas. Tapes will be made of the broadcast and sent…

A 37-person docket was heard Tuesday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Court.Included in court action: Billy K. Hickey and April Herrington were bound over to the grand jury on charges of aggravated assault. They are charged for the confrontation of Herrington’s father last month in which he was stabbed in a fight with…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A woman caught shoplifting for the second time in three days not only faces theft charges but also must answer to drug possession allegations.The defendant, Rita Yvette Dodson, 40, will face a preliminary hearing Jan. 11 on charges of possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia,…

HOLLAND Warren County residents are among millions of low-income women who have achieved dramatic gains in health and nutrition thanks to the WIC program, the nation’s premier public health nutrition program which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.“We are very proud of WIC’s documented success in improving health and nutrition of the area’s most vulnerable population,”…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A convicted meth trafficker with a prior record of drunk driving will spend Christmas behind bars after he allegedly slammed into a sheriff’s patrol car while under the influence.The defendant, Chris Fuqua, 31, was sentenced Wednesday to serve the balance of his eight-year sentence for…

By INGRID CANTERBURY / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard You don’t have to be a teacher to love school supplies. That’s why the Warren County School System’s teacher center is open to everyone.The center, in its 22nd year, is the place to go if you need supplies to enhance learning in any type of…