By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Shoplifters can be banned from stores for life if the retailer is so inclined.“We are a private business so we can ask people not to come back if they’ve been causing a problem,” said Wal-Mart loss prevention officer Gail Campbell. “And, being banned from one…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Heavy equipment and a good plan made for a successful two-block trip for the gazebo from Court Square to the Farmers Market. Crews cheered and breathed a sigh of relief after spending about two hours on the job. (Amy Satterwhite photo) It’s not every day…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A reward has been offered in hopes of finding the thief or thieves responsible for stealing thousands of dollars in Civill War memorabilia from Magness Library earlier this month.The library has put up $200 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Almost a third of Warren County’s TennCare enrollees will lose their health insurance if Gov. Phil Bresesen’s proposed cuts take effect.According to figures released this week, 3,244 of the 10,600 Warren countians currently on TennCare will receive notification over the next few months they…

Woodbury resident Roy Alfred Campbell, 57, died unexpectedly Jan. 17 in Woodbury.A truck driver and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Hubert N. and Emma Miller Campbell, and was preceded in death by brother, Hoyte Campbell, and sister, Virginia Vance.He is survived by sons and daughters and their spouses, Shane…

Gallatin resident and Salisbury, Md., native Mary Virginia Head Morris, 70, died Jan. 18 at her home after an extended illness.A teacher with MTSU and a member of Gallatin United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of Fred and Lottie Ann Traders Head.She is survived by her husband, William W. Morris; sons, Michael Wesley Morris…

Morrison resident and Baxter native Lowanda Maxwell Laxson, 74, died Jan. 19 at Manchester Healthcare after an extended illness.A beautician who owned and operated a beauty salon, a nursery owner in Ft. Myers, Fla., and a member of Riverside First Baptist Church and more recently Manchester First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the…

McMinnville resident and Webb, Ms., native John Savage, 83, died Jan. 18 at Huntsville Hospital after an extended illness.A retired vice president of First National Bank, where he was also a former board member, and a member of Central Church of Christ, he was the son of John J. and Jewell Graves Savage Sr.; and…

Nashville resident and Warren County native John Rayburn Green, 92, died Jan. 19.An employee of the Tennessee Department of Employment Security for over 32 years, attaining the position of Director of Personnel Training and Assistant Commissioner, he was a member of Hillsboro Church of Christ.He is survived by daughter, Sandra Henry; grandchildren, Kathryn Henry and…

Cane Creek resident and Van Buren County native Emogene Yates Walker, 76, died Jan. 17 at her home after an extended illness.A factory worker and homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lester Sherman and Maggie Troglen Yates; and was preceded in death by brothers, Floyd,…