Hospice seeks volunteers two hours a week
Lazarus House Hospice is looking for a few good volunteers.Volunteers spend an average of two hours per week with a patient or family and can do a number of things to help. They can sit with the patient, read to them, help with odd jobs, and assist with care in some cases.Most volunteers say they…
Read MoreMoney needed to get boxes to soldiers
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Vicki Gibbs, left, and Pat Combs showcase some of the items remaining that need to be sent to soldiers serving in Iraq. (Amy Satterwhite photo) When soldiers with the 278th began deploying for active duty last year, members of the community responded in typical Warren…
Read MoreGrand Jury: Simons indicted for aggravated arson
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Eighteen people were indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury.Included in grand jury action: Barry Simons was indicted on charges of attempted aggravated arson. He is charged with trying to set a relative’s house on fire following an argument. He served several years in…
Read MoreBratcher’s retirement now under construction
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Kenneth Bratcher, shown in a recent photo of the new jail addition, retired recently from contractor Medical Construction Group. As construction superintendent of the jail, Bratcher guided the project to near completion before his retirement. Kenneth Bratcher has spent much of his life building…
Read MoreChemical smell leads to search, meth arrest
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A chemical smell strong enough to bring tears to the eyes of police officers Thursday led to the bust of a Mullican Street man on methamphetamine charges.The suspect, Harold W. Herriman Jr., 25, was arrested and charged with manufacture of meth and possession of marijuana.…
Read MoreRepublicans vow to use rare majority on gay marriage, abortion
By MATT GOURAS / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Tennessee Republicans, for so long the minority party in the shadows of the state Senate, have ambitious plans this year. The Republicans are promising to use their first elected majority in more than a century to demand constitutional bans on gay marriage and restrictions on abortion…
Read MoreRoutine traffic stop leads to more meth charges against Young
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard An unsteady hand and nervous actions led to the arrest of a local man caught transporting the makings of a methamphetamine lab this week.The suspect, Martin Blane Young, 40, is charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia as well as illegal possession of a…
Read MoreMadewell, Moore named Jaycees man, woman of year
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard MADEWELL A football coach and a kindergarten teacher were honored last night as the McMinnville Jaycees 2004 Young Man and Young Woman of the Year.Warren County High School head football coach Chris Madewell won the honor alongside Bobby Ray teacher Ginger Moore.Madewell was the first coach…
Read MoreTeacher pay raises aren’t given equally
By INGRID CANTERBURY / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The fate of $194,000 the Warren County School System allotted for raises has been decided. And teachers with health insurance will get bigger raises than those without it.All teachers will receive a $112 base salary index increase at a cost of $99,156. Teachers with school…
Read MoreLentz, 28, succumbs to accident injuries
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LENTZ A local man injured in a crash over two months ago succumbed to his injuries Thursday.The victim, Jason Paul Lentz, 28, of Beersheba Highway, died Thursday evening at Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville.The accident happened in October on Beersheba Highway near Irving College. Investigators…
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