By Dale Stubblefield / Columnist Sometimes situations occur which are out of our control, and it can dramatically change the course of our lives. Some are for the better, but often it seems the situation turns tragic for all concerned.A situation that leaves one with very few options results in one having to do what’s…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard For the second time in three years, the Warren County basketball program finds itself in search mode.Chris Turner’s resignation Monday came just two years and nine months after his predecessor, Doug Keil, resigned to take over the boys’ program at Lebanon High School.Turner, who was…

Twenty students from Warren County were among the graduates receiving diplomas in seven areas during ceremonies marking the end of the winter quarter at the Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville.Director Andy Forrester presented 47 diplomas and 46 certificates March 22 to students from nine counties.Warren County graduates included Destiny Hodges and John Jones, automotive technology;…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard An appeal by a caregiver convicted of starving an mentally challenged elderly man to death has been denied by the court of appeals, leaving her to serve a 21-year murder sentence.The defendant, Doreen Jones, 50, had hoped the court of appeals would overturn her second-degree…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Every summer for the past several years, city officials have had a bone to pick with the state’s mowing contractors.While the city takes great pains to maintain the city’s public property each summer, officials have openly complained about maintenance along the state right of ways…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Investigators say a local Boy Scout disregarded scout’s honor when he reported his vehicle stolen after they believe he slammed it into a tree and left the scene.The defendant, Travis Trusty, has been indicted on the charge of filing a false report for allegedly lying…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard A group of Warren County High School students got a sobering look at a particularly dark time in world history when Holocaust survivors Eric and Eva Rosenfeld visited the school Monday and talked about their experiences and how important it is not to forget…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard McMinnville officials will be charged with the task of finding another brush company to handle the city’s brush after WastAway officials said they don’t want anymore of it.In a letter to city officials dated March 15, WastAway president Floyd Bouldin said the company no longer…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Facing what seems to be overwhelming evidence she lied in court, a local woman is sticking with her story, a story which now has her under indictment for perjury.The defendant, Jane Bost, is not only facing potential jail time but has also lost over $4,000…

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