By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Katie DeRoos tries to figure out how to get her colorful kite off the ground at last year’s Kite Day. Katie and her family have never missed a Kite Day. (File photo) Get ready for a wonderful day of high-flying fun as the Mini…

Duane Sherrill photo Firemen and ambulance personnel pull Elizabeth Villarino from the wreckage of her car Monday afternoon after she collided with a vehicle driven by Misty Warren which was trying to turn off U.S. 70 Bypass onto Sparta Street. The wreck was the third accident with injury at the awkwardly angled intersection located near…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A man caught making meth across from Dibrell School saw his record sentence more than cut in half due to new rules governing how courts can sentence people caught with clandestine labs.The defendant, Jerry Trapp, 26, was allowed to enter a new plea agreement, this…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard BOYD The county may soon be able to conduct court activities without transporting prisoners from the county jail to the Warren County Courthouse, a long-time goal of local law enforcement and county government.If approved, a closed-circuit video system will be installed to connect the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A thief fleeing the scene ended up in a brawl outside Wal-Mart over the weekend with customers helping security subdue the feisty culprit.“It took six or seven to hold him down,” said Gail Campbell of Wal-Mart security, who was one of several slightly injured in…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard BouldinCorp CEO Floyd Bouldin holds up fluff, the material made from garbage. The plan to give the country — and the world — a way to recycle household garbage is taking shape at WastAway.WastAway announced yesterday that it has sold its first solid waste recycling system…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MATHENY A rash of recent incidents has prompted the sheriff to issue an advisory, warning parents to be especially watchful with their children in light of some unsettling events.“Just in the past two weeks we’ve had a couple of reports of strangers taking pictures of…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Linda Partin stands in front of a showroom of impressive furniture available at Warren County Furniture on the corner of Spring and Morford streets. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Warren County Furniture has been in business on the corner of Spring and Morford St. downtown…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Outdoor Shop owner Debra Myers, left, poses with assistant Kathy Higgins in the baseball section of the Northgate Shopping Center athletic store. (Duane Sherrill photo) With the arrival of baseball and softball seasons, The Outdoor Shop is hitting its busiest time of the year, producing…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Massage therapist Jett Pryor provides massage therapy treatment to a patient at Health Sphere Wellness Center, which is located in the physician’s wing of River Park Hospital at 1589 Sparta St., Suite 205. (Amy Satterwhite photo) At Health Sphere Wellness Center, holistic medicine is the…