By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The local chapter of the American Red Cross is continuing efforts to improve responses to disasters in the community and is looking for more volunteers.Although the non-profit organization’s members have always had the capacity to assist in times of need following natural or other types…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard As election season nears, the election office is cautioning prospective candidates who are getting an early jump on their candidacy not to go astray of campaign finance laws.Specifically, Election Administrator Donna Yates said candidates need to set up a treasurer before they spend any money.“They…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Charges have been dropped in a case between rival building supply companies, a case of alleged petty theft which hung around in the court system for nearly two years.The defendants, Ryan Moore, 25, and Reece Moore, 22, had charges of theft dismissed Tuesday by special…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Staff Sgt. Kenneth Bottoms, a member of the 278th, is shown in Iraq with some of the Iraqi children who have befriended American soldiers. The Army isn’t especially known for curb appeal, but a local Eagle Scout candidate has made sure McMinnville’s local armory is…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard MATHENEY In a dramatic move, a printed roster of local registered sex offenders, provided by the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, will be handed out at Signs of the Crimes – a seminar to broadcast the dangers of child abduction and sexual exploitation.The program is…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard These junked cars on McReynolds Road are clearly visible from the road and aren’t surrounded by an opaque fence at least eight feet tall as required by state law. (Charles W. Johnson photo) An effort by 5th District Commissioner Michael Martin to encourage the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ROSS Citing concern for safety on school buses, Juvenile Court Judge Larry Ross said he will suggest the school board review a surveillance tape which came before his bench recently and led to the commitment of a teen girl captured on film.“I think parents would…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Educators in the South have obsessed over test scores while low graduation rates — especially among blacks and Hispanics — have become an “educational and civil rights crisis,” according to a study released Wednesday. The study conducted by Harvard University’s Civil Rights Project and the Urban Institute found that only 64.5…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Attorney General Paul Summers has shut down a work-at-home scheme after his office received complaints from more than 300 people. Keith Dyer, Detria Dyer and Phyllis Winston, all of Nashville, agreed to permanently shut down GICO and Phase 7 businesses, which guaranteed participants thousands of dollars per week by stuffing envelopes…

NASHVILLE (AP) — A proposed constitutional amendment to protect hunting and fishing has been changed to appease the National Rifle Association’s desire to protect all traditional methods of hunting, setting up a final Senate vote this week. Supporters said the change was needed to protect the right of people who hunt with dogs, bows or…