By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Marshall Martin, on roof, passes 3-month-old Christopher Collins to New Orleans Fire and Rescue officer Jonathan Pajeaud while the child’s grandmother, Sheila Martin, waits on a water craft during evacuations in New Orleans. (AP Photo) Warren County dodged the fury of what may go down…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Exasperated motorists in Tennessee watched gasoline prices in most parts of the state rise quickly Wednesday as the effects of Hurricane Katrina on Gulf Coast oil production caused shortages and price increases nationwide. Prices at most stations around Nashville slipped past $3 per gallon Wednesday afternoon, with similar prices reported in Memphis,…

By MATT GOURAS / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — A state senator connected to a land deal that has led to federal fraud indictments won’t be investigated for ethical lapses unless authorities indict him, colleagues decided Wednesday. The Senate Ethics Subcommittee scheduled a closed-doors meeting to hash over the issue Wednesday and decided they didn’t…

Charles W. Johnson photo J.T. Mitchell performs a gravity-defying move during the Team Legacy Kick-a-thon at Gary Steele Karate on Saturday. The fundraiser had brought in almost $1,600 for St. Judes Children’s Hospital about halfway through the event.

Sondra L. Savage, a graduate of WCHS and the daughter of Eva and Fred Savage of McMinnville, graduated June 25 with a Doctorate of Education from Nova Southeastern University of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. She currently resides in Atlanta, Ga., working as a professor at DeVry University. She also holds a BS/BA from UT-Knoxville, and an…

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law, requires the Warren County School System, with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child’s education records. However, Warren County School System may disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without written consent, unless you have advised the…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Brittany Bowdoin, left, and Emily Cantrell use cardiovascular machines at McMinnville Civic Center to keep in shape. A six-week program called Warren County Shapes Up begins Sept. 18. (James Clark photo) With Tennessee ranking fifth in the nation in obesity, a local organization says it’s time…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Tommy demonstrates some of the items used for butchering swine as wife Georgie looks on. The large wooden box is a hog scalder which was used to help clean the skin of a pig after it was killed. (Charles W. Johnson photos) If you…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard PATEL Already facing a long stint in federal prison for meth charges, local business owner Sam Patel continued having a bad week as he was in court Tuesday in connection with the city’s recent undercover beer buying operation.Patel, 49, entered a not-guilty plea before General…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LEE A child’s mother and grandfather were bound to the grand jury Tuesday, the mother for spiriting the child away breaking a court order and the grandfather for keeping their whereabouts a secret.“He knew where they were but wouldn’t tell us,” testified McMinnville Police Investigator…