A beautiful teacher jailed. The life of a teen-age boy thrown into turmoil. The marriage of two local coaches shattered. It’s the sex scandal that has gripped Warren County for over half a year and brought international media attention to a small rural community, and the Southern Standard has been there to cover it all.…

ATLANTA (AP) — It’s well past midnight in Atlanta and a movie theater manager sits down to supper after his shift. A couple nearby sips coffee. In walks two women who have, in all fairness, seen better days, their jeans worn thin, their hair matted. The women don’t even merit a stare. This is Waffle…

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer browser has been showing signs of aging. Over the past few years, the company has made security improvements and added a pop-up blocker but not much else. That’s about to change as Microsoft prepares IE 7, a major update that, in its early incarnation, plays catch-up with…

CORTE MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Politicians and automakers say a car that can both reduce greenhouse gases and free America from its reliance on foreign oil is years or even decades away. Ron Gremban says such a car is parked in his garage. It looks like a typical Toyota Prius hybrid, but in the trunk…