By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Tiffany Long tries to work her way inside against Lebanon post Abby Mangrum during Monday night’s game at the Dalton Gym. (Dale Stubblefield photo) The Lady Pioneer freshman basketball team had seven players enter the scorebook Monday night against Lebanon, as it picked…

Seven members of the Morrison School Beta Club met at the Ruritan building in Morrison on Thursday afternoon to fill Christmas food boxes as part of the Morrison Ruritan Club’s annual Christmas food project.For over 20 years the Ruritan Club, in partnership with Bridgestone/Firestone, has provided all the fixings for a traditional Christmas meal for…

By LISA CHAPMAN / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Hank, an Alaskan Malamute, made a visit to West Elementary. (Lisa Chapman photo) Students at West Elementary got a rare treat Friday morning. After reading “Stone Fox” by John Reynolds Gardiner, students received a visit from a real sled dog named Hank.“Stone Fox” is about…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 97-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in court action: Joshua Hodges was ordered to serve 90 days of an 11-29 sentence and perform 16 hours public service work for fourth-offense driving on a suspended license. His…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A Walling couple faces theft charges after they stole a gun from one pawn shop and then pawned it at another just down the road.The suspects, Gregory B. Hutchings, 35, and his wife Retha M. Hutchings, 31, are both charged with theft for the incident…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A former high school custodian arrested for filing a false employment application maintains she thought her former criminal conviction was off her record.The defendant, Patsy D. Fults, 39, waived her right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday and was bound to the grand jury on the…

By LISA CHAPMAN / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard After a lifetime of community-minded work, Ms. Nelma Justin was honored with the Frank G. Clement Community Service Award. She was nominated by CHEER Mental Health representatives and chosen from numerous applicants by the Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations.“We don’t know why we waited…

James Clark photo Telling Santa what they want for Christmas is a fun thing to do as Joseph Lanier and Erica Cantrell found out yesterday at Three Star Mall. The two got an up-close look at Santa after finishing their breakfast. The mall is holding breakfast with Santa events four days this week.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard There will be a blood drive this Friday, Dec. 16 at the Warren County Administrative Building from noon to 6 p.m. The drive is in memory of Warren County High School student Spencer Lively, who passed away on that day in 2003. For family…

NEW YORK Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Many of the nation’s service workers ? from waiters to doormen, barbers and manicurists ? make do because of tips. So it’s especially important to remember them at the holidays. Unfortunately, there’s no simple…