NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? State Sen. Mark Norris said he will not run for governor next year, dismissing speculation that he would seek the Republican nomination to challenge Gov. Phil Bredesen. Norris, of Collierville, is chairman of the…

SPRING HILL, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A Tennessee woman who had adopted a baby from China nearly a year ago surrendered to authorities Tuesday on charges she had killed the 20-month-old girl. Jennifer Alvey, 34, was indicted Monday by…

ATLANTA Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A group opposed to a proposed interstate highway from Savannah to Knoxville, Tenn., launched a petition drive on Tuesday in an effort to persuade elected officials to drop the plan. “It’s time to show state…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MOSS If the current Warren County Commission will not vote to reduce its numbers then members of the local Republican Party say they will do it for them, if elected.“Our candidates are pledging to work from the inside to reduce the number of commissioners from…

With Christmas just 11 days away, food boxes for Share A Christmas Dinner will be packed this Sunday.Members of the high school’s Interact Club will be joined by members of their sister organization, the middle school’s Youth Act Club, to pack the boxes.With factory closings and rocky economic times, the request for Share boxes has…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Deputies, from left, Kevin Murphy, Lt. Jody Cavanaugh and Travis Thaxton display a moonshine still seized during the raid of a Beacon Light home near Morrison Monday afternoon. (Duane Sherrill photo) An alleged bootlegger caught one last buzz as deputies raided his moonshine still Monday…

By LISA CHAPMAN / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MOSLEY Protecting the city of McMinnville is no easy task. Every day brings new challenges.Detective Nichole Mosley has worked for the city for 10 years and been a detective for almost eight.Before becoming a detective, Mosley worked as a Youth Services Officer. At that time,…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard It’s one thing to be a big fan of one of rock music’s best known supergroups, but it’s quite another to wind up on stage dancing with the band’s lead singer at one of the band’s shows.That’s exactly what happened to Warren County’s Dana…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ELDER A Dogwood Point Road man faces charges of spying on his wife and teen-age stepdaughters through a secret hole in the bathroom wall.The suspect, Gilbert Elder, 44, faces multiple counts of observation without consent for his alleged viewing of the women inside the bathroom…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ASHBURN A Jacksboro man faces attempted rape charges after he tried to force himself on a woman during a Monday afternoon burglary spree on Harrison Ferry Mountain.The suspect, Bobby Jewel Ashburn, 32, is charged with attempted rape, attempted aggravated burglary and two counts of aggravated…