By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Bridgestone Firestone-Warren County has been honored with its third STAR award for protecting its employees. STAR is Tennessee?s highest honor. Bridgestone also received its first Tennessee Pollution Prevention Partnership (TP3) Performer status award. The governor and several high-ranking state officials came to town Tuesday to recognize…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Pamela Rogers emerges from Warren County Courthouse in handcuffs and shackles following a short arraignment hearing Wednesday morning. With her own attorney publicly questioning her sanity, former Centertown teacher Pamela Rogers will stay behind bars until at least mid-summer for her latest alleged indiscretions which reportedly…

Gene Lyons We hear a lot about “madmen” taking power in far-off lands — most often lands with large oil reserves. A few pertinent questions: Has the White House lost its collective mind? Do the president and his minions believe that Americans can be stampeded into another needless war to save his party from the…

The Southern Standard Contrary to popular belief, owning a driver?s license is not a right. It?s a privilege. And to gain access to that privilege a person has to complete a few simple tasks. One of them should be passing a written test that is taken in English since that is the official language of…

James Clark Just when you thought the Pamela Rogers sex case couldn?t get any more bizarre, along comes ?Episode III, Return of the Video Camera.? It?s the final piece of evidence that shows Rogers has morphed into a lunatic right before our very eyes. At first she was the good-looking teacher who was charged with…

The Commercia Appeal Memphis America is a diverse country, culturally and linguistically ? a point often lost in the high-decibel debate over immigration. Government oversteps its proper role when it coerces people to conform to a majority language. A bill mandating English language testing only for a Tennessee drivers license passed the Senate last week…

Morton Kondracke President Bush has clearly changed his mind about both energy policy and White House communications strategy, but his failure to switch sooner is causing him grievous political damage. Disquiet about the Iraq war is the main factor driving Bush’s approval ratings down to the 30s, but high gas prices and failures to communicate…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard An engineer working at Yorozu was airlifted yesterday morning after he was pinned against the side of a cage by a robotic carrier. Yorozu president Jack Phillips identified the man as a Japanese engineer who had just begun working at the local facility. Phillips said he doesn?t…

Margaret Hobbs photo ?A Night of Elegance? is the theme chosen for tonight?s Warren County High School prom at the Civic Center. Seniors Kelley Bratcher, left, and Emily Cantrell put the final touches on a chandelier that will hang from the center of the room.

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lady Bronco first baseman Tosha Young slaps down a tag, just missing the Lady Cougars? April De Berry on a pickoff play during the first game of Monday?s doubleheader at Boyd. The Lady Broncos defeated Middle Tennessee Christian School in both games, winning 11-0 and 14-3.…