PONDILLO A nationally recognized expert in media and politics will direct questions to candidates for district attorney during the Southern Standard-WCPI pre-election debate and forum Thursday evening. Dr. Bob Pondillo, associate professor of mass media history and American culture at MTSU, will serve as moderator for the portion of the program in which incumbent District…

HYATT Harold D. Hyatt is announcing his candidacy for 10th District County Commissioner (Centertown voting precinct). Harold and his wife, Allie, have lived in the Centertown area for about 30 years. They have two daughters and sons-in-law and three grandchildren. Harold is presently employed as an instructor for Tennessee Technology Center. He graduated from Motlow…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Eighteen people were indicted Friday by the Warren County grand jury. Included in grand jury action: ? James Hale and Brandon Walls were indicted on the charge of aggravated burglary. ? John Lillard was indicted on the charge of aggravated burglary. ? Thomas Harvill was indicted…

Photo provided The John Gilmore Band will be performing at Main Street Live this Friday with the theme being country music. Pictured, from left, are Mike Dawson, John Gilmore and Larry (Coach) Bridges. Are you ready for some country music? If you are, then get ready as Main Street Live turns to country this Friday…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard After shunning the idea of opening up the transfer station, the city has agreed to enter into a five-year contract with Southern Central Iron & Metal. The contract between Southern Central and the city will last until the end of June, 2011. In that time, the…

Bonnie Collier What do tennis shoes, drums, and infield clay all have in common? They are all things provided through booster club support for the different extracurricular programs in our schools. If you have ever bought a drink, some popcorn, candy, or a hotdog at a football or basketball game, you have helped to support…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Jason Martin is an EMT with the Warren County Ambulance Service, which is one of the many county departments facing a funding shortage for the 2006-07 budget year. After dire warnings of the eventual consequences of robbing the proverbial Peter to pay Paul for the…

By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard Bruce Ventura does welding work on the new 30-foot gate inside Hubbard?s Cave. The horizontal slats allow bats to fly in, but keep unwanted visitors out. The gate provides bats a safe place to hibernate. It?s easy to cringe at the thought of bats, those eerie, winged…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Pamela Rogers Embattled former Centertown teacher Pamela Rogers has been indicted for sending pornographic images of herself to the teen-age boy with whom she had a two-month sexual relationship. Rogers, 28, was named in sealed indictments returned by the grand jury Friday charging four counts of…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard GRIFFIN A murder indictment has been handed down against a local man who gunned down a fellow party-goer during a gathering at a home on Harrison Ferry Mountain. The defendant, Billy Joe Griffin, 21, was indicted by the Warren County grand jury on the charge of…