By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard GANN Warren County Education Association representatives came back to the bargaining table last week with a second counterproposal to the current raise package, after the first met with the disapproval of the School Board Negotiations Committee at a previous meeting and was voted down. The…

Left photo: The Brandons were recognized for their conservation efforts. Pictured, from left, are LeRoy Brandon, award presenter Gordon Wade and Larry Brandon. Center photo: George Smartt, left, was honored for his soil conservation practices. Pictured with him are his wife, Tammy, and Marvin Lusk, who presented the award. Right photo: Darren Womack, right, was…

J. Dale Beaty Extension Leader Our meeting Monday at 7 p.m. will have a group of special speakers to educate you about meat quality. Jamie Harris, Warren County 4-H Agent, and the Tennessee Champion Meat Judging team will teach you some things about meat quality and identification that they learned and mastered prior to winning…

Steve C. Stubblefield CFSA Director Sign-up for the 2007 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) began October 1, 2006. The program, which originally began in 2002, enters the final year of program activity, unless an extension of the program is approved by the Congress. ?The CCC-509, Direct and Counter-cyclical program contracts includes base acres, payment acres,…

Baby Girl Rebecca and Michael Fults proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Shelby Grace Fults. She was born Sept. 26 at River Park Hospital weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces. Her grandparents include Donnie and Glenda Clendenon and Gene A. and Reba Fults.

Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My brother, “Joey,” has been married three times (he just turned 50). Each time, he has married the woman he was cheating with. He has two children with his first wife, one with his second and raised a stepdaughter with his third. My mother and I have had…

By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Christmas is just around the corner, and the 21st Annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Festival is once again being staged. Phyllis Dix and the staff at Foothills Crafts are hosting the event, in conjunction with their 25th anniversary, and invite all to get a jump on…

What’s the number one cause of unintentional fires at home? It’s not cigarettes or faulty heating equipment. According to reports by the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), hundreds of people are killed and thousands are injured each year because of cooking-related fires. In 1999, the latest year for which statistics are available, there were 96,200…

Members of the Vinson?s Crossroad FCEC met Oct. 19 in the Magnolia Room, with Naomi Smith and Sandra Blair serving as hostesses. President Lois Self called the meeting to order and welcomed guests Zach Fish and Cecil Taylor. Smith led the devotional of ?Exercises ? Awesome Exercises.? She read for scripture reading from Phil. 4:11-13…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Top photo: Stand back! This kid means business. Hannah Cowan takes her chances at popping three balloons with three darts in the hopes of getting a really cool prize. Bottom photo: Hiding from the paparazzi is Dakota Cameron. He was jailed for the minor offense of…