By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Heritage Alliance is celebrating the Warren County Bicentennial with a number of events this month, including the rededication of two monuments, the Blue Star Highway and Charles Faulkner Bryan markers, removed temporarily during the Main Street project, and the dedication of a new plaque commemorating Dad Lively?s contributions to getting the…

One of Warren County?s distinguished veterans in World War II, Mr. Howard Locke, will recount his D-day experiences with WCPI listeners this Thursday, May 17, at 1:03 p.m. Mr. Locke piloted a C-47 in the first, pre-dawn waves of Allied planes June 6, 1944. In his first missions he dropped paratroopers from the 101st Airborne…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Did you hear the one about the lawyers who donated all those supplies to the women?s shelter? Well, this time it?s no joke. It?s all about attorneys giving back to the communities they serve. Members of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division recently gathered up and donated several boxes of…

By LISA HOBBS Becoming a resource family might not be an easy decision. The desire to make a positive difference in a child?s life is what led local couple Roy and Mitzi Pierce to become resource parents, formerly called foster parents. ?We had something to offer and there are children out there who need a…

By DUANE SHERRILL Sixteen people were sentenced last week by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court criminal division. Included in court action: ? Helen D. Bonner and David Wayne Jones were ordered to serve 90 days of a three-year sentence, pay $2,000 plus costs, and perform 20 hours public service work for attempt to manufacture…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON A new ethics policy mandated by the state will restrict county elected officials, board members and employees from accepting gifts ? of any kind ? for personal use. The policy will also require county officials, particularly those who vote on or deal with monetary issues, to sign a conflict of interest…

What?s new and improved and now included once a month in your award-winning Southern Standard? It?s The Pioneer shopper. The Pioneer has been redesigned and appears for the first time today inside your Standard. After today, The Pioneer will be inserted into the Standard on the first Wednesday of the month. It will remain in…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Warren County Airport has some major improvement projects in the works, including a new 11,550-square-foot T-hangar which will hold up to 10 aircraft, and a sophisticated Omni-Directional Approach Lighting System, designed to aid pilots in landing at night or in inclement weather. The projects will be funded by Vision 100 federal…

By JAMES CLARK There are 390 seniors scheduled to walk the stage Friday night and become Warren County High School graduates. The graduation ceremony is set for 7 p.m. at Nunley Stadium. Considering it?s an outside ceremony, rain is always a concern. This year, the rain delay plans have been modified to ensure the ceremony…

By DUANE SHERRILL Faustino Guerra Castillo A Morrison man was killed early Sunday morning when a teen-age driver ran a stop sign and pulled into the path of his motorcycle on Smithville Highway. The victim, Jewel Rickey Knowles, 49, died at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville hours after being airlifted to the facility by LifeFlight helicopter…