BY LISA HOBBS The Warren County High School band is finishing a winning season with four trophies and one plaque. ‘It was an amazing year,’ said Warren County band director Duane Farnham. ‘I think the best thing was the crowd reaction. Since my time here at the high school, this year has been the best…

BY CHARLES W. JOHNSON The county’s Education Committee chairman, Bill Zechman, is putting his energy-conservation advocacy where his mouth is by utilizing compact fluorescent bulbs in his own home, and advocating a change to this type of illumination for the Warren County School System to help save on energy costs. Zechman has been joined in…

BY DUANE SHERRILL A woman faces vandalism charges after she allegedly tore up her jail mattress trying to make a pillow. The suspect, Jennifer Hamm, 27, an inmate at Warren County Jail, is charged with vandalism and destruction of private property for allegedly pulling the stuffing out of her mattress. According to the arrest warrant…

BY Dennis Stanley A Hispanic woman who reportedly has been in America for only a month has been charged with second-degree murder after giving birth to a baby boy and leaving him to die in a trash can at a local restaurant. Lillian Elezebeth Sosa, 18, of Talley Road, Smithville, was charged with the crime…

BY DUANE SHERRILL Lawmen raided the home of John Fred Roller and seized thousands of dollars and 3 pounds of marijuana. Those participating in the raid included, front row, from left, Sheriff Jackie Matheny, investigator Tony Jenkins, and investigator Marc Martin. Back row A man who recently spent seven years in prison for dealing marijuana…

Warren County is flooded with women who make this community shine. That’s the very reason the Southern Standard honors a handful of these fine ladies with our annual Women of Achievement Awards. This year’s banquet took place Thursday at McMinnville Country Club with 25 distinguished women of honor. These ladies were nominated by their peers…

BY J DALE BEATY For more than 300 farmers across Tennessee, the hope to expand or improve their farming operations just became a reality. State Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens announced Ag Growth Initiative awards totaling nearly $1.7 million to help 312 Tennessee farmers invest in new or expanding areas of agriculture. The Ag Growth Initiative…

Donna Lynn Winnett became the bride of Jeffrey Lee Keith Oct. 6 in an outdoor wedding at the bride’s home. She is the daughter of Wilburn Winnett and Bettie Winnett. Her grandparents are the late Norman and Pauline Winnett, and the late Daniel and Mable Baker. The bridegroom is the son of Frances Ione and…