NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Lawrence County Sheriff Kenneth W. Taylor has been indicted on official misconduct charges, accused of interfering with a traffic stop involving his nephew. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the one-count indictment from the Lawrence County grand jury came after a three-month investigation into the Dec. 16 traffic stop in Lawrenceburg. A…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ American consumers are gloomier about the economy that at any point since just before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as slumping housing prices and soaring fuel costs depress consumer confidence to its lowest level in five years. The Conference Board, a business-backed research group, said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index…

By JAMES CLARK Will the upcoming school year start Aug. 7? That question is expected to be decided tomorrow night when the School Board meets to vote on the 2008-09 school calendar. Due to the likelihood of a large crowd, the meeting will be held at the Warren County Middle School library. In recent years,…

Motorists can expect to encounter roadblocks around Warren County this week as the highway patrol will be conducting checkpoints on state roads around the county. According to Highway Patrol Sgt. Billy Prater, troopers will be conducting both sobriety checkpoints and driver license checkpoints throughout this week at various times. The Highway Patrol will be conducting…

By Duane Sherrill A woman who had her boyfriend arrested for abuse that never happened was warned she will go to jail the next time she cries wolf. ‘You come back up here again and try to dismiss a case like this and I’ll put you in jail,’ warned General Sessions Judge Larry Ross to…

Turn about is fair play, as well as fun. During Thursday night’s Citizens Police Academy meeting, class members were given the chance to point the radar gun at motorists other than themselves. Pictured is Ricky Taylor armed, but not dangerous, and having fun.

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Two bills that would have made it easier to buy wine in Tennessee stalled Tuesday in the Legislature. One measure sponsored by Sen. Bill Ketron, a Murfreesboro Republican, was deferred in the Senate State and Local Government Committee to allow more discussion. Ketron said he plans to meet with leaders of both…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Trustees for the government’s two biggest benefit programs warned Tuesday that Social Security and Medicare are facing ‘enormous challenges’ with the threat to Medicare’s solvency far more severe. The trustees, issuing a once-a-year analysis of the government’s two biggest benefit programs, said the resources in the Social Security trust fund will be…

By Charles W. Johnson The official Warren County Bicentennial Pageants will be held this Saturday at Three Star Mall beginning at 11 a.m. The events are being sponsored by the Southern Standard, with Margaret Hobbs and Pam Cantrell serving as chairpersons. Five pageants will be presented for girls ranging in age from 4 to 22.…

By Charles W. Johnson Congressman Lincoln Davis has been traveling to counties in the 4th District to talk to local legislators and officials, as well as citizens, about their concerns and the issues they want him to address in Washington. Davis says the major concerns he hears are health care, fuel prices and the state…