Laura Bell Durham, Donna Kaye Conoway Barkes, Clyde Eller, Jack Edward Dye, Frankie Lee Scruggs Laura Bell Durham, 95McMinnville resident and Warren County native Laura Bell Durham, 95, died Jan. 29 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late T.L. and…

TO THE EDITOR: Erosion, water quality, timber replenishment, and wildlife habitat are great concerns of mine. My concern for those items led to many of my decisions in harvest planning in the vicinity of Mt. Sinai church.My goal is to allow the landowners an opportunity to manage their land for timber by improving the quality…

By Joseph Perkins / Columnist George W. Bush brought his A-game when he delivered his State of the Union address this week to a joint session of Congress. The annual appearance in the Capitol occurred at a time when assorted polls indicate that the stratospheric approval ratings he enjoyed as recently as a year ago…

By George Plagenz / Columnist “Darn it!”When was the last time you heard anybody say that? You’ve heard (bleep) and (bleep) and (bleep) and maybe have used those four-letter words yourself, but “darn” went out of style years ago when a tide of profanity began engulfing our culture.It’s hard to believe that “darn” was considered…

By James Clark / Columnist A good-looking bachelor, 20 single women and a $50 million bank account. You couldn’t special order a better plot for this season’s reality TV hit “Joe Millionaire.”To have women fighting over a man is one thing. To have them fighting over a man with $50 million is another. And to…

Our Viewpoint River Park’s decision to treat its Blue Cross Blue Shield patients for another month without leveling out-of-network charges deserves to be commended.It’s purely a short-term fix and one which will be over at the end of February, but it’s a move which shows the hospital is dedicated to providing the best available health…

By Dandy Dave / Columnist The following are highlights from a recent America Online chat between Bill Goldberg and his fans on BillGoldberg.com:Question: What wrestling stars did you admire when you were growing up?Goldberg: Bruiser Brody was my favoriteQ: Are you interested in the WWE?Goldberg: Yes, there is always a chance that the WWE could…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Boyd Broncos traveled to South Pittsburg Tuesday, with Boyd falling in the girls’ game 56-47 and the boys came up four points short losing 57-53.In the girls game, South Pittsburg out-scored the Lady Broncos in the first three periods. Kati Sutton provided most of…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist NUNLEY Like most sports, basketball is a team effort — but one that can often be dominated by an individual performance.Tuesday night in Murfreesboro, Warren County’s Lady Pioneers and their fans unfortunately saw a prime example of a dominant player leading her team, when Riverdale’s Krystle Horton lit up the…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard MURFREESBORO — The Lady Pioneers ran into a buzzsaw Tuesday night in the form of the defending District 7-AAA champion Riverdale Lady Warriors.Led by Miss Basketball contender Krystle Horton, Riverdale’s girls dominated the game from the opening tip, as they took a 61-29 victory.Horton, a…