By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Lady Pioneer coach David Upton addresses the over 35 girls who participated in the two-day tryout session. (Dale Stubblefield photo) School hasn’t started yet, but head softball coach David Upton is looking for a few good players.Upton held tryouts for the Lady Pioneer softball team…

Nine people were sentenced this week by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court.Included in circuit court action:• Anthony Lefevers was ordered to serve 210 days of a seven-year sentence and make restitution for aggravated burglary and theft.• Clifford Keller was directed to serve 270 days of an eight-year sentence and pay $2,000 plus costs for…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Though progress is being made, with several new programs in the works, local Humane Society statistics are still heartbreaking, according to Humane Society shelter director Beth Farmer.Farmer said the sheer number of animals coming into the shelter is really unnerving to those who have…

By Jim Glenn / Social Security When students take first-time jobs over the summer, they will undoubtedly moan loud and long about the deductions on their pay stubs labeled, “Social Security Tax” and “Medicare Tax.” Their comments will basically come down to “Not fair!” or “Why am I paying these old people’s taxes?”That’s actually a…

By Beth Furbush / Better Business Bureau News If you have recently made a large purchase using your debit or credit card, be aware that a “block” could be placed on those accounts.According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), when you use a credit or debit card to check into a hotel or rent a…

By James Clark / Business Pulse Editor I’ve got to start this week’s column with news of the world’s first tongue transplant. I would have thought with people getting heart transplants, kidney transplants, and even lung transplants, that a tongue transplant would have been done long ago, but that’s not the case.The first known tongue…

Marshall Marion Hill, 98Beersheba Springs resident and Tarlton native Marshall Marion Hill, 98, died July 26 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.A retired employee of TRW of Cleveland, Ohio, and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of B.J. and Lou Smith Hill.He is survived by his wife, Winona Fults…

Open auditions for the upcoming production of Ken Ludwig’s award winning comedy “Lend Me A Tenor” will be conducted by The Community Playhouse at the South Jackson Civic Center in Tullahoma. Show director John Jones will hold these auditions today at 2 p.m. and Monday at 7 p.m.Parts are available for four women and four…

The marriage of Autumn Nebula Long and Stephen Matthew Turner took place June 14 at Rock Island State Park with a massive rock cliff visible within the natural background.While exchanging nuptial vows by the river, the couple stood before a wrought iron arch which had been made by the bridegroom. It was decorated with strands…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard While measures like fluoridating the water supply have done much to improve children’s dental health over the last 40 years, many children still do not receive proper dental care.To help combat this problem, the Tennessee Department of Health conducts annual preventive screenings, including a free…