By Beth Furbush Recently, consumers across the country have fallen for phony e-mails they thought were from legitimate companies. The e-mails appear to be genuine, with a few corporate logos and links, which supposedly take you to a company’s legitimate web site. But instead, the link takes you to a “look-alike” site and into the…

By James Clark I lead off this week’s Business Pulse with breaking education news sweeping Tennessee. State Board of Education officials, not about to set their sights too high, have announced they want 60 percent of all high school students to graduate.I’ve heard the old saying commitment to excellence. And I’ve heard about commitments to…

Cindy Marie Davis Hutchins, 29Rock Island resident and Bangkok, Thailand native Cindy Marie Davis Hutchins, 29, died Aug. 22 at River Park Hospital after a four-and-a-half-year illness.A production worker with S&W Manufacturing and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of John A. and Vundee K. Klueymai Davis of Bone Cave.She is…

TO THE EDITOR: Worth cannot be measured in how much money you have. Until you have been in the deepest valley, you will never know what it feels like to be on the highest mountain. Some things cannot be measured — love, loyalty, honesty and truth.A man named Blue, over 100 years ago, gave land…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BAIN A letter of apology to the victims will be among the penalties paid by seven teens who terrorized a Hennessee Bridge Road couple earlier this year.The defendants, ages 13 to 17, were handed sentences in juvenile court recently on vandalism charges stemming from the…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Putting the ball on the ground helped Livingston Academy put points on the board in their win over the Pioneers Saturday night.Four fumbles, three which were recovered by the Wildcats, helped the visiting squad from Overton County as they marched to victory — beginning on…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County’s Jimmy Cunningham loses the football while being hit by Livingston Academy’s Brian Colson on the Pioneers’ first play of the 2003 season. Livingston’s Jamey Vaughn picked up the fumble and ran 54 yards for a touchdown. Not even a 24-hour break…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BOGLE While most of us are tempted to call in sick to work at least a few times a year, the thought of doing so has never crossed Charles Bogle’s mind.In his nearly 35-year career with the postal service, Bogle hasn’t used a single day…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Members of Law Enforcement Explorer Post 360 include advisor Bobby Pennington, Stephen Ginn, Josh Bickford, Chris McCormick, Matt Marlin, Melissa Carpenter, Melissa Lott and advisor Glenda Young. (Will Stewart photo) While some teenagers may be on the wrong side of the law, a group of…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard POTTER Letters of warning are now being received in Warren County, and across the state, telling parents who are delinquent in their child support payments to pay up or lose their state-issued licenses.In all, about 20,000 letters were sent out last week by the Department…