Tickets are now on sale for the Jo Dee Messina Closer To Home concert set for Saturday, June 5, in the eclectic rural village of Leipers Fork in Williamson County.Sponsored by AIM Healthcare Services Inc., event organizers are making tickets available at Ben & Jerry’s on West Main Street in Historic Downtown Franklin; Walker Chevrolet…

The Beegie Adair Trio, featuring pianist extraordinaire Beegie Adair, is making a return visit to the stage of the historic Dixie Theatre in Lewisburg at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13.Adair’s latest recording, Days of Wine and Roses: Songs of Johnny Mercer, currently sits at the No. 8 position on Amazon.com’s best-selling jazz titles. Adair’s in…

The 16th annual Tennessee Beef Agribition will be held in Murfreesboro on March 12 and 13 at Middle Tennessee State University’s Tennessee Livestock Center.The three-day cattle show and sale event also features one of the largest trade shows in the Southeast, giving participants a look at new products and the direction of the industry.“Agribition is…

The Scottish Society of Middle Tennessee will sponsor a seminar on “Tracing Your Scottish and Scots-Irish Ancestry” at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Brentwood Library. The speaker will be Beth Gay, editor in chief of “The Family Tree.” This genealogical seminar is not to be missed if you are interested in Scottish or…

Dean Shelton will be holding a one-day drawing workshop at the Gallery of Franklin in The Factory on March 6.“I can’t teach you how to draw a masterpiece in one day, but I can give you the basics of drawing and you can develop your skills,” according to Shelton, who says drawing is something he…

The Middle Tennessee Sportsman Show is back again and is set for March 6 at the McMinnville Civic Center with doors opening at 9 a.m. on Saturday.Deer hunters who wish to have their mounts scored for the Tennessee Deer Registry should bring trophies between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard If you’re in search of that perfect, unique piece of jewelry see United Diamond Brokers owner Greg Yates at Plaza Shopping Center. As a jeweler, United Diamond Brokers owner Greg Yates deals in everything from diamond engagement rings to colored gems to estate jewelry. He…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Tina Redmon, owner of Beersheba Street Income Tax Service, goes over some paper work with one of her clients, Chris Cope. This is the third year Redmon has prepared taxes. The Beersheba Street Income Tax Service phone number is 507-8299. It’s tax time, the…

MORRISON (AP) — Carrier Corp.’s decision to close its Warren County factory in 2005 and eliminate 1,300 jobs will send an economic ripple throughout the region, local officials say. Don Rigsby, industrial development director for Warren County, said about 55 percent of the plant’s workers live in Warren County, but about 37 percent live in…

More than 200 alpacas and their owners will converge on Shelbyville March 6 and 7 for the Southern Select Alpaca Show at Calsonic Arena, home of the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration.Attendees of the two-day event can get to know more about the animal and its owners, and shop in an alpaca store filled with yarn,…