Who’s New for February 8, 2004
BABY BOYJustin Robert Dellman Lance weighed 7 pounds on arrival Jan. 12 at River Park Hospital.He is the son of Nicole and Eric Lance. Siblings are Destinee Nicole Lance and Joseph Alexander Lance.Grandparents are Joe and Kim Madden, Roy and Barbara Lance of McMinnville. BABY BOYDillard Koi Taylor, son of Lisa and Benjamin Taylor, weighed…
Read MoreAlways, Patsy Cline opens Feb. 19
Cumberland County Playhouse’s Adventure Theater will seem like the Grand Ole Opry in more ways than one Feb. 19 as Always …Patsy Cline, takes the stage.The Playhouse has cast country music royalty Kellye Cash, Johnny Cash’s niece, in the role of Patsy Cline. Kellye Cash, Tennessee’s most recent Miss America and Christian recording artist, sang…
Read MoreVernell wins ‘Toto’ spot after auditions
“Toto,” the dog has been chosen to star in Cumberland County Playhouse’s new production of The Wizard of Oz which opens Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m.The “Toto Audition” was held this week at the Playhouse with the two young ladies playing Dorothy, Lindsay Tranberg and Cady Kington of Crossville, were left to decide. Both girls…
Read MoreBirthday reception honors Ola Howard
Ola Howard was the honoree at a reception marking the occasion of her 90th birthday. The event was held Feb. 1 in the fellowship parlors of First Baptist Church. Hosts were her three sons and their wives, Joe and Betty Howard, Jim and Janice Howard, Ronnie and Betty Howard.The former Ola Mai Wilson was born…
Read MoreCouple pledges wedding vows
The marriage of Stephanie Natasha Glenn and Justin David King was solemnized during a double ring ceremony taking place Nov. 15 at Westwood Church of Christ. Mike Steakley was the officiant.The bride is the daughter of Steve and Debbie Glenn of Rock Island. Her grandparents are Georgia Adcock and the late Raymond Adcock Sr., Harold…
Read MoreCarrier the ‘bread and butter’ for many
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) With Carrier’s sign visible from the front deck of his restaurant, Prater’s BBQ owner Gary Prater says Warren County is in for some tough times. Bill McCormick has been involved with Carrier since the company’s inaugural days in Warren County. “I hauled stuff over…
Read MoreSuper Bowl halftime show prompts lawsuit
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Terri Carlin wants to make a federal case out of Janet Jackson’s bare breast.Carlin filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against Jackson, singer Justin Timberlake, broadcasters MTV and CBS and their parent company, Viacom.Carlin alleges that she and others who watched the halftime show during Sunday’s Super Bowl were…
Read MoreState seeks restriction on predatory lending
MEMPHIS (AP) — Gov. Phil Bredesen will press for new state laws against money lenders who prey on the poor, despite a setback from a federal ruling.The governor’s plans are less ambitious, however, that those desired by critics of so-called predatory lending.Proposals the Bredesen administration plans to put before state lawmakers would more than double…
Read MoreGovernor files bill allowing illegal immigrants to legally drive
By KARIN MILLER / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Illegal immigrants in Tennessee soon may be prohibited from getting driver’s licenses but could get ‘certificates for driving’ under legislation introduced Thursday by Gov. Phil Bredesen.Bredesen says he’s trying to balance homeland security concerns with public safety. But the bill may not be enough for…
Read MoreEdwards says Clark criticisms amount to ‘petty sniping’
By LIZ SIDOTI / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Under fire from rival Wesley Clark, Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards on Thursday accused the retired Army general of engaging in the kind of ‘petty sniping’ he is trying to avoid.‘I think what General Clark should be talking about is what he wants to do…
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