By AMBER McDOWELL / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Thirty-five percent of the state’s TennCare enrollees would see increases in their medical co-payments under Gov. Phil Bredesen’s plan to reform the financially explosive program. But people who can’t afford the extra cost — ranging from $1 to $40 per doctor’s visit according to how…

By TOM SHARP / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Some Tennessee students who qualify for the first lottery scholarships this fall may be slipping through a window that won’t be open long. Current law says high school students with either a 3.0 grade point average or a 19 score on the ACT college entrance…

MURFREESBORO — Middle Tennessee softball (30-14, 10-2 Sun Belt) took its first complete Sun Belt series sweep with 7-1, 4-3 victories over New Mexico State (9-41, 0-11 Sun Belt) Sunday at Lady Raider Field. For the second time in the four-game series Middle Tennessee scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning…

MT Media Relations MOBILE, Ala. — Middle Tennessee’s BJ Church allowed one run in a season-high seven innings and the Blue Raiders got two hits and two runs from Chuck Akers to defeat South Alabama, 5-1, and win the Sun Belt Conference series here Sunday afternoon at Stanky Field. Church (2-0) got out of just…

By The Associated Press A day after just one player from the state was taken in the NFL Draft, five players were selected Sunday — including four from the University of Tennessee. Safety Gibril Wilson led the way, taken by the New York Giants with the fourth pick of the fifth round. His teammate in…

Tennessee Titans top draft pick Ben Troupe, center, is all smiles as he answers questions during a news conference along with general manager Floyd Reese, left, and the team’s second pick, Travis LaBoy, right, a defensive end from Hawaii. (AP Photo) NASHVILLE (AP) — Using most of their salary cap space to keep their top…

Kristy Nicole Hobbs and Mark Douglas Wright were married March 13 in an afternoon ceremony at the Pigeon Forge Wedding Chapel. The double-ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. James Lee Fox III.The bride’s parents are Phillip and Denise Hobbs of McMinnville and the bridegroom is the son of William and Mary Wright of Nashville.…

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard At the close of the 2004 pageant, new title-holders Madison Michaela Taylor and Noah Lane Fann flash their winning smiles. (Margaret Hobbs photo) Madison Michaela Taylor and Noah Lane Fann were named Little Miss and Little Mister Warren County in a pageant for girls and…

By Paige Z. Northcutt / Manager USA Gym One of the most frequently asked questions in the gym when starting a weight training program is, “Why have I gained a few pounds, when I am wanting to lose several pounds?” The answer is muscle weighs more than fat and the more muscle you have, the…

Warren County Middle School’s three-team golf match was cut short by rain Thursday afternoon, but the Pioneers were able to come out on top.Taking on Franklin County North and Franklin County South at McMinnville Country Club, the boys teams were forced to stop due to lightning midway through play. All the boys had completed at…