By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Jimmy Womack is all smiles with a pickup full of mulch. (James Clark photos) It ’tis the season to be mulching. Fa, la, la, la, la ? la, la, la, la.It truly is a festive time for garden lovers and folks who enjoy working in their…

By TODD HERZOG / CEO ROUNDTABLE B&P Lamp Supply of 843 Old Morrison Highway in McMinnville is celebrating its 50th year in business in 2005 as a family owned local business.Paul Barnes and his father, Lawson, founded the business in their basements in 1955. Today, B&P Lamp Supply is a major wholesaler of antique-style lamps,…

Spencer resident and Sequatchie County native Tim Cunningham, 31, died April 18 at White County Community Hospital after an extended illness.A member of the Church of Christ, he is survived by his mother, Connie Cunningham; maternal grandmother, Clata King of Spencer; uncles and aunt, David and Wanda King, and James King, all of Spencer; aunts…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lannie Lawrence, 55, died April 17 at his home after an extended illness.A foundary employee at Powermatic and a member of the Presbyterian Church, he was the son of Mazil Ritcley Lawrence of McMinnville and the late Earl Lawrence; and was preceded in death by niece, Sabrina Merritt.He is…

Knoxville resident James Howard Davis, 83, died April 17 at his home.A 50-year member of Warren Masonic Lodge 125 F&AM and a member of the Methodist Church, he served his country during World War II.He was preceded in death by daughter, Carol Lee Davis; sisters, Vivian Cobb and Gladys Brison; mother, Vinnie Davis; father, William…

Past State AmVet Commander Freddie (Bill) Rogers, 76, died April at his home after a four-month battle with cancer.A truck driver, he was the son of the late Charlie and Johnnie Bickford Rogers, he is survived by his wife of 54 years, Joyce Rogers of Sparta; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Ruth Rogers of Sparta,…

Morrison resident and Grundy County native Deamie B. Myers, 92, died April 19 at NHC Healthcare.A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Cal and Mary Fults; and was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Myers in 1993; daughter, Tressie Bell McCormick; sons, Everett, Zeddie and Tony…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Maryann started gambling 10 years ago, playing video poker machines in hotel restaurants in Oregon as she traveled for her job. “It got so any place I would see a lottery sign and that was a restaurant or other place that was comfortable, I would play,” says the woman, who is…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Smokers who regularly took certain pain killers cut their risk of developing oral cancer but increased their chances of dying from heart-related problems, according to a study that raises fresh questions about the long-term use of such drugs. The findings add to the suspicion that the heart risk extends beyond medications…

PHOENIX (AP) — Frustrated by the influx of illegal immigrants, some states are trying to make this country less inviting to those who sneak across the border. Other states are moving in the opposite direction, trying to offer illegals many of the privileges citizens enjoy. Lawmakers in Arkansas, Colorado, North Carolina, New Mexico and Nebraska…