NASHVILLE (AP) — About a dozen people who spent the night in Gov. Phil Bredesen’s office to protest cuts to the state’s expanded Medicaid program got a meeting with him Tuesday, and one was told he will get to keep some benefits. Bredesen spent 40 minutes with the protesters, telling them he has spent two…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Kathryn McCormick, left, and Jamie Tittsworth play “King of the Court” at Monday’s tennis camp. The camp will run through Friday and is conducted by WCHS coach David Dunlap. For 15 years Warren County Middle School and Warren County High School tennis coach David Dunlap…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Last week in the 9-10 Cal Ripken league tournament the Yankees downed the Reds 10-0 as David Lee pitched a complete game, no-hitter, picking up 13 strikeouts on the night. Ben Wilson and Logan Chandler combined to give up eight hits for the Reds in…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Gateway Tire Cardinals had the hot bats coming into the 11-12 Cal Ripken tournament and seemed to be the team to beat. Monday night the bats continued to stay hot, with Gateway producing 12 hits as the Cardinals rolled past the Security Federal Giants…

Oster employees had much to cheer about at the Music City WalkAmerica Awards Show held recently at The Trap in downtown Nashville. Oster took 12th place overall in the Music City Division.The March of Dimes, Music City Division has 11 WalkAmerica events in Middle Tennessee with over 600 teams participating. Oster has been raising money…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard NEELEY The state has had it with companies who dump employees and try to avoid paying their fair share of unemployment benefits.A new law, signed recently by Gov. Phil Bredesen, will target companies and accounting firms who try to avoid paying unemployment insurance taxes by…

The Warren Family band members are, from left, Brett, Doug and Elaine Warren and Jason Austin. (Photo provided) The Warren Family and singer/songwriter David Morrison will be the next two acts playing downtown this Friday as the fourth week of the 13-week Main Street Live summer concert series continues.Morrison, who plays the guitar and harmonica,…

VELMA, Okla. (AP) — A group of fourth-graders raised money to help an injured wiener dog get a new set of wheels. Johanna, a 5-year-old dachshund, was left semi-paralyzed and incontinent after a group of teens in Tennessee hit her with a baseball bat because, while chained to a tree, she wouldn’t stop barking. Rescuers…

By Steve C. Stubblefield / CFSA Director Filing an accurate and timely crop acreage report for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage, can prevent loss of benefits for a number of programs said Vickie Bouldin, Chairperson of the Warren County Farm Service Agency’s County Committee.Acreage reports are being accepted by the county office…

By J. Dale Beaty / Extension Leader The USDA Agriculture Statistics Service recently released the information below about the importance of animal agriculture to the state’s economy.The 2004 gross income from cattle, calves, hogs, pigs, sheep, and lambs for Tennessee totaled $566 million, up 18 percent from 2003. By species, gross income from cattle and…