Local 4-H Clubs sponsor Dairy Day Baby Show
Warren County 4-H Clubs in conjunction with June Dairy Month chairman Joshua Moore would like to announce the fourth annual June Dairy Day Baby Show. The event will be held at Three Star Mall center stage Saturday, June 11.The event is part of June Dairy Day activities at the mall. Registration for the baby show…
Read MoreGood posture is key to good health
Your mother always told you: “Don’t slouch. It’s not ladylike!” Though it may be tough to admit, your mother did have a good point. Bad posture can make you look shy, shorter and heavier – plus, it’s bad for your back.People often focus their health efforts on diet and exercise. While those aspects of your…
Read More‘Nashville Stars’ hit the road
The 2005 “Nashville Star” Tour is firing up the bus engines and preparing to embark on a multi-city, summer tour beginning Friday, June 17. Country music fans, many of whom anxiously watched and enthusiastically participated in voting during the USA Network’s talent search television series this spring, will get to experience “Nashville Star’s” live music…
Read MoreSmedleys celebrate 50th anniversary
A 50th anniversary celebration of Jack and Marie Smedley’s wedding date was held recently with friends and family offering their best wishes. (Photo provided) Jack and Marie Smedley recently celebrated their 50th anniversary at a reception held by family and friends.Using a golden anniversary theme, the reception area held an arrangement of pink roses and…
Read MoreRedmon brothers take home awards at Sunburst Pageant
By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DAMIAN REDMON Brothers Bryce and Damian Redmon are certainly two handsome young men. They recently entered the Sunburst Pageant and both came home winners.Three-year-old Bryce earned the title of Little King as the overall winner in the 3-4 year old category. After winning the local…
Read MoreIn fourth place, NBC has no place to go but up. But will it?
NEW YORK (AP) — At its best, a TV network looks even greater than the sum of its programs. Look at NBC from the 1980s into the ’90s, resonating with “The Cosby Show,” “Cheers,” “Seinfeld” and “Friends”; with “Hill Street Blues,” “St. Elsewhere,” “L.A. Law” and a still vibrant “ER.” NBC was scoring big with…
Read MoreSanderson has firm grip on HBO’s ‘Deadwood’
In this undated publicity photo released by HBO, actor William Sanderson appears in the role of E.B. Farnum in the HBO drama series “Deadwood.” (AP Photo/HBO, Prashant Gupta) NEW YORK (AP) — Oddly enough, there’s a certain nobility to E.B. Farnum.As played by William Sanderson on HBO’s western drama “Deadwood,” Farnum is a weasel —…
Read MoreU.S. student population soars to highest level ever
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 30 years after becoming the largest group of schoolchildren in U.S. history, baby boomers have finally lost their record — to their kids. A total of 49.6 million children attended public and private school in 2003, beating the previous high mark of 48.7 million, set in 1970 when the baby…
Read MoreTVA reports $24 million loss for first quarter
KNOXVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority reported a loss on Thursday of $24 million in net income for the second quarter while its fuel costs rose by over 13 percent. TVA, the nation’s largest public utility, had a net income of $118 million for the same quarter a year ago and attributed the loss…
Read MoreTennessee earthquake adds to scientific info
MEMPHIS (AP) — The temblor felt across northwest Tennessee on Thursday caused little damage, but it was strong enough to remind people they live in one of the country’s most active earthquake zones. The 4.0 quake on the New Madrid Fault system was centered about 10 miles northwest of Dyersburg near the town of Ridgely.…
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