Reed reflects on life in Iraq
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cpl. David Reed stands post on top of a Humvee in Iraq. Reed hopes to be home for good by November. David Reed is a creature of habit.Every day for the last 20 years, he has woken up next to the same woman, gone to…
Read MoreAccused killer seeks back child support payments
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MATHIS The woman accused of murdering a 6-year-old girl who was in her care is suing the child’s birth mother for back child support.The plaintiff, Sherri Mathis, has moved the court to hold the birth mother of Cheyenne Delp, Dowelltown resident Roxanne Haga, in contempt…
Read MoreCrash seriously injures Miller, 64
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LifeForce helicopter makes its landing on Sparta Highway near the overturned wreckage of the car driven by Frances Miller. The victim was ejected from her vehicle in an accident witnessed by deputies. (Duane Sherrill photos) Deputies witnessed a harrowing crash Friday afternoon which seriously injured…
Read MoreTrade pact helps U.S. consumers and manufacturers
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. shoppers should get a price break on shirts and pants made in Central America. American farmers and manufacturers are hoping to gain new sales in the region. U.S. sugar growers, however, are fretting about increased competition now that Congress has passed and sent to the president a trade deal that eliminates…
Read MoreSurge of federal business boosts private prison industry
NEW YORK (AP) — Though state governments are no longer fueling a private prison boom, the industry’s major companies are upbeat — thanks in large measure to a surge of business from federal agencies seeking to house fast-rising numbers of criminals and detained aliens. Since 2000, the number of federal inmates in private facilities —…
Read MoreSmart Money: What’s the best way to finance a pool?
By Bruce Williams DEAR BRUCE: I am 45 and would like to put in a pool, spa and backyard oasis. The balance on my mortgage is $53,000, and the house is worth around $425,000. My house payment is $1,078 monthly at 6-1/2 percent. We are also putting additional principal on the house in which it…
Read MoreGas prices fuel small SUV buys
From the editors of Consumer Reports The Honda CR-V EX has gained popularity thanks in part to the fact it gets better fuel mileage than larger SUVs. Three years ago, it would have cost the average driver about $20 a week to power a midsized SUV like the Ford Explorer. Today, it costs about $31.Consumers,…
Read MoreALL BUSINESS: Which way does Wall Street go next?
By RACHEL BECK / AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street has never been a place where big news is easily overlooked, which makes what’s going on this summer all the more curious. Everything from the terrorist attacks in London to the unexpected move by China to revalue its currency to oil prices…
Read MoreEconomy looks strong going into second half of 2005
WASHINGTON (AP) — More help-wanted signs could be cropping up soon. Respectable economic growth could spur employers to pick up hiring in the coming months, some analysts say. Gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the April-to-June quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday. “The economy expanded at a very nice,…
Read MoreYoung Retailer of the Year
The Moore family was all smiles during a North American Retail Hardware Association banquet in Indianapolis. Pictured, from left, are Reece, Jane, David and Ryan Moore.
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