NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Agriculture announced emergency rules Friday to protect the state’s livestock from a contagious disease already reported in four states. The rules restrict importing hoofed animals, such as cattle and horses, from areas near confirmed cases of the viral disease vesicular stomatitis. “Tennessee is a destination for livestock and…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A talk-show host for the San Francisco Giants’ longtime flagship radio station apologized for racial remarks he made about the team’s Latino players — and a high-ranking station executive said he would not be fired. On the air late Wednesday after the Giants lost 3-2 to the Colorado Rockies, Larry Krueger…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are playing all by themselves as they wrap up the first week of camp, an experience linebacker Keith Bulluck thinks is probably a very good thing for a very young team with 43 rookies and another 11 with one year’s experience. “Before we had veteran teams,” Bulluck said Friday.…

TOKYO (AP) — Jim Mora saw the chance to have a little fun when asked how much Michael Vick would play in the first preseason game. “The whole game,” said Mora, the Atlanta Falcons’ second-year coach. “We’re going to encourage him to run. Oh yeah, sneaks, draws, bootlegs.” No chance of that happening. The Falcons…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA’s decision to ban “hostile” and “abusive” American Indian nicknames from its postseason events has stirred a new debate, and a threat of legal action from at least one school. Florida State and Illinois are among the 18 schools with an American Indian nickname or logo that will be prohibited by…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DAVID SMARTT While qualifying petitions for next year’s numerous elections will not be available until November, several potential candidates are already getting a leg up on the election season by appointing political treasurers.A total of six potential candidates have made the step of filing papers…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A pair of Grundy County men caught in a field full of marijuana last week are now worrying about more than just a penitentiary stay as the state tax collector has come to assess taxes on each one of the 337 plants pulled from the…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans cut defensive lineman Kevin Carter in February in their salary cap purge, then traded away defensive end Carlos Hall to Kansas City for a draft pick. So who’s left, and can they pressure a quarterback? Left offensive tackle Brad Hopkins thinks the Titans will be just fine with a…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Three teams are within three points of each other in the Gold and Silver league, but Dr Pepper still holds on to the lead with 39 points.Cumberland Lumber Company has 36.5 points for second place, while Security Federal has 36 points in third place. McMinnville…

By Rob Nunley One of this area’s biggest annual golf tournaments will be played this Saturday, and as usual, I’m sure everything will go off without a hitch and a good time will be had by all.Unfortunately, golfers in Naperville, Ill., can’t quite say the same after their recent tourney.The Country Lakes Golf Club, located…