By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Kyle Mullican slips a tackle on his way to a 98-yard kickoff return Friday night. (Dale Stubblefield photos) The Pioneer football team gave their guests from DeKalb County a special greeting Friday night at Nunley Stadium.Or, to be more precise, maybe it should be described…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Rep. Lincoln Davis, right, presents a Purple Heart to local resident Junior Logan for his service as a Marine in Korea. Logan was also awarded three service medals. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Rep. Lincoln Davis made a special visit to Warren County last week…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Columbia Flooring McMinnville human resources manager Lynne Hamrick is shown in front of the 80-foot tall and 30-foot wide sawdust silo currently under construction on company grounds. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Local residents driving by Depot Bottom recently may have noticed a new addition…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Deputy Jason Satterwhite secures the parking lot outside the former Hillis’ Market on Old Smithville Highway as investigators search the premises following the arrest of local businessman Sam Patel Thursday. (Duane Sherrill photo) The owner of a string of local convenience stores faces federal drug…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On a stormy day at an Argentine agricultural school, Maria del Carmen Villar stood in front of a camera that streamed her image over the Internet to a conference here — more than 6,500 miles away. Such an event is hardly unusual in this era of broadband and webcams, but it…

ATLANTA (AP) — Daniel Fletcher has found a way to transform dark meat chicken into white, a scientific advance some purists say has gone too far. “Leave chicken alone,” said Mary Raczka, who’s in charge of hospitality at Mary Mac’s Tea Room, a prominent Southern-style restaurant in midtown Atlanta that serves more than 500 pounds…

BOSTON (AP) — Bert and John Jacobs have those dream jobs that the rest of us, well, dream about. They wear shorts, sandals and T-shirts to work and take midday breaks to play Ultimate Frisbee. They brainstorm over beer and sandwiches, and their idea of marketing is throwing an outdoor festival that exposes people to…

By BRUCE WILLIAMS DEAR BRUCE: My problem is similar to many other senior citizens. Should we sell our house and move into an apartment? I’ll soon be 78. I received $804 in Social Security. My house is appraised at $50,000 and is paid for. I am a foster grandparent who works five to six hours…

Dear Dave,My husband and I have been trying to have a baby for years. We’re going to be completely out of debt except for our house next summer. We want to adopt, but the cost can be between $10,000 and $15,000. My husband’s employer offers a $2,500 reimbursement for adoption, but that still leaves us…

By MADLEN READ / AP Business Writer Nishank Khanna, CEO of his own online-coupon Web site, knows how to make money. But the 23-year-old doesn’t know how to manage it yet. That’s where his dad comes in. He controls “pretty much everything, from personal finances to business finances,” Khanna said. Running Undertag.com and living in…