Steve C. Stubblefield / CFSA Director The number of animal disease outbreaks that have been reported around the globe over the past decade — and the cows that have tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy — have greatly intensified public interest in developing a national animal identification program for the purposes of protecting animal health.…

Mark A. Halcomb / UT Area Nursery Specialist Did you ever wish your sprayer had foam markers like the big boys, so you would know where you had sprayed? You can add a commercial dye to the tank. It is made for this purpose. It is locally available. The first rain will wash it away.Put…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers rediscovered their appetite for shopping in June, boosting spending by a strong 0.8 percent. It was fresh testament to the economy’s momentum as it headed into the third quarter. The monthly increase in spending, reported by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, came after consumers tightened their belts in May, leaving spending…

DETROIT (AP) — The Big Three U.S. automakers are extending programs that let customers buy vehicles at employee prices after sales for the entire industry leaped in July, but analysts warned Tuesday that automakers could see some payback this fall. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group saw their combined results…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle over Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has long been waged in towns and cities, with opponents using zoning ordinances and referendums to block the big-box retailer from their neighborhoods. Now the two sides are taking their fight straight to Washington. Working out of offices that resemble political war rooms, two groups, Wake…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Six McMinnville Post Office workers each have more than 35 years of service with the local facility. They are, from left, Jim Durham, Charles Bogle, Don Hutchins, Terry Bennett, Billy Roberts and Elsie Newby. (Charles W. Johnson photo) McMinnville Post Office has reached a…

Once again, it’s that time. Families in Crisis, Inc. is having their annual Guys and Dolls on Parade Pageant. The event will be Aug. 27 at Wal-Mart Super Center. The pageant will start at 10 a.m.Organizers are happy to have added a twins category this year. Other categories include: Prettiest Hair, Prettiest Eyes, Prettiest Smile,…

Doyle resident and Van Buren County native Kenneth Slatton, 96, died July 31 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness.A retired farmer and school bus driver, he was the son of the late William Edward and Lillian Simons Slatton, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Violet Slatton in 2003, son Carl Melton…

BROWN McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mrs. Jamie René Brown, 46, died Aug. 1 at her home following an extended illness.She was a deputy trustee for Warren County, a life member of Junior Auxiliary, an active participant with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, and a member of Hebron Church of Christ. She…

Warren County resident and native I.W. Ware Jr., 85, died Aug. 1 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.A farmer and nursery worker and a member of Hebron Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Isham Wash Ware Sr., and Ethel Muncey Ware, and was also preceded in death by son…