By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Members of the East End Church of Christ Quilters are Josie Boyd, left, and Vivian Ferrell. The seven-member group meets every Tuesday morning. (James Clark photo) Lorena Simons isn’t sure how long the East End Church of Christ Quilters have been meeting. She knows her mother…

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tori Gallagher, at left, and Shelby Smith spend quality time with youngsters from the Tohono O’odhan nation in Arizona. (Photos provided) In an effort to share the gospel with others, groups from First Baptist and Cornerstone Baptist, Northside Baptist traveled to Arizona to visit with…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Depending on whom you ask, Rafael Palmeiro’s claim that he unwittingly took something to cause a positive test for steroids is either plausible — or laughable. The lack of regulation and testing of nutritional supplements lends credence to the claims of players who say they were caught unaware by positive tests, one…

(AP) — The NBA was back in business Tuesday following a one-month moratorium, and the biggest deal in league history — a five-team, 13-player trade sending Antoine Walker from Boston to Miami — was pulled off by Jerry West, Pat Riley, Danny Ainge and others. Two other moves that were expected to go down did…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Three assault cases this year involving Tennessee football players brought negative publicity to the program and caused some fans to wonder if the team was out of control. Now that the cases have been resolved in court and punishment has been handed down by the university and coach Phillip Fulmer, there are…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans enjoyed the hottest day of training camp Tuesday, so obviously, that meant it was time for the first practice in full pads. Coach Jeff Fisher was happy with how his players kept their tempers with all the physical contact on a morning when the temperature felt like 90 degrees.…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Right now, Travis Henry stands next to Chris Brown, asking questions about the Tennessee offense and receiving patient answers. There’s one thing neither running back knows right now. How will they both handle the upcoming season in the same backfield? “The only thing I can say is he’s got a role to…

Dale Stubblefield The golf ball is an amazing piece of equipment. It’s round, usually white, and covered in dimples which affect the aerodynamics for more or less trajectory. It’s easy to hit, but very elusive after you hit it.It rolls great distances, but sometimes not far enough. It’s engineered to withstand high impacts, except from…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A field of 34 four-man teams will hit the links at the McMinnville Country Club Saturday morning for the 19th annual Rotary Golf Classic.Registration will begin at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. McMinnville Ford will be giving away a new car…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Head coach Keith Hamilton works with Shea Martin, left, and Catherine Stubblefield. (Dale Stubblefield photos) The Warren County High School Lady Pioneer soccer team’s first full day of practice was held on Monday afternoon. The Lady Pioneers went through a two-hour workout, which included conditioning…