CHATTANOOGA (AP) — Executives at some medical supply companies in Tennessee say that, at least for now, they’re absorbing the cost of supplemental oxygen for people who have lost their TennCare coverage. “We’ve called our patients and told them not to worry,” said Diane Tanner-Abercrombie, president and CEO of Chattanooga-based Lookout Medical Services. She said…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s unemployment rate fell half a point in July to 5.5 percent, the state’s top labor official said Thursday. Unemployment, down from 6 percent in June, remains above the national rate of 5 percent, Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley said. Month-over-month job gains were posted in the accommodation, construction and…

By DUNCAN MANSFIELD / Associated Press Writer TOWNSEND — Nineteenth-century farms, black bears and a pastoral landscape surrounded by the Appalachian mountains have made picturesque Cades Cove the most popular destination in the country’s most-visited national park. More than 2 million visitors a year flock to this 6,500-acre valley at the southern end of the…

By AMY FOSTER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The bollards on the corner of Main and Chancery streets caused trouble again Friday morning when a truck driver attempted to maneuver the corner and hit them. (Amy Foster photo) The protective devices on the corner of Main and Chancery streets caused trouble again Friday…

Download the pages of the Southern Standard’s Churches of Warren County special section at the links below. The pages are in PDF format and are an exact replica of the way they look in print.Page 1: Churches of Warren County (cover)Page 2: Three Star Mall / E-Z Money Pawn ShopPage 3: Southern Standard Church DirectoryPage…

Duane Sherrill photo A motorist is less than thrilled Wednesday as Trooper Darrell Gribble investigates a crash at the intersection of Airport Lake Road and Nashville Highway. The wreck happened when Jennifer Jackson was unable to stop on Airport Lake Road during a rainstorm and ran into the vehicle driven by Ramona Mathis on Nashville…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard This is a photograph of the Honma residence, one of the two homes Lacey Pack stayed in during her trip to Japan as part of the the Sister Cities program. (Photo provided) A group of 14 WCHS students recently took a trip to Japan…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Freedom of expression ran head-on with authority Friday morning at Warren County High School ending with 34 students being suspended for staging a sit-in outside the principal’s office in protest of the school’s dress code.“It’s a question of individuality. Piercings aren’t affecting their grades,” said…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Four years of frustration came to a glorious end Friday night at Nunley Stadium.“The Streak” is over.The Pioneer football team posted 20 points in the second quarter on its way to a 34-12 victory over visiting Bradley Central, ending a losing skid which stretched all…

Jubilation reigned at Nunley Stadium Friday night as the Pioneer football team beat Bradley Central 34-12 triggering a large group of students to take to the field to dismantle both goalposts. Replacement uprights will be in place as the Pioneers look for two in a row against DeKalb County this Friday night. (Dale Stubblefield photo)