NASHVILLE (AP) — Circuit Court Judge John A. Turnbull, who recently acknowledged he was officially admonished for inappropriate behavior with a female court clerk, has pulled out of the running for a state Supreme Court vacancy. In a letter to Gov. Phil Bredesen received a day before he was to be interviewed, Turnbull didn’t state…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. Phil Bredesen said Wednesday state revenue for the past fiscal year is about $100 million above estimates, and some of the money will go toward an initiative to help those being cut from the state public health care program. The governor has set aside about $105 million for his so-called “safety…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA owns college basketball’s postseason. Really. The organization that made March mad with the 65-team national championship tournament, purchased the rights to the preseason and postseason National Invitation Tournaments as part of a settlement that ends a four-year legal fight between the two parties. The 40-team postseason NIT, which is…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Terrell Owens met with Andy Reid early Wednesday morning and apparently told the Philadelphia Eagles’ coach that his heart and attitude were in the right place. Then he went out and practiced very well, demonstrating that maybe the T.O. sideshow is finally over. Sorry, Eagles fans, but Owens remains very much a…

MURFREESBORO (AP) — Clint Marks wears No. 17 just like his predecessor Wes Counts. Just like Counts, he also throws left-handed, redshirted his freshman year and has broken many passing records. And Middle Tennessee coach Andy McCollum thinks Marks also has the same mentality about football. “There’s definitely some similarities,” McCollum said. “The No. 1…

I penned this little poem of what life has written for usI had to do something, so this was a mustI wish it had humor to remove these blues‘Cause the little rumor, it turned out to be true This story is all I think of, and it has taken its tollI feel as if our…

With Carrier layoffs continuing to accumulate, Warren County’s unemployment rate soared to 8.0 percent last month. The county’s unemployment has risen, or stayed the same, every month this year.Warren County’s 8 percent unemployment is almost double what it was at this time last year when the county experienced 4.4 percent unemployment.The figures, provided by the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Frankie Floyd, owner of The Outpost, is currently conducting a going out of business sale. With items marked down as much as 75 percent, now is the time to buy. Offering saving of up to 75 percent off, the going out of business sale for…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard Irving College resident Sam Boyd tries out a new prosthetic leg that was made for him in just over two hours Monday at Restorative Health Services in McMinnville. Sam Boyd received his first artificial leg when he was 4 years old. Now retired after 39 years…

By AMY FOSTER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Furniture Depot owners Steve Ray and Patti Davis opened the showroom in February, 2005. The 6,500-square-foot facility houses many different types of furniture along with other home interior decor. (Amy Foster photo) Quality furniture and low prices with a hometown atmosphere are the words that…