SHELBYVILLE — The combination of Joe Cotten and Main Power walked away with the Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship on Saturday night at the 67th Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville, Tenn.The Franklin, Tenn.-based trainer won the big stake for the first time in his career for the consortium of Holland, King,…

By Mark A. Halcomb / UT Area Nursery Specialist The white peach tree scale that is attacking ash and lilac so bad in the nurseries is being harder to kill than I imagined. While oil is effective and air blast sprayers are generally great, I think the primary limiting factor has to be too little…

By J. Dale Beaty / Extension Leader Tennessee’s weather remained warm and humid last week with a little rain early in the week off the hurricane. Corn for grain harvest has begun on a limited basis across the State with variable yields being reported. Soybean development continued to outpace last year and the 5-year average…

Birth Announcements Baby GirlDeborah Belle Cook made her arrival July 25 at River Park Hospital weighing 6 pounds, 14 1/2 ounces. Her proud parents are Lindsey and Brett Cook, Sr. She is the sister of Sarah and Brett Cook, Jr. She is the granddaughter of Lois Pelham and the late Steve Pelham, Mary Cook Winton…

By Jim Miller / Columnist Dear Savvy SeniorCan you tell me about becoming an organ donor? A friend of mine recently died waiting to get a kidney and it got me thinking about becoming a donor. My questions are, at 62-years-old am I too old to be a donor? And, is checking the organ donor…

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I am a 23-year-old woman and will admit that I am an extremely jealous and possessive person. I am constantly accusing my boyfriend of looking at other women and thinking of other women while we make love.Just recently, I gave my boyfriend a gift certificate for a…

Keri Layne Medley and William Chad Mullins will be married in a ceremony to be held Sept. 24. (photo provided) Plans for the forthcoming marriage of Keri Layne Medley and William Chad Mullins is being revealed. The wedding will be held Sept. 24.The bride-elect is the daughter of Renee and Steve Nearing and the late…

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans released in January recommend adults eat 2 1/2 to 6 1/2 cups (five to 13 servings) of fruits and vegetables each day, an increase from the previously recommended 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 cups (five to nine servings). Yet, according to the vegetable report, 70 percent of parents and…

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Market vendor John Goforth works in his booth breaking rattlesnake beans. This is the retired sailor’s first year to participate in the market and is very pleased with the results. (Margaret Hobbs photos) With the last days of summer fast approaching and summer’s garden bounty…

By RALPH D. RUSSO / AP Sports Writer Oklahoma’s opening day loss sent the Sooners tumbling from the top 10 of The Associated Press poll for the first time in almost four years, Auburn stumbled all the way out of the rankings while it only took Charlie Weis one game to get Notre Dame back…