Dr. Jeffrey Egelston has recently joined Pacesetters Inc. in the capacity of executive director in the Upper Cumberland area.Dr. Egelston has an extensive career in the field of developmental disabilities. About 25 years ago, he started in direct care in a state residential facility in California and progressed to chief executive director in state residential…

When it comes to operating a business, Patti Davis and Steve Ray are always into something. Their successful thrift store next to Village BP somehow morphed from a thrift store into Furniture Depot. They say they received so many requests to bring back the thrift store, they have done exactly that.Thrift Store & More is…

After nearly 17 years in business, Johnny’s Music is calling it quits this Saturday. Owner Johnny Sparkman is currently having a going-out-of-business sale that will end with an auction Saturday at 10 a.m.“The economy is the biggest reason,” said Johnny when asked why he is going out of business. “I think Warren County has had…

Amy Redmon, sporting a sequin purse, has opened Amy’s Warehouse on Beersheba Street. The store sells close-out merchandise and offers new name-brand items. (James Clark photo) If you’re looking for name-brand items at close-out prices, Amy Redmon has a store for you. It’s called Amy’s Warehouse and it’s located on Beersheba Street just after you…

Jeff “Cotton” Price has opened Cotton’s Archery and is available to work on bows. He also sells all kinds of archery supplies. (James Clark photo) Jeff Price said he had been thinking about opening a new archery business for some time. He just didn’t think that time would be right now.But with the Outdoor Shop…

I was talking to County Executive Kenneth Rogers the other day and the topic came up about the Carrier building. OK, so the topic came up because I brought it up.When I asked, Kenneth told me there is some pretty significant interest in the building from a company that would bring around 700 manufacturing jobs…

There has been some bulldozer work taking place at the big field located near the current high school. And when there’s dozer work, I usually get questions about what’s going on.The property I’m talking about is located by the traffic light at the intersection of S. Chancery Street and Morrison Road. It’s a good-sized chunk…

By James Clark I’ve been staying up late in an effort to watch every bit of coverage possible on the Hurricane Katrina disaster. As a result of late-night TV viewing, I haven’t been getting much sleep.That’s why it grabbed my attention when Reuters recently released results from a world-wide survey about sleep habits. According to…

By Roger Cook / Columnist In continuing the series which is to “introduce” you to the “Tator” family, let me tell you what I am doing. I am taking words that has “Tator” in them and talking about them. Members of that family are:Agitator, Commentator, Dictator, Hesitater, Imitator, Meditator, Navigator, Procrastinator, and Spectator.In my last…

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Experienced Bingo caller Dot Rowe finds great joy in participating in the regular gatherings of the “Bingo Bunch.” (Margaret Hobbs photo) Anyone visiting Riverview Terrace on Monday mornings would be pleasantly surprised to see the dining room filled with senior citizens enjoying rousing games of…