WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a maker of bulletproof vests endangered lives, including President Bush’s, by concealing potentially deadly flaws in the body armor sold to the government and police agencies. A whistle-blower from the company, Second Chance Body Armor Inc., of Central Lake, Mich., testified this month that the Secret Service…

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Three business have passed on a chance to purchase one of two downtown Knoxville office buildings owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Sam Furrow, Bob Talbott and Fred Langley, Knoxville investors and real estate developers said they were unable to find enough prospective tenants for the 12-story tower. Furrow, Talbott and Langley…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Papa John’s International is going deep with its newest pizza. The nation’s third-largest pizza chain on Friday announced a rollout of a deep-dish pizza — which Papa John’s is backing with its biggest marketing campaign ever. It represents the first new crust in the company’s menu lineup since debuting its thin-crust…

Family Features Editorial Syndicate Fast, easy fall meals are also healthy with turkey, the only meat that is a ‘superfood.’ As autumn settles in, more families enjoy meals at home — nearly 80 percent are prepared there as opposed to eaten in restaurants. But with on-the-go kidsin school and extracurricular activities, there’s less time available…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard For the first time in the team’s history, a member of the Boyd Christian School golf squad has qualified for region competition.Dillon Childers carded an 87 last week, when the Broncos Boyd golf played in District 11-A/AA tournament Monday at the Henry Horton Golf Club…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Offense continued to be a problem for the Lady Pioneer soccer team Thursday night as Warren County took on the Lady Stars of Siegel.Siegel entered the contest 5-0 in district action showed why they sit atop the District 7-AAA standings by downing the Lady Pioneers…

By TIM DAHLBERG / AP Sports Columnist Rafael Palmeiro lost his reputation first. That went quicker than he could jab a finger and say with a straight face that he never used steroids. Now he’s lost his job, and perhaps his career. Fellow players are wary of him, afraid like Baltimore Orioles teammate Miguel Tejada…

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Now, Ryan Newman will return to his real job, trying to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup. He has the pole Sunday at Dover International Speedway, where he tied a record Saturday by winning his fourth consecutive Busch series start. Before he set a track record by leading 193 of 200 laps…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Warren County Lady Pioneer volleyball team had a busy week last week, with two matches on tap.On Thursday Warren County traveled to Lebanon for a doubleheader, as the Lady Pioneers split with the Lady Blue Devils dropping the first match 30-28, 23-25, 17-25, but…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County’s Stacey Rampp, right, tries to keep the ball away from Shelbyville Harris’ Caprice Smythe during the first half of Thursday’s game at Pistole Park. (Rob Nunley photo) The Warren County Middle School soccer team recognized its eighth-graders prior to Thursday night’s home finale,…