Capella completes River Park purchase
ANDERSON Capella Healthcare has completed the acquisition of River Park Hospital from HCA, Inc., company officials have announced.“This is a significant event in the young history of our company and we are honored to have been entrusted with the future of River Park Hospital,” said Daniel S. Slipkovich, CEO of Capella. “The hospital is well…
Read MoreScience panel tells industry to stop marketing junk food to kids
By LIBBY QUAID / AP Food and Farm Writer WASHINGTON ? SpongeBob SquarePants and characters like him should promote only healthy food for kids, a panel of scientists said Tuesday. Food marketing strongly influences what children eat, the Institute of Medicine said in a comprehensive review of scientific evidence on the issue. Overwhelmingly, food and…
Read MoreStudy: Snacks don’t cause child obesity
By LISA CHAPMAN / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Snacks are a fact of life for many American children, like these Eastside students, from left, Jordan Hammond, Katey Gunter, Tiffany King and Sheena Baker. (Charles W. Johnson photo) After studying more than 14,000 American children, a team of six Harvard doctors has reported snack…
Read MoreWalking man gets warm local sendoff
By LISA CHAPMAN / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BARBER After spending a week in McMinnville updating his Web site and meeting some of our local residents, Warren County residents gave Charles Ryan Barber a warm sendoff on his way out of town.As Barber left McMinnville, several people gave him packages to take with…
Read MoreMother convicted of trying to tie teen
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard WILCHER A West Riverside mother has been convicted for trying to tie up her misbehaving 13-year-old daughter with a dog chain.The defendant, Catherine Sue Wilcher, 48, was convicted Monday on a lesser count of attempted child abuse following a trial by jury. She had originally…
Read MoreDrunk driver triggered collision: police
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The driver of the overturned car, Michael Murray, has been charged with drunk driving and vehicular assault after his out-of-control car slammed into the vehicle driven by Heather Lockhart on Nashville Highway at the Bethany curve. (Duane Sherrill photo) An alleged drunk driver faces felony…
Read MoreFedEx plans 3.9 percent price increase for ground shipping
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — FedEx Corp. plans to increase ground and home delivery shipping rates by an average of 3.9 percent starting next year, on top of a previously announced boost in rates for air and overnight shipping.…
Read MoreAudit says environmental regulators slow to act
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Tennessee environmental regulators are slow to start investigations and even slower to end them, according to a performance audit of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The state Comptroller’s Office review of the…
Read MoreTrooper who confessed to fixing ticket back on duty
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — A state trooper who resigned after admitting he forged a judge’s signature to fix a speeding ticket but was later rehired, is one reason Gov. Phil Bredesen has called for a sweeping review of…
Read MoreRegents approve students’ ‘bill of rights’
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Students at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities can speak their minds without fear of retaliation from professors, but they still must learn their assignments under student protections adopted by the Tennessee Board of Regents…
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