NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The Tennessee Titans watch film of their first game with Indianapolis and see themselves hitting Peyton Manning over and over again — only too late to disrupt him. And it just made Manning mad.…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The Tennessee Titans know that everyone expects them to lose — and lose big — to the Indianapolis Colts. They don’t share that opinion even if they haven’t done anything this season to give…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard County Executive Kenneth Rogers has agreed to co-sign construction contracts for the Centertown School project, thus ending a controversy which began at the Warren County Commission’s October meeting when school officials learned $6.5 million to build the school would not be turned over to…

Duane Sherrill photo Rescue crews remove Roberta Kelsey from the wreckage of her vehicle after it ran off the road on Highway 56 North at the Warren-DeKalb County line and flipped as she was heading back home toward McMinnville. Kelsey escaped critical injury.

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A thief helped himself to a car and thousands of dollars in cash by stealing a courier’s vehicle as it sat running outside Pump N’ Pay Monday night.According to McMinnville Police Investigator Lt. Derwin Adcock, the vehicle was recovered in excellent condition in the Viola…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The Bush administration on Thursday issued a slightly more optimistic forecast for economic growth this year. The White House is predicting that the gross domestic product will grow by 3.5 percent as measured from the…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — If a super-flu sweeps the globe, who will haul away the garbage? Keep the factories running, making cars and computers and tissues? Stock and sell groceries? Keep electricity flowing? Most U.S. companies haven’t planned for…

NEW YORK Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The holiday shopping outlook was hazy Thursday after the nation’s retailers reported a mixed start to the season that showed consumers were willing to spend only when they found a bargain. One thing was…

NEW YORK Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Manufacturing expanded in November in industries ranging from apparel to tobacco, a widely watched survey showed on Thursday, and several other reports painted a picture of a U.S. economy gaining strength. The government reported…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Personal spending edged up modestly in October although retailers are hoping that higher consumer confidence and lower energy prices will yield bigger gains during the holiday shopping season. The Commerce Department reported that personal spending…