Celebrate the season with beautiful holiday music from around the world as Dollywood introduces the new “International Sounds of Christmas” concert series during Smoky Mountain Christmas until Dec. 30.The series concludes with Vinok Worldance, Dec. 15-18. Canada’s foremost professional company delights audiences with stunning footwork, colorful costumes, and a repertoire of world dance and folk…

LeAnn Judkins, right, signs a copy of her cookbook, “Cooking with Family & Friends,” for JoEllen Huffman. A new 1150-recipe cookbook, entitled “Cooking With Family & Friends,” is now available for purchase, just in time for the upcoming holiday season, and is unlike any cookbook ever compiled and published in DeKalb County and surrounding areas.Authored…

By MARGARET HOBBS / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Families in Crisis director Tammie Gribble, from left, tempts Jane Flatt and Carol Locke with the many wonderful dishes featured at the annual tea held at the Gribble home. Guests donated household items for the crisis center. (Margaret Hobbs photo) The holiday season is both…

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Vince Young can claim at least one victory over Southern California this season. The Texas quarterback was selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Tuesday, relegating USC’s Matt Leinart to second-team. Young was runner-up in…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? UAB football coach Watson Brown is giving up his duties as athletic director. University president Carol Z. Garrison said Tuesday that she and Brown decided “football needed his undivided attention” after he had served…

PHILADELPHIA Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Terrell Owens had the microphone and all the attention from a crowd filled with teammates, NFL stars and a few celebrities at his birthday bash. Owens didn’t use the opportunity to take shots at Donovan…

By JIM LITKE / AP Sports Columnist CHICAGO Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? It was always just a matter of time before Miami Heat president Pat Riley turned the ballclub over to the only coach he’s ever really trusted. Himself. The…

Jaycee basketball scores from Hickory Creek, as provided by league scorekeepers:McBride Window Cleaning 25,K&K Vending 8MW 9 2 6 8 ? 25KK 2 3 3 0 ? 8MW: Ryan Jennings 10, Dylan Young 4, Glen Llewellyn 4, Mark Jones 3, Hunter Mullican 2, Johnathan Reed 2. KK: Trevor Bell 7, Jathan Baker 1.—Volunteer Bearing 16,D-Wall…

NEW YORK Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Convinced that Milton Bradley couldn’t return to the Dodgers, Los Angeles traded the temperamental outfielder to the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. Los Angeles also sent infielder Antonio Perez to Oakland and will receive outfielder…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The practice of calling a timeout late in a game to try to “ice” an opposing kicker has probably been around for as long as the forward pass or the tailgate party. To…