Hubbards Cove community resident and Owensboro, Ky., native Hazel Ann Gant, 55, died Dec. 9.The daughter of C.B, and Edna Rogers, she is survived by her husband, John Gant; brothers, Bruce and Dale Rogers of Owensboro; brother-in-law, Rick Gant of Hubbards Cove.Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Layne Funeral Home Chapel in…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native James Franklin (Jim) Crim, 81, died Dec. 10 at NHC.A retired forestry officer with the State of Tennessee and a member of the Baptist Church, he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.He was preceded in death by his first wife, Frances Hobbs Crim; son,…

Jaycee basketball scores from Hickory Creek, as provided by league scorekeepers:Mini Standard 25,Totherow, Haile and Welch 5MS 6 3 12 4 ? 25THW 0 3 0 2 ? 5MS: Bliss Zechman 2, Blair Fisher 6, Breanna Foster 4, Shelby Holder 1, Jordan Dyer 10, Abbi McGowan 2. THW: Chelsey Simerly 2, Courtney Blair 2, Adriana…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Tuesday night at Irving College the Lady Tigers’ fifth- and sixth-grade basketball team fell to the WCMS Lady Pioneers 23-12.Both teams struggled on offense in the opening period as the Lady Tigers hit for five points, while the Lady Pioneers scored six.In the second period…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Five of Warren County’s fifth- and sixth-grade basketball programs will square off to wrap up their 2005 campaigns this week, when the Warren County Middle School Invitational Tournament begins at WCMS.Dibrell’s girls and Warren County Middle’s boys bring the top seeds into the tournament, which…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Thursday night at Irving College, Dibrell’s Wildcats and Lady Wildcats swept the Tigers in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action. The Lady Wildcats defeated Irving College 31-25, while in boys action Dibrell rolled past the Tigers 51-36.In the first period Dibrell’s Sarah Roller put in six…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Eastside Bulldogs secured a spot in the finals of the 7-Up Invitational by downing Morrison 32-18 Friday in fifth- and sixth-grade action.Eastside came out smoking as Gage Myers nailed a 3-pointer and added two more baskets before the first period ended. Morrison had four…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Funding for colleges is threatened by a “growing political one-sidedness” on many campuses that doesn’t allow for more conservative ideas, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander told higher education officials Friday. “How many conservative speakers are…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Friday that the top two officials at the Department of Safety have stepped down, a day after an investigation found several Highway Patrol employees had criminal records. Safety Commissioner Fred…

By NANCY ARMOUR / AP National Writer The comparisons were inevitable from the day he was born. Peter Edward Rose had his famous father’s name, and, as he grew older, a stocky build so similar that looking at the son was like seeing an earlier version of the father. And, of course, the same all-consuming…