From the editors of Consumer Reports Consumer Reports has evaluated 25 golf balls to help golfers get the most out of their game. Through almost 70 years of painstaking product testing, we never felt compelled to strike something small, dimpled and defenseless. Until recently. Our whack at evaluating golf balls featured 25 models from leading…

Business Roundup By The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) ? Exxon Mobil Corp. posted the fifth highest quarterly profit for any public company in history on Thursday, and with oil prices above $70 a barrel it could go down as the company’s weakest quarter for the year. Exxon Mobil’s first-quarter was lower than its record fourth-quarter,…

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) Dave Ramsey has built a multimillion-dollar media company in just over a decade by offering financial advice through his syndicated radio talk show, video series and how-to books. Now, Ramsey’s simple, why-didn’t-I think-of-that suggestions ? like making a budget and sticking to it, getting rid of credit card debt and not living…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Bridgestone Firestone’s Dayton Tire plant, hit hard by overseas competition and shrinking demand, has been racking up millions of dollars in losses and may have to be closed, company officials said Friday. Steve Brooks, vice president of manufacturing operations for the Nashville, Tenn.-based tire company, said no final decision has been made,…

PARIS, Tenn. (AP) An outdoors manufacturer has plans to open a factory in northwestern Tennessee to build a new six-wheel, amphibious all-terrain vehicle. The vehicle, dubbed the “HOOT,” would be built by a local startup firm called Knox Outdoor Products in the Henry factory vacated by MANAR Inc. two years ago. The firm’s president Andrew…

Baby GirlRalynn Kathryn Rose Morales was born March 2 to Leeann Anderson and Marcial Morales. She weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 1/2 inches in length. She is joined by sister, Cheyenne Morales. Baby GirlBrianna Skyy Robeldo arrived at River Park Hospital on March 28 weighing 5 pounds, 4.5 ounces. She is the…

Photo provided The engagement of Susan Elizabeth Schultz and Mark Shannon Davis is being announced. The couple will wed in June. Dr. and Mrs. R. Neil Schultz take pleasure in announcing the engagement of their daughter, Susan Elizabeth Schultz to Mark Shannon Davis, Esq. He is the son of the late Bobby Wayne Davis and…

ROBINSON Garland Robinson, well-known gospel preacher from the East End Church of Christ will be speaking in the 2006 gospel meeting at the Iconium Church of Christ in Woodbury, beginning on May 7 and continuing through May 10. Robinson will be speaking on various topics each night, ranging from ?What it Means to Follow Christ,?…

Standard employee Teresa Warren judges the kite entry of Gavin Herrin, 6. Gavin and lots of Warren County children enjoyed the day.

By MARGARET HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Mini Standard?s Bonnie Bear is a highlight of Kite Day. The dearly loved bear is often swamped by adoring fans. Bonnie inspects the kite of Anslee Hale, as Trevor Evans and Chance Hale look on. Kite Day has become an annual event, one many families attend…