Rock Island resident and Warren County native Robert Stanley Slatton, 63, was born Aug. 4, 1942 and died May 5 at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro following an extended illness. A tester at A.O. Smith, a veteran of the United States Army, and a member of the First Church of Jesus Christ…

McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Dimple Wilson, 81, was born Sept. 16, 1924 and died May 3 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of Genesco and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Zora Denton Golden. She was married to Milburn…

Chuck Shepherd In April issues of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, the chief executives of two huge companies in politically sensitive industries were revealed to have received such extravagant bonuses or stock options that even veteran industry observers were said to be shocked. While customers of both companies are chronically panicked…

WASHINGTON (AP) HAYDEN With Gen. Michael Hayden’s expected nomination to run the CIA, a military officer would be in charge of every major spy agency. The question is: Will the headstrong CIA salute as he presses ahead with reforms? Government officials all the way up to President Bush have called this a time of transition…

DOVER, Tenn. (AP) CLINARD A 16-year-old boy was convicted of murder Friday and sentenced to life in prison for shooting his school bus driver after she reported him for using smokeless tobacco on the bus. Jason Clinard was 14 when he killed Joyce Gregory in front of his home in March 2005, but prosecutors tried…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) WAMP U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp said he believes Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama should work together to attract Toyota Motor Corp. and other major manufacturers to an industrial park in the Chattanooga area. The Tennessee Republican said such a move would ultimately mean more jobs for workers in the states, and that all three…

NASHVILLE (AP) The State Funding Board approved more than $14 million in infrastructure and job development money for four projects across Tennessee. The board approved $9.6 million for auto parts supplier Denso Corp.; $2.5 million for the Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority; $1.2 million for a new Colgate-Palmolive Co. toothpaste factory; and $1.1 million for…

Photo provided Angelia and Tommy Powell renewed their wedding vows March 4 in a ceremony held at Bybee Branch Church of Christ. Tommy and Angelia Powell celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on March 4 at Bybee Branch Church of Christ. The couple married March 6, 1981 in Woodbury. The fellowship room was decorated with pale…

Margo Howard Dear Margo: I am in my late 50s. At high school reunions and social occasions — with other women my age — my husband and other men always comment that some women look so much younger than their age. When complimented on their looks, these women say things like, “Well, I try to…

Photo provided Jennifer Kathryn Reynolds and Jonathan Edward Tuley will wed at Westwood Church of Christ on May 27. Plans for the forthcoming marriage of Jennifer Kathryn Reynolds and Jonathan Edward Tuley of Roswell, Ga. are being revealed by the bride-elect?s parents, Joe and Grace Reynolds. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Jim and Mary…