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FCE Club

Lucky-Northside FCE met at the Warren County Administrative office June 22 for their annual meeting. Following lunch from Applebees? president Sandra Griffith conducted the meeting. The April minutes were read by secretary Irene Fuston. Francis Holcomb gave the financial report. Roll call was answered by the group with ?If I had a house pet it…

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A close-minded presidency

Cokie & Steven Roberts President Bush portrays himself as a principled leader who sticks to his guns, and firm values and clear goals are certainly crucial to any successful presidency. Americans gave Bush a second term in large part because he seemed more determined and decisive than John Kerry. But eight years in office is…

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Revolutionary War soldier honored in White County

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Daughters of the American Revolution will be honoring Revolutionary War soldier Jonathan Harris, who was born in 1751 and died June 28, 1834, in a full ceremony at the Chisam Cemetery in White County. The ceremony will also mark the county?s bicentennial year. ?This type…

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Loser guys and the women who love them

Margo Howard Dear Margo: Our 20-year-old daughter has been involved for two years with a young man who smokes, drinks too much, is controlling, quit school and can’t hold down a job. He has no car, so our daughter has to do all the driving back from college to see him every weekend. In no…

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Ball, McVey married in June 10 nuptial ceremony

Photo provided Mr. and Mrs. Jason Daniel McVey celebrate following their wedding ceremony held June 10 in an outdoor ceremony at the home of the groom?s grandparents. The wedding of Sarah Kathleen Ball and Jason Daniel McVey was solemnized in a June 10 ceremony at the home of the groom?s grandparents. The outdoor afternoon ceremony…

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?Tiger Sizzles After Duel with Faldo Fizzles!?

Jim Litke AP Sports Columnist HOYLAKE, England (AP) ? Outside of the royals, few people provide more tabloid headline fodder over here than Tiger Woods. The chance of fireworks between the Yank and hometown hero Nick Faldo, a delicious story line the newspapers were hyperventilating over all week, disappeared the moment the two shook hands…

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?Retired? means never having to say you?re sorry

Rob Nunley If you?re like me, you?ve got one thing to say about Zinedine Zidane: ?Who?s that?? As it turns out, Zidane is not the latest medication advertised on afternoon television. Although ?Ask your doctor if Zidane is right for you? does have a nice ring to it. Maybe he should go into the pharmaceutical…

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Zidane to do community service for Cup head butt

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) Zinedine Zidane will perform community service as penance for his infamous head butt on Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final. Materazzi didn?t get off unscathed, either. The French midfielder, voted the best player in the championships, also was fined $6,000 by FIFA on Thursday and agreed to work with children in…

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Woods battles his way into contention

HOYLAKE, England (AP) WOODS Tiger Woods sprayed his first drive into the wispy rough, then missed a 2 1/2-foot putt. He needed two swings to escape one of those feared pot bunkers. He knocked his ball onto a dusty path alongside the fairway and wound up behind a tall, wooden signpost. Errant shots aside, Woods…

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Sports Briefs

WCMS football practice Mandatory practice for the Warren County Middle School football team begins Monday, July 24. Players are asked to be at the locker room at 3:30 p.m. Practice will end at 7 p.m. USSSA qualifier A ?Last Chance? qualifier for USSSA state tournament will be held Aug. 5 at the Centertown ballfields. Class…

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