NASHVILLE (AP) Titans head coach Jeff Fisher and defensive backs coach Everett Withers watch a play develop during a game last season. It looks like Jeff Fisher?s job is in danger. After going 9-23 over the past two seasons, the Titans? coach is headed into the final year on his contract, although owner Bud Adams…

Business Roundup By The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) ? General Motors Corp. lost $3.2 billion in the second quarter because of heavy charges for layoffs and early retirements ? part of its massive restructuring program. But, without those charges, the world’s largest automaker scored a profit that blew Wall Street away and bolstered management’s claim…

WASHINGTON (AP) Sales of existing homes fell in June for the eighth time in the past 10 months while home prices edged up at the slowest pace in more than a decade ? more signs that the housing market has slowed dramatically. The National Association of Realtors has reported that sales of previously owned homes…

James Clark I?m not sure which muscle group this powerpramming exercise is intended to isolate, but it probably won?t take long for these babies to get tired of being tossed around. Having kids is a wonderful thing, probably the most gratifying experience in the world. I say that as a proud daddy who has somehow…

Consumer Reports Drugstore aisles teem with toothpastes claiming to do everything from fighting plaque or curbing tartar to freshening breath or shielding sensitive teeth. But the most prominent claim ? whitening teeth ? presents something of a gray area. Read the fine print on these products and you?ll discover that most promise to whiten by…

Billy ?Gator? Foutch has plans to return to his familiar spot in front of a grill and reopen Billy?s Restaurant in Newtown.

Baby Boy Josh and Katherine Sparkman announce the birth of their third child, Joshua Andrew Sparkman. He arrived June 27 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches in length. His siblings are Lytle and Grace Sparkman. Grandparents include Harrison and Wanda Gant, and Johnny and Susan Sparkman…

Photo provided Plans for the forthcoming marriage of Amanda Nichole Spurling and Pvt. Jeremy Lee Davis are being revealed by the bride-elect?s grandparents, Wilma and John A. (Tony) Davenport. The two are currently planning a September wedding to be held at New Bybees Methodist Church. The bride-elect attended Warren County High School. Her fianc? is…

Charlie Nardozzi It?s time to start enjoying the fruits of your gardening labors by harvesting a bounty of vegetables, fruits and flowers. However, you aren?t the only one who has been enjoying these luscious plants. Insect pests and diseases can take a bite out of your summer harvest. Many gardeners would rather not use toxic…

By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County teachers completing the MTSU aerospace education workshop are, from left, Jamie Branin, Julia Robbins, Phyl Taylor, Diane Knowles, Vera Kuhn and Kelly Stewart. Jennifer Paris is not pictured. Several area teachers were among 46 Tennessee kindergarten through 12th-grade educators attending a three-week aerospace education…