By JAMES CLARK Editor for the Southern Standard Four of the eight water slides at Nashville Shores. You could say Nashville Shores is a bucket of fun. That?s because a giant bucket that dumps hundreds of gallons of water on swimmers is one of the water park?s most prominent attractions. With school around the corner…

Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My wife and I have two children — a 6-year-old son and a 10-month-old daughter. Our marriage was great for the first five years. Then, when our son was born, my wife began sleeping in his room. When our daughter was born, my wife moved into the baby’s…

NEW YORK (AP) Parents don?t like to see their children struggle. Parents feel the pain of kids who are exasperated when they can?t figure out a math problem, and they don’t like to see kids bleary-eyed late at night while trying to finish a science project. It’s natural for parents to want to help. It…

Bro. Danny Freeman, wife Sherry and son Eli will be working with Ivy Bluff United Methodist Church. They invite everyone to their upcoming revival Aug. 6-8. The congregation at Ivy Bluff United Methodist Church is pleased to announce the appointment of Bro. Danny Freeman. The Warren countain is a dairy farmer. His wife, Sherry, is…

Southern Standard readers are invited to extend happy birthday and anniversary best wishes to friends and loved ones through this weekly column. Please submit your messages by our noon deadline each Thursday. No more that three wishes to any individual, please. Happy Birthday Wishes: July 26 ? Happy 22nd birthday Mitchell Wiser. We love you.…

Each year, families across the country take off on vacations ranging from trips to theme parks to ballpark tours to educational jaunts complete with visits to some of the country’s finest museums. Another popular and fun family outing that doesn’t even require you roam too far from home is camping. Sleeping under the stars and…

Margo Howard Dear Margo: I’ve dated my fiance for the last year and a half. She is 27, and I am 35. When I asked her to marry me, we were in her favorite restaurant. She didn’t say yes right away because she said there was a secret she had to tell me to make…

Michelle Wie had a two-shot lead after 11 holes and seemed poised to answer all of the questions about when her first professional win was going to come. Then the 16-year-old from Hawaii bogeyed the 13th hole. That was all Karrie Webb needed. Webb became the first woman to win three events this season after…

Duane Sherrill I?m 41 and this week was the first time I?ve been part of a season championship team. Sure, I?ve won some tennis tournaments, took some bowling awards, and won various other contests involving individual achievement which sent me home with some hardware. I?ve even been part of several second-place teams in basketball and…

Joey Wray The cooling days of fall are still some time off, but if you plan on hunting this year, now is the time to prepare, reminds the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). Some things require more preparation time than others, so prioritize what needs to be done so that you can have an enjoyable…