Jim Mullen During a holiday get-together, my cousin Joe proudly pulled out a picture of his granddaughter from his wallet. It was T’fanny’s high school graduation photo. T’fanny and her parents live out of state; I haven’t see the child since she was 10 or 11. In the photo, T’fanny is lying on her side,…

Christmas trees have been a part of holiday tradition in this country since the 18th century, when German settlers brought with them a number of things which we now associate with Christmas – including regal trees they adorned. Each year families seek their perfect holiday centerpiece and consider the pros and cons of real and…

Auditions for the love-happy hit musical ?I Love You, You?re Perfect, Now Change? will be held 2 p.m., Sat., December 9 at the Manchester Arts Center, 909 Hillsboro Blvd. Director Matt Smith is looking for a cast of two men and two women in the ages of 20 to 50. Candidates will be expected to…

By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Friends of Fall Creek Falls is presenting their annual Christmas on the Mountain celebration at the Fall Creek Falls Inn starting today and running through Sunday. Heritage Christian Academy will showcase holiday and gospel songs on Friday beginning at 6 p.m. in the Inn lobby. Santa…

Tennessee Titans rookie running back LenDale White sat out Thursdays practice because of a strained hip, but said he should be back on the practice field Friday. White, a second-round pick from Southern California, suffered a strained hip muscle in Wednesdays practice, but returned to finish the workout. ?Hopefully, I?ll be able to run around…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Irving College?s Danna Wells, left, keeps the ball away from Morrison defender Kayla Robinson during their game Wednesday. A full house of Morrison students watched as their teams played host to the Irving College Tigers and Lady Tigers in an afternoon doubleheader. Morrison?s girls were held…

Rob Nunley Sit around these offices for a while, and you?ll hear something about everybody in town. Rumors, allusions, insinuations and outright lies fly through this building on an hourly basis, and they have for the six years I?ve been behind this desk just as I?m sure they did for the 120 years before I…

Former major league shortstop Pat Listach has been named manager of the Tennessee Smokies, the AA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Listach moves to the Smokies after serving as manager for the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx last season, his first year as a minor league manager. The Jaxx were 75-65. Listach, the 1992 American League…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Juan Guardado of the WCHS wrestling team controls his opponent during Tuesday?s match in Manchester. The Warren County High School wrestling team opened its 2006-07 season Tuesday, sweeping a pair of opponents at Coffee County High School. The Pioneers entered the matches against Lincoln County and…

Last year?s co-champion, Standard publisher Pat Zechman, leapt past a pair of pickers last weekend to reach second place in the ?On the Line? standings. Zechman, who along with Dale Stubblefield and guest picker Bryan Kell went 6-4, is now just four games behind Stubblefield, who leads the panel and was the first picker to…