Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, Is it a good idea to transfer your credit card balance to another card that has a lower interest rate? I?ve got a $2,500 balance on my current card, and I?m hoping it will help me save some money as I try to get out of debt. ? Trevor Dear Trevor,…

Business Highlights from the Associated Press MIAMI (AP) ? The Seminole Tribe of Florida said Thursday it was buying the famed Hard Rock business, including its casinos, restaurants, hotels and huge collection of rock ?n roll memorabilia, in a groundbreaking $965 million deal with a British company. The deal with London-based Rank Group PLC is…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Ashley David, bundled up for warmth, checks out a present under the official downtown Christmas tree. A holiday celebration has been presented by the Junior Auxiliary for 21 years. Above, this adorable rosy-cheeked trio of sisters look pretty happy to be on Santa?s lap during…

Dear Santa, I know that I have been bad this year, but I know that I have made up for it in the past. This year I want the new Playstation 3 that just came out not too long ago. The reason I want it is because it has so much quality. I know that…

TODAY, DEC. 10 The annual Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Christmas singing will be held at 6 p.m. with the Clark Methodist singers. MONDAY, DEC. 11 Cash Express on North Chancery will be collecting toys, coats and nonperishable food items for needy families at Christmas until Dec. 11. Anyone wishing to help may call 473-0633.…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard Bridgestone plant manager Ron Brooks presents a $5,000 check to adult education director Dr. David Walker to be used for the GED scholarship program. Pictured are, from left, Dr. Jerry Hale, Walker, Brooks, Jeff McCormick and John Pelham. Warren County Adult Education is offering a…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A county truck taken during a jail escape two years ago has turned up inside a local garage, sending one man to jail while the escapee remains nowhere to be found. The suspect, Jamie Roller, was charged with possession of stolen property after sheriff?s investigators found…

By LISA HOBBS Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard NUNLEY Downtown economic revitalization phase II talks will officially begin Tuesday evening when McMinnville?s Finance Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the agreement with EG&G. Elected officials began unofficially talking about the upcoming meeting last week when Alderman Bobby Kirby asked other elected officials about…

Charles W. Johnson photos It?s a cart filled with colorful toys and clothes, and even a young shopper, as these three happy girls show some of the gifts they picked out. They are, from left, Brittany Sanders, Heidi Bratcher, escort Macaulli Clendenon and Peyton Muncey.

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A father and his daughter are charged with theft after a less-than-clean getaway which saw them crash their truck as they fled the scene of a break-in. The suspects, John W.C. Wright, 42, and his daughter, Samantha Stahl, 21, are charged with theft for their allegedly…