By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, I love your philosophy on money. But I travel a lot, and was wondering how I?m supposed to rent a car without a credit card. ? George Dear George, I use a Visa debit card. I?m traveling somewhere almost every week, and a debit card can do virtually anything a…

By James Clark Pictured at the Friday ceremony are, from left, Regions Bank regional lender Jane Ann Pryor, the Borens, and Regions Bank city president Dan Blakely. I?ve taken a break from dumb criminals of the world in recent weeks but I?ve decided that break has gone on long enough. That?s because sometimes you stumble…

Baby Girl Alexandria Jade May was born at River Park Hospital Dec. 14 weighing 6 pounds, 11 1/2 ounces. Her parents are Elizabeth and Daniel May, and she is their first child. Her grandparents are Paul and Teri Moody of Broomfield, Colo. and Greg and Dorothy Rios. Baby Boy Cynthia Nicole Sanders is announcing the…

Appalachian Life Workshops announces their upcoming Spring/Summer workshops beginning with Traditional Spoon Carving held March 31- April 1.This two-day class will cover all of the basics from tool use and care to finishing. The next offering will be Harvesting and Weaving Hickory Bark, held on May 26 from 8:30- 4 p.m. For hundreds of years…

Margo Howard Dear Margo: I have never seen this issue in any of the advice columns, and I need advice. More than 20 years ago, I did sex work of a kind where I did not have intercourse with the clients. (It was S&M.) I only did it for a few months, and felt very…

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: Feb. 2 ? Happy belated birthday Alicia Cherice and Ashley Cristina.…

Morrison resident and Cannon County native William (Bill) Lefevers, 90, died Feb. 10 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. A retired farmer and a member of Shady Grove Church of Christ, he was the son of Benjamin Franklin and Dora Todd Lefevers; and was preceded in death by grandsons, Bobby Lefevers Jr. and John David…

Roberta Frances Alexander Todd, 87, of Franklin died Feb. 9, at NHC Cool Springs in Franklin. Born on July 16, 1919 in Warren County, she was a homemaker and a member of Fourth Avenue Church of Christ. Mrs. Todd was preceded in death by husband, Jake Leonard Todd, and parents, McCoy and Jennie Viola Patterson…

McMinnville resident Joannie Ann Bates, 46, died Feb. 7 at St. Thomas Hospital after a six-month illness. A home health nurse and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Shirley E. Loebshack Gutzman; and was preceded in death by son, Chuck Gutzman. She is survived by…

Eula Mai Bain, 85, of McMinnville died Feb. 9. She is the widow of the late, T.J. Bain of McMinnville, and was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Dewey (Eddie) and wife, Janie Bain of McMinnville, Royce and wife, Jan Bain of McMinnville; sisters, Hallie Bain…