Where did Wall Street get its name? Free-roaming hogs were famous for rampaging through the valuable grain fields of colonial New York City farmers. The Manhattan Island residents chose to block the troublesome hogs with a long, permanent wall on the northern edge of what is now lower Manhattan. A street came to border this…

Is it possible to take a fast approach to slow cooking? Absolutely, especially with the versatility of so many pork cuts. With busy lives ‘ soccer practice, piano lessons, extra-long sessions at work, and evening meetings ‘ getting dinner on the table is not an easy task. Enter the slow cooker. There’s nothing quite as…

By Margaret Hobbs ‘Babe, the Sheep-Pig’ the story of one piglet’s rise to become the world famous ‘sheep-pig’ play by David Wood, and adapted from the original book ‘The Sheep Pig’ by Dick King-Smith, is being presented tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 1 at 2 p.m. When Babe is won by Farmer Hogget,…

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) ‘ Utilityman Scott Spiezio was cut by the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, released after being charged in a six-count complaint involving drunken driving and assault in a December car crash. ‘We had heard some things about this,’ Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said. ‘Ultimately nothing was ever confirmed to the level…

By DUANE SHERRILL After Tuesday’s matchups in the Gold and Silver Bowling league Jones Twins Beauty Salon stands in first place with 60.5 points. Dr Pepper Bottling has 58.5 points good enough for second place and Security Federal is in third place with 56.5 points. First National Bank has 54.5, Beacon Federal has 53.5, Foster…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ The FBI has begun investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs. FBI agents in Washington opened the case a little more than two weeks after Clemens and Brian McNamee, his former personal trainer, testified at a House committee hearing Feb. 13, each accusing the other of…

By ROB NUNLEY The District 7-AAA girls tournament champions are still alive in their quest for a state tourney berth, but won’t be hanging any region championship banners this year. Lebanon’s Blue Devilettes were soundly defeated in Wednesday night’s Region 4-AAA tournament finals, losing to Shelbyville by a 63-22 margin. Hannah Dawson and Alex Jarrell…

KNOXVILLE (AP) ‘ Tennessee upsets top-ranked Memphis to move to No. 1, then Vanderbilt knocks off Tennessee. The Volunteer State has done a number on The Associated Press poll in the past week with consecutive upsets of the top-ranked teams happening just 200 miles apart along Tennessee’s Interstate-40 corridor. ‘The college basketball scene in Tennessee…

BY Art Larson Sr. What a mess! Last weekend in California, the rain made a shamble of all three NASCAR series races. To compound the problem, NASCAR made a series of decisions that put the drivers and their equipment in jeopardy. Rain canceled most of the practice sessions for most of the weekend. Qualifying was…

By Gary Clothier MIX Q: I have long known the name Tom Mix, Hollywood’s first mega-cowboy star, but I don’t think I have ever seen one of his films. How many movies did he make? When and where was he born? He died in a car accident. What were the circumstances? ‘ G.L., Richmond, Va.…