Stories from Wednesday, February 11, 2004

The future of Bedford County Medical Center was widely discussed by Bedford County Board of Commissioners at its monthly meeting Tuesday night. After listening to BCMC Chief Executive Officer Bill Macri's report, commissioners approved the facility's request to be able to access $400,000 of the $1 million line of credit approved in principle at an earlier meeting...

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry was the choice of Bedford County voters for the Democratic presidential nomination, carrying the county in Tuesday's primary elections just as he carried Tennessee. Kerry had 844 Bedford County votes to Sen. John Edwards' 768 and retired Gen. ...

The second floor courtroom was as crowded as if it were General Sessions court for last night's Bedford County Commission meeting. Most were there to observe commissioners' actions -- or have their say before the meeting -- concerning the proposed revision to the beer ordinance...

Community's Viqueens (13-10, 7-9 District 11-A) pulled to within one point five times in the last quarter, but could never push ahead in a 54-49 district loss to the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday in Unionville. The Viqueens started the game hot. ...

LYNNVILLE -- After building a double-digit lead in the first half, Cascade's Champions played perhaps their worst half of the year in the second and fell 60-43 to host Richland's Raiders in an important District 11A matchup Tuesday night. Cascade (12-6/9-6) had won 10 of their last 12 games entering the contest, including three in a row...

LYNNVILLE -- Cascade's Lady Champions continue to play well on the road and remain in the running for at least a share of the regular season District 11-A title, claiming a 43-33 win over Richland's Lady Raiders Tuesday night. The Lady Champions (15-5/10-4) made up for an earlier 42-38 loss at home to Richland (17-8/10-4), who entered the game tied with Moore County for the district lead...

If the Community Vikings (12-9, 9-7 District 11-A) want to keep the end of the season edgy, they're doing a great job. The Vikings won another one-point, last-second victory Tuesday -- this time 44-43 over district rival Cornersville in Unionville -- as Chavis Woodall tapped in a loose rebound with 1.2 seconds left on the game clock...