Stories from Thursday, February 19, 2004

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development announced Wednesday that Bedford County has been formally selected to participate in the new pilot Three-Star Program. City and county governments were notified about the possibility in January and approved resolutions formally accepting the state's challenge. Bedford is one of only eight counties in Tennessee to participate in the pilot program. Now, the hard work begins: Bedford County must apply for the actual Three-Star designation...

Charges have been filed against two suspects in the Jan. 4 burglary of a Bedford Manor Apartments residence. Delissa Hill, 22, Anthony Lane, has been charged with aggravated burglary, theft of property and vandalism. Amy Merlo, 22, of Bedford Manor, is charged with aggravated burglary...

ARNOLD AFB -- Brig. Gen. David J. Eichhorn passed the official banner of command to Brig. Gen David L. Stringer on Wednesday, making Stringer the new commander of Arnold Engineering Development Center. "I'm an American. I'm an Airman. And I'm in the Volunteer State," said a delighted Stringer as he concluded his brief remarks. "I'll talk more when I have more to say."...

The certified results from Bedford County's Feb. 10 presidential primary elections have been released, with no significant changes in outcome compared to the totals announced election night. In the Democratic presidential primary, Sen. John Kerry carried Bedford County with 845 votes, one more than the unofficial election night results. Here is a summary:...

The District 11-A Tournament has been moved to Community High School in Unionville. District officials made the decision last Friday after a ruling passed down by the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association indicated the Huntland gym is too small to host a tournament. Huntland's gym seats 852. A minimum capacity of 1,000 is necessary, said the TSSAA...

Community senior Andrew Haywood -- a four-year starter for the Vikings -- has grown into a team leader and one of the school's best athletes. Haywood averages 16 points, nine rebounds and three 3-pointers per game. A regular-season All-District 11-A selection for the last two years, he made All-Tournament as a junior. He has collected over 500 rebounds and is one of the select few to score over 1,000 points in his high school career...

KNOXVILLE -- With March around the corner, the Tennessee men's basketball team reminded fans Wednesday night that they still have a little fight with a 83-66 shellacking of Ole Miss. Of course the win was at Thompson-Boling Arena, where the men are 12-3 on the season, but the victory propelled them to unfamiliar ground - a tie with Florida for third in the SEC East...