Stories from Thursday, March 25, 2004

The Number 97 Ford made a U-turn into the parking lot, engines roaring for effect, and pulled to a stop in front of Bedford County Courthouse, where driver Kurt Busch emerged to the cheers of the crowd. "How 'bout that for an entrance?" asked Mike Finn, public relations manager for Sanford Corp...

Bedford County government's 2004-2005 budget process is now underway, with a variety of non-profit agencies making contribution requests during Tuesday night's meeting of the county commission's budget and finance committee. While hearing those requests, the committee began to discuss the possibility of the county taking rural fire protection back as a county department. ...

Pam Smith may never completely recover from the injuries incurred last Dec. 16 when an uninsured, allegedly-drunken driver rammed his van into the back of her little Geo Tracker. Heaped on top of those injuries are the medical bills that keep piling in. So far that number has reached $100,000, only part of which her own insurance coverage will pay...

After leading the Shelbyville Golden Eaglettes to their third Class AAA state championship in four years, Alex Fuller's recent accomplishment is becoming a finalist in Gatorade's Thirst Quencher's Circle of Champions. Gatorade has named Fuller the Tennessee High School Girls' Basketball Player of the Year. That makes Fuller a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National High School Girls' Basketball Player of the Year award to be announced in early April...

They knew it would be a tough game, but the visiting Columbia Lions won 9-5 over Shelbyville (3-4, 1-1 District 8-AAA) in a way no one expected. Going into the top of the sixth the Eagles had a 3-1 lead on the Lions. The visiting team was up at the plate with Josh Woods on the mound...

Shelbyville traveled to Lawrence County Wednesday to face the 'Cats in a district tennis matchup. Both boys and girls' teams from Shelbyville went into the contest with 3-0 district records. They came out with 4-0 records. Feldhaus was a good last name to have as William, John, and Andrew Feldhaus won their singles matches. William and John won their doubles match, as well giving the Eagles a 4-3 win over Lawrence County...