Stories from Tuesday, March 30, 2004

The construction of Harris Middle School remained the topic of discussion at the Bedford County Board of Education's regular monthly meeting Monday night. The board has requested an additional $3 million from the Bedford County Board of Commissioners' Budget and Finance Committee to complete the project. The full county board will meet in April, and the Board of Education was optimistic for approval to finally get the project underway...

Shelbyville Rotarians are taking on another major challenge -- the welfare of local boys and girls, particularly those who have little after-school supervision. At Thursday's Rotary Club of Shelbyville meeting, members and guests listened attentively as Steve McKinney, director of the Murfreesboro Boys and Girls Club, outlined their program -- and challenged local leaders to begin their own...

The Hyper-X jet which was seen on news reports traveling at seven times the speed of sound Saturday was built by a Tullahoma firm and tested at Arnold Engineering Development Center. Quick-turnaround test runs in AEDC's Heater Facility High Enthalpy Ablation Test Unit (HEAT) H2 will help NASA conduct an additional Hyper-X program flight test scheduled for late this summer, according to an AEDC news release...

Two suspects -- who told police they were looking for money to buy drugs -- were arrested after one was spotted allegedly attempting to break into a soft drink machine early today. Daryll Duran Smith, 18, Burt Street, is charged with two counts of criminal attempt and one count of possession of burglary tools. Lacy Nicole Ledbetter, 19, Midland Road, is charged with criminal responsibility for facilitation of a felony...

Shelbyville's Eagles (2-1-3) participated in Smyrna's soccer tournament held this past weekend. They came away with a 1-1-2 record. "We were just real proud of the guys," said head coach Neal Gordon. "They played extremely well this weekend under some adverse conditions at times."...