Stories from Wednesday, June 16, 2004

The RC Cola and Moon Pie Run in Bell Buckle has taken on a life of its own, growing steadily like a nurtured savings account, but then that's nothing new to the folks at First Community Bank who have organized and implemented this race since its inception...

GALLATIN -- Shelbyville Post 23's Junior American Legion team (16-under) picked up a win on the road, claiming a 8-0 shutout over host Gallatin Post 17 Tuesday night in five innings. The second game of the double-header was rained out. Shelbyville right-hander Jordon Cooper picked up the win on the mound, fanning four batters and allowing only a pair of walks in three innings. ...

Scott Anderton of Shelbyville finished in a five-way tie for second Tuesday in his division of a Vehix.com Vince Gill Junior Tour event held Tuesday at Forrest Crossing Golf Club in Franklin. Anderton competed in the Boys Masters 16-18 division, won by Ray Gebhardt II of Greenbriar who shot a 76. Anderson finished at 77...

Tuesday's groundbreaking of the new site for Harris Middle School was attended by Shelbyville and Bedford County officials and local citizens, each excited about the official start of this state-of-the-art 148,000 square foot school. "We have talked about a new Harris Middle School for 36 years," Bedford County School Superintendent Mike Bone said...

It's RC Cola & Moon Pie Festival time again in Bell Buckle. "It looks like we're going to have a gigantic crowd," chairman Billy Phillips said, based on advance publicity for the event. The 10th annual festival, which draws thousands from throughout the Southeast, will take place Saturday on the town square. The fun begins at 7 a.m. with the annual First Community Bank 10-Mile Run, which attracts a field of serious runners and enthusiasts alike...

The Bedford County Board of Education held a special concerns meeting Monday night to consider an appeal of Nolan Hayes as presented by his father Keith Hayes. Last April, Nolan was accused of "inappropriate behavior, unsportsmanlike conduct" and suspended for two days by Cascade High School Principal Terry Looper...

Leroy and Leslie Smith had heard the horror stories, but they say their experience as foster parents has been a positive one -- not a bed of roses (parenting never is) but a series of challenges which have been outweighed by love and laughter that come with a family...

A Tennessee Walking Horse with an estimated value of $100,000 has been reported as stolen from a Coleman Harvey Road farm. James Houston Trice said he noticed Big Time Cash was missing April 23 and had last been seen the previous day. Trice told Deputy Lindsey Puckett he had waited to report the theft in hopes he could find out on his own who had taken the horse...