Stories from Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Tempers rose -- if not flared -- at Monday night's meeting of the Bedford County Board of Trustees meeting. Pat Gore led the charge against the use of the word "segregation" in a report from the medical center administration and the appropriateness of a study concerning separation of the nursing home from the main hospital...

The wedding march played on a boom box and the decorations consisted mostly of bed sheets, but the wedding ceremony itself was a beautiful occasion for the Corbitt family because it marked the granting of a wish and the completion of a family. On Dec. 26, Heidi and Kevin Corbitt exchanged vows on the sixth floor myelosuppression unit at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt...

In just a few short years, e-mail has become a handy, almost indispensable tool for communications. But any tool as versatile and powerful as e-mail will end up being used for both good and evil, as well as misused in ways that -- while not intentionally harmful -- cause hindrance or misunderstanding...

Webb fell in Murfreesboro 48-31 to Middle Tennessee Christian on Monday night despite 11 points from Jessica Miller. Ashley Young added nine points and 12 rebounds and Elizabeth Windham seven points. The Lady Feet pulled to within eight at halftime and six by the end of the third quarter. But, a few questionable calls and some clutch 3-pointers by MTCS put the game away...

Cascade Middle outscored Huntland Middle 20-8 in the fourth quarter Monday night and defeated host Huntland 42-29 as the Lady Champions improved to 8-7 on the season. Millie Carter had 12 points, with 10 of those coming in the fourth quarter for Cascade. Mary Jett also added 12 points...