Stories from Thursday, January 27, 2005

Tyson Foods strongly disagreed with a Human Rights Watch report concerning working conditions and unfair treatment of employees at three meat processing plants. "We're disappointed by the report's misleading conclusions, but not surprised given the author's extensive ties to organized labor," the nation's largest meat packing company said in a prepared release...

A child who reportedly ran into the path of a car was among two persons seriously injured in traffic accidents about 3:55 p.m. Wednesday. Seven-year-old Airn Harwell was standing by her family's West Lane Street mailbox as Freda G. Harvey, 46, Henslee Road, approached, according to Shelbyville police...

"I'm very proud of Bedford and Rutherford Counties," Nancy McGill, Executive Director of the Heart of Tennessee American Red Cross Chapter, said during her presentation at Wednesday's Breakfast Rotary. "Bedford County leaders stepped up to the plate and have hit the ground running."...