Stories from Monday, February 28, 2005

Ten people, including seven Shelbyville residents, were indicted Thursday morning by the Bedford County grand jury and arraigned that afternoon in Circuit Court on various drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation. "They were all drug task force cases," District Attorney General Mike McCown said Friday. "In a drug operation like that, they will always use a confidential informant, but they will try to use a certified officer. The officer was not a local officer."...

A "silent tsunami" is afflicting Tennessee as America donates millions of dollars for tidal wave relief in Southeast Asia and there are "broken dreams" in this country that God will pick up and rebuild. Dr. Forrest Harris Sr., president of American Baptist College in Nashville, spoke of "the right of everyone to have adequate health care" while America "responds to the tsunami, with millions of dollars raised over the Internet in one day."...

It's amazing how one single impact can impact so many people. When a Tullahoma man struck a utility pole early Sunday morning, the results were a power outage over much of northern Shelbyville and a major highway being closed for some time. Michael G. Farrar, 19, Tullahoma, told police he lost control of his 2003 Kia Optima when braking hard to avoid another car about 5:40 a.m. on North Main Street at Peacock Lane...

Members of Bedford County Board of Education joined other school board members from across the state Feb. 22 for a day of legislative networking at the Tennessee School Boards Association's annual "Day on the Hill." Speakers included Lt. Gov. John Wilder and House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh...