Stories from Sunday, April 3, 2005

A character on the canceled science fiction TV series "Firefly" once said, "A government is a body of people -- usually notably ungoverned." It's strange that a Fox Television sci-fi western could impart such wisdom since the recent news stories coming out of Tennessee's capital appear to confirm this theory...

Funeral services for Mrs. Vinita Farrar Stallings, who died Friday night at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with burial to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

A Mississippi man lost his life in a two-car collision early Friday afternoon on North Main Street at the Moreland Avenue intersection. Julian Janes Jr., 85, Summit, Miss., died due to injuries suffered when the front passenger door of the late-model Audi in which he was riding was struck by a truck which witnesses said ran a traffic light...

The State Election Commission may deny Bell Buckle a vote on a controversial annexation referendum which citizens of the small town have requested. On March 8, the Bell Buckle Town Council voted on a resolution that would take the necessary steps to put the proposed annexation of 210 acres owned by Billy and Sue Dean to a referendum. The resolution also authorized the expenditure of funds to pay for the vote, which was offered to be funded by citizen Russell Faxon...

Jenni Feldhaus smiles when asked about her recovery from the subarachnoid hemorrhage that came close to claiming her life. "My good days are better and my bad days aren't as bad," she responds. Jenni, a member of the Community Clinic of Shelbyville & Bedford County board, has agreed to talk about her close call and recovery as speaker during the Clinic's upcoming fundraising luncheon and silent auction. ...

"Let's talk a little bit about Social Security," said U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Murfreesboro, during an open meeting on Friday. "Let's talk a lot about Social Security," shot back one of his constituents. Gordon was peppered with questions about Social Security and other issues while meeting with local residents in the Duck River Electric Membership Corp. auditorium...

"Good things come to those who wait," according to an old saying. The Community Vikings were tired of waiting and took matters into their own hands, beating visiting Cornersville Bulldogs 5-2 Thursday afternoon for their first win of the season. Community, plagued with late-game errors and impatience at the plate all season, was determined not to lose the District 11-A contest...