Stories from Wednesday, October 26, 2005

It was Friday morning, right on deadline, and someone called up on short notice expecting me to drop everything I was doing and come out to make a photo. That was bad enough, but unfortunately for him, he also started his call by saying, "Here's some good news you could put in the newspaper for a change."...

The problem of similar street names in Shelbyville and Bedford County could have caused a major problem after a serious traffic accident last week. Railroad Avenue becomes Railroad Road at the Stanley Boulevard intersection. A caller to 9-1-1 specified Railroad "Avenue" when the wreck was actually on Railroad "Road."...

Funeral arrangements for Betty Frances Childress, 80, of Wartrace, are incomplete and will be announced by Gowen-Smith Chapel.

Community's junior varsity finished out their season Monday night in Huntland in a dreary cold interlaced with a light drizzle that didn't come close to dampening the enthusiasm of the first-year team. Although the Vikings ended up on the short end of a 30-22 score, this was once again a game not decided until the final minutes...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and property committee will study a list of the county's real estate holdings before requesting a special session of the full commission to discuss how to meet the county's space needs. The replacement of Harris Middle School and the sale of Bedford County Medical Center will, when all is said and done, leave the county with several excess buildings. ...

Bedford County Nursing Home is having "a pretty good month," reported administrator Wayne Schumann to the county commission's budget and finance committee Tuesday night. Schumann said the facility has finally been able to submit its July and August Medicare claims for approval. ...

The Times-Gazette's been getting the phone calls. So have the folks down at Shelbyville City Hall. So let's get this out there: Halloween is on Monday, Oct. 31, All Hallows Eve, the same as it's always been. Last year, the date fell on a Sunday and there was some confusion as when to take the kids out trick or treating...

The Bedford County Health Department will be administering flu shots Thursday at its offices on Dover Street, but there's currently only enough vaccine for about 50 inoculations for that many people who've got appointments. That's according to Pam Browning, the public health nursing supervisor here who says more vaccine has been ordered, but because it's unclear when it will arrive, health department officials can't start making appointments for the next round of inoculations...

An apparent drug deal gone bad led to the death of a young Christiana man Tuesday night north of Shelbyville. Matthew Ryan Peterson, 19, died of a gunshot wound to the neck at a Staley Road home, Detective Sgt. Sam Bragg of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

The Battle of the Bulge, which lasted from Dec. 16, 1944, to Jan. 28, 1945, was the largest land battle of World War II in which the United States participated. More than a million men fought in this battle, including some 600,000 Germans, 500,000 Americans, and 55,000 British. By the conclusion of the battle, nearly 80,000 Americans had been killed, maimed or captured. ...

Funeral services for Frances Childress, 80, of Wartrace, who died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Bill Niles officiating. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery.

Ever have a day so bad you just knew you were bound to wake up any minute relieved that it was all just a dream? One of those 24-hour spells where things could not have possibly been scripted any worse? That's the way Saturday, heck the whole darn season, has gone for the Tennessee Volunteers...