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Mary Jane Sudberry
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
Mary Jane Sudberry, 63, of Cedar Grove community died Friday in Lewisburg. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Lee Butler officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery in Rover.
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Mary Irene Ray
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
Funeral services for Mary Irene Ray, 73, of Unionville, who died Friday at NHC Nursing Home in Lewisburg, will be Tuesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.
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William Auther "Billy" Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
William Auther "Billy" Johnson, 60, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Meharry General Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with William Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.
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Rita Elizabeth Teeples Rogers Briggs
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
Rita Elizabeth Teeples Rogers Briggs, 38, of Unionville died Friday at her home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Pentecostal Church of Columbia, where she attended, with the Rev. Telford Tharp and the Rev. Henry Mobley officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens in Columbia...
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No room at the inn, but donkey taken into county custody (Local News ~ 12/17/05)
A wayward donkey taken into custody near Unionville is being held in a corral behind Bedford County Animal Control on Lane Parkway, where the beast may be viewed by people who can claim it as theirs, or who want to acquire it. The donkey was running at large and a hazard to motorists on U.S. 41-A North. Its capture required a shot from a tranquilizer gun administered by a veterinarian after officials realized they couldn't just lasso the donkey... -
Bell Buckle planners get rough draft (Local News ~ 12/17/05)
Bell Buckle's planning commission received a rough draft of subdivision regulations and the group will conduct a public hearing next month so that the public can have input. The planning commission meets on the third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m., which would be Jan. 19 in this case. The group recommended that the town council advertise notice of a public meeting... -
The need is clear, but funding is elusive (Local News ~ 12/17/05)
Former school superintendent Mike Bone told school board members Thursday night that county commissioners clearly understand the need for new school construction. "I think their dilemma is how to go about that," Bone told Bedford County Board of Education during its monthly meeting, held this month at Thomas Intermediate School... -
Alleged shots at deputy result in indictment (Local News ~ 12/17/05)
A man accused of shooting at a Bedford County Sheriff's deputy was indicted Monday on an attempted murder charge. Anthony Albert Leverette, 40, of Hart Road, was arrested in September in connection with an investigation following a domestic assault report... -
Accuser fingers the wrong couple (Local News ~ 12/17/05)
"Case dismissed" was the ruling in Bedford County General Sessions Court after a complainant misidentified a man and woman from Lebanon as the Shelbyview Drive couple he accused of taking a mattress and box springs from a rented house trailer when they moved... -
Viqueens feel sting of powerful Grundy County (High School Sports ~ 12/17/05)
Grundy County didn't take long to flex their muscles on Community on Friday night in Unionville. The Class AA foe scored the first 11 points of the contest and never trailed en route to a 62-27 win over the Viqueens. Community coach Tony Garrette knew the game would be a challenge and his team would have to play mistake-free basketball to pull off the upset... -
Second half surge too late for Vikes (High School Sports ~ 12/17/05)
Visiting Grundy County answered the bell with a quick 9-0 first-quarter lead before Community knew what hit them on Friday night. Wylder Norris scored the first Viking bucket with 1:52 to play in the opening stanza. The Yellow Jackets turned a 14-2 first-quarter advantage into a 24-3 upper hand midway through the second quarter...
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