Stories from Wednesday, December 28, 2005

"You have got to be able to hit your free throws. Otherwise there's no way a coach is gonna let you on the floor when trying to protect a lead late in the game." Those words echo through the mind of the next district player of the year. Shot after shot, nothing but net...

Funeral services for Rosco "Whack" Perrell Jr., 78, of Unionville, who died Tuesday at his home after an extended illness, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill.

Have you ever heard the story of the boy who cried "wolf"? I thought about that story this week when I got a press release from the local office of a state agency. The subject line said "Immediate Press Release!!!" and the body of the e-mail included the phrases "**High Priority**" and "Important!!" That's a total of five exclamation points, but who's counting?...

The following holiday greeting was sent from Senior Airman Tony G. Brown Jr., who is serving his second tour of duty in the Persian Gulf, to his family and friends. He is the son of Tony and Regina Brown of Shelbyville. I wanted to send a special note on this wonderful day in the world. First, I will brag and say I am in a very holy place compared to the States, and very close to where it all took place when Jesus was born...

The life of a driver who police said caused a head-on accident on Union Street early Monday may have been saved by a nearby resident who pulled her from her burning car. William Christie, who lives near the crash site, told police Kelly M. Hudson, 23, Pleasant Way, was unable to remove her seat belt or open the car's door...

Bedford County Health Department will expand its adult primary care services for uninsured residents of Bedford and surrounding counties in the South Central Region starting Tuesday, Jan. 4. These services are part of the state's Health Care Safety Net and will help those who have been disenrolled from TennCare as well as the other 580,000 Tennesseans who are without health insurance. ...

On his first visit to Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Dec. 8, Major Gen. Curtis Bedke, commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., said the main thing he wanted to do was to understand the scope of the work at Arnold...