Stories from Thursday, February 9, 2006

Funeral arrangements for Lawrence Williams, 96, of Shelbyville, who died this morning at Bedford County Medical Center after a brief illness, are incomplete and will be announced by Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

The Motlow College Jazz Band, dance students of Nancy June Brandon and a color guard from Arnold Engineering Development Center have been confirmed to appear at The Nashville Symphony's May 2 concert at Calsonic Arena. An additional guest ensemble is still being negotiated and will be announced soon, say organizers, who met Wednesday at The Fly Arts Center...

Questions about personal responsibility and issues involving Hispanics in Tennessee dominated a teleconference with Gov. Phil Bredesen Wednesday following his State of the State address Tuesday night. In the annual address, Bredesen said he wants to increase state employees' salaries, boost high school and college graduation rates and provide more health care for uninsured Tennesseans -- without raising taxes and on a smaller state budget...

MEMPHIS -- If only their fingernails were slightly longer. Webb took control early and led every one of the first 24 minutes of play in their opening round matchup against Immaculate Conception in the first-ever Division II-A state tournament. Problem is, the games last 32 minutes...

MEMPHIS -- All season long Webb proved they could compete with nearly every team on their schedule. But, despite flashes of brilliance and success, the Feet found themselves on the losing end more times than not. Webb, competing as the No. 11 seed, took on sixth-seeded Southern Baptist Educational Center of...

More than four tons of granite were placed on the southwest lawn of the Bedford County Courthouse on Wednesday morning to serve as the base of the Veterans Memorial that's to be unveiled in early March. "I was proud to see it go up," said William McKamey, 88, of Midland Road, who watched from a courthouse window as the placement of two pieces of granite were lifted by a crane provided by Cooper Steel and directed by Barry Cooper, chairman of the Bedford County School Board...