Stories from Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Shelbyville Central heads north to Murfreesboro on Thursday in hopes of winning their first of three games at MTSU's Murphy Center en route to claiming state title No. 13. Standing in their way in the quarterfinals is Memphis Ridgeway, which boasts a record of 35-2...

NASHVILLE -- Artificial insemination of a Tennessee Walking Horse at a breeding barn on behalf of the horse's owner -- without an attending veterinarian -- could be legal by April Fool's Day. That's possible without unforeseen delays, according to state Rep. Curt Cobb (D-Shelbyville) who spoke after a House Agriculture Committee meeting on Tuesday when the panel considered mad cow disease and milk quality...

The U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center has agreed to take over a NASA-owned aerodynamics complex in California which specializes in testing of helicopters; this will become AEDC's second remote location. AEDC and the Air Force have signed a lease with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to reopen the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) located at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. ...

SMYRNA--James Grizzell's face had a mixture of emotions as he climbed off the Liberty Belle, one of only 14 B-17 "Flying Fortresses" that can still take to the air. That's because the last time the Hendersonville resident stepped foot inside one of these aircraft was when he was flying one -- back in World War II...

Funeral services for Aileen L. Kelso, 62, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Timothy Wright will deliver the eulogy and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.