Stories from Monday, March 13, 2006

When the Tennessee Court of Appeals rules on Bedford County Sheriff Clay Parker's case, nearly 50 ballots will be mailed out, and most of them will go to people who sought to vote when George Bush was running for re-election. Parker's appeal is over whether he should be blocked from the May 2 Democratic Primary because he didn't meet a Feb. ...

Another delegation of Bedford County residents approached Bedford County Utility District commissioners late last week asking for water service and were told they'd be put on a list to be considered in the spring. In similar developments Thursday: The district's consulting engineer reported a $150,000 cost estimate to get water pipes close to residents near Wartrace where more people sought water service last month; and commissioners told their engineer to write bid specifications for a new water line in northwest Bedford County.. ...

Promotional materials for an upcoming household hazardous waste event and transportation for an environmental awareness program for students are the items that a state recycling grant will help pay for, the Bedford County Solid Waste Authority decided Thursday...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- A new automobile assembly plant was on the agenda. Hundreds, if not thousands, of new jobs were involved, along with millions of dollars in private investment, along with an unknown amount of tax dollars. Three county commissioners were there in the room at the Fayette County employment-training center. So were two county mayors and the lieutenant governor of Tennessee...

Bedford County's chief industrial recruiter has taken issue with a survey, published by Business TN magazine, which ranks Shelbyville 44th out of the state's 50 largest cities in terms of being business-friendly. The survey, conducted by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, was published in a supplement distributed with the magazine's March issue. ...

MURFREESBORO -- First time for everything. Forrest (30-7) held off former Class AA powerhouse Jackson County (32-8) in overtime for a 42-41 win in the Class A state championship, the first of any sport in school history. "It just means so much for everyone there," said Forrest coach Robby Reasonover, who's in his tenth year at the Chapel Hill school. "Not many teams can win their last game and we did."...

MURFREESBORO -- Shelbyville Central's bid for another TSSAA Class AAA state championship slipped away in the fourth quarter as Wilson Central claimed the title with a come-from-behind 44-38 win over the Golden Eaglettes on Saturday night in MTSU's Murphy Center...

NASHVILLE -- Joakim Noah's flare for the dramatic flew under the radar for most of the Southeastern Conference tournament. That is, until his Florida Gators needed him most in their championship game clash with South Carolina on Sunday afternoon. Noah's putback basket with 11.2 seconds remaining provided the winning margin and his blocked shot of South Carolina's final prayer with :04 left preserved the Gators' 49-47 victory in the SEC title game at the Gaylord Entertainment Center...

Webb thrashed Pope John Paul II 18-4 on Saturday afternoon in Bell Buckle. Will Taylor and Rhea Hyatt paced the Feet (3-1) offensively with five goals and an assist. Matthew Johnson scored twice and led in ground balls with six. Nick Wisniewski contributed a goal and an assist. Rhett Layman, Cody Rooks, Robert Bray, Jack Barton and Robert McKee each tallied a goal. Robert Newman chipped in an assist...

Questions from state appeals court judges seemed to give Bedford County Sheriff Clay Parker hope this morning as his attorney replied to keep state and county officials from preventing his name from being listed on the May 2 Democratic Primary ballot...