Stories from Saturday, June 17, 2006

Recent changes in state law regarding the licensing of construction contractors have been revealed by litigation in Bedford County Chancery Court, where a Bell Buckle woman has sued her home builder. The buyer complained that the crawl space under her home on Cascade Lane floods and that it shouldn't have been built there. Her lawyer says the builders should have known that and the case will show their actions took them beyond the protections of an exemption from licensing for certain builders...

Several senior citizens have reported scam attempts from people falsely claiming to represent mail-order drug companies. The callers ask for personal information and $299 to obtain "coverage," according to the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands...

MANCHESTER -- The temperature topped 90 degrees Friday, but that didn't seem to bother the 80,000 fans who gathered for the fifth time to experience the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Fair...

BELL BUCKLE -- Chamber of Commerce president Billy Phillips said at midday Saturday that he was pleased with the crowd for this year's 12th Annual RC Cola / Moon Pie Festival, which started slow but built as the day went on. "I believe we're going to have a crescendo in about another hour," said Phillips about 11:40...

Shelbyville Central infielder Zach Riddle signed to play baseball at Martin Methodist on Friday morning. Riddle is the third Golden Eagle this year to extend his education as well as baseball career, following Rex Brothers at Lipscomb University and Blair Haskins at Motlow State...