Stories from Monday, July 24, 2006

Bedford County voters have five more days to cast ballots early and avoid the rush in the Aug. 3 county elections and the primaries for state and federal office. More than 900 of the 20,755 registered voters in Bedford County had cast ballots in the political contests by Saturday morning. Early voting also applies to the race for mayor in Bell Buckle...

Because of a neighbor's complaint, the state is investigating a grandfather's transformation of a Duck River flood plain into a place for his grandson to jump motorcycles from hill to hill. It's an investigation that's been going on for nearly three months, and late last week a Bedford County panel reached its own consensus on the matter. Its members don't see it as something they want to stop. Nor do they want to take official steps on the matter...

J.B. Cox has announced his candidacy for re-election as chancellor of the 17th Judicial District in the Aug. 3 general election. A lifelong resident of Lincoln County, Cox and his family reside in the Howell community in Lincoln County. He is married to the former Nancy McKinney and they have two children, Ben, 8, and Julia, 3...

Frank Reagor has announced his candidacy for mayor of Bell Buckle in the Aug. 3 town election. Reagor has served for six years as an alderman and 1 1/2 years on the town's planning commission. He has been a resident of Bell Buckle since 1988 and has family connections in the area going back more than 100 years. He is retired. He and his wife have two children, three grandchildren and four-grandchildren. He is a member of Bell Buckle Church of Christ...

P.T. "Biff" Farrar has announced his candidacy for re-election to a ninth district seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the August 3 general election. Farrar is vice-chair of the commission's rules and legislative committee. Farrar taught social studies at Central High School for 20 years. ...

Amy Martin has announced her candidacy for re-election to a third district seat on the Bedford County Board of Education in the Aug. 3 general election. Coordinator of fiscal services and human resources at Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville, Martin has been with TTCS since 1973...

COLUMBIA -- Shelbyville Junior American Legion Post 23 finished 2-2 in the American Legion State Tournament over the weekend at Columbia State Community College. Matched with Old Hickory Post 93 for the second time in three days Sunday, Post 23 was tied at 2-all going into the sixth inning before the wheels came off in a 7-3 loss that eliminated them from the tournament...

Bryant Prater doubled twice, singled twice, scored three runs and drove in a pair to help get Shelbyville Senior American Legion Post 23 back into the win column after defeating Gallatin American Legion Post 17 13-5 in the second half of a doubleheader at SCHS on Sunday...