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Heart attack victim's wife raises funds (Local News ~ 10/25/06)
Out of the worst tragedies come the greatest triumphs. In memory of her husband Ken Stearns, who died May 13 of a massive heart attack, Donna Stearns and her children, Matt and Sarah-Margaret, are walking in Sunday's American Heart Walk -- and promoting this annual Bedford County fund-raiser with unbridled emotion... -
Eaglettes elminated in region opener (High School Sports ~ 10/25/06)
MURFREESBORO -- Shelbyville Central's soccer season ended as it started -- with a disappointment. The Eaglettes (12-8) closed out the season with a 4-0 loss to host Siegel in opening round action of the Region 4-AAA tournament on Tuesday night. Ironically, the season got off to a bad start when junior midfielder Casey Bearden suffered a season-ending knee injury on the first night of practice... -
Guard families to be briefed (Local News ~ 10/25/06)
Relatives and close friends of the National Guardsmen returning from Iraq to Shelbyville next month are being called to a briefing on Sunday in the Chamber of Commerce offices on South Cannon Boulevard. Col. Ron Strahle, of the Guard's offices in Smyrna is to oversee the 2 p.m. discussion which is being likened to the briefing conducted at Shelbyville Mills Baptist Church before the soldiers left on Sept. 14 last year... -
'Haunted Evening' again in Bell Buckle (Local News ~ 10/25/06)
Bell Buckle will host its 12th annual Old-Fashioned Haunted Evening Saturday from 5-9 p.m., with a wide variety of activities. There will be a cemetery stroll; fortune tellers; carnival games for all ages; a "haunted hayride" and the chance to go through the Murfreesboro Fire Department's Christy Houston Fire Safety House... -
Finance panel takes up centralized budgeting (Local News ~ 10/25/06)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners' budget and finance committee began discussing the possibility of a centralized county financial management system on Tuesday, and will meet again 5 p.m. Nov. 2 in hopes of deciding on a recommendation to the full commission... -
County clerk's home burglarized (Local News ~ 10/25/06)
A burglary Sunday or Monday at County Clerk Kathy Prater's home on New Center Church Road netted nearly $2,000, according to a Bedford County Sheriff's Department report. The cash was reportedly taken from a desk drawer between 9:35 p.m. Sunday and 8:30 p.m. Monday... -
Springfield and Shelbyville
(Column ~ 10/25/06)
A few months back, a city council member in Springfield made some sort of off-the-cuff proposal about denying access to that city's parks based on immigration status. An attorney with a large Nashville law firm who maintains a blog about Latino issues posted an item about this incident, but mistakenly referred to Shelbyville instead of Springfield. ...
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A tale of Wolf Meadows
(Column ~ 10/25/06)
For many of us who grew up in 1970s Shelbyville, Wolf Meadows held a mysterious allure. The rumors abounded. It was a legend, along with the Chapel Hill light and the old church halfway down New Hope Road. At the dead end of Stewart Road was a former home for the mentally challenged in the days before group homes and serious treatment and care became common...
Stories from Wednesday, October 25, 2006
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