Stories from Friday, November 10, 2006

Bedford County school system officials are crowing about the new School System Report Cards released today by the state, noting virtually across-the-board improvement, both in academic achievement and "value added" performance, by local schools over the past two years. Central High School and Thomas Intermediate School, which were on the state's "target list" several years ago, learned in August that they had met their adequate yearly progress (AYP) goals for two years straight, taking them off the list....

Funeral services for Alfred James Akins, 67, of Murfreesboro, who died Wednesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will be noon Sunday at H. Preston Scales & Sons Funeral Home in Murfreesboro. He was the father of Tyrone Frazier of Shelbyville...

Community Junior High defeated Cascade Middle 30-16 in Wartrace on Thursday night behind Georgia Ralston's 13-point, seven rebound effort in the Bedford County rivals' first meeting of the young season. The Viqueens (3-1) opened the game by outscoring the Lady Champions 9-3 in the first quarter and took a 16-7 lead into the locker room at the half...

Saying they want a full explanation, survivors of the Shelbyville grocer who suffered a fatal bullet wound in March will file a $50 million wrongful death suit today against the city, its police department and the officer who fired his city-provided assault rifle, according to their Memphis-based attorneys....

The national World War II memorial opened on the Mall in Washington in 2004, 60 years after the conflict it commemorates, and most of the men whose courage and self-sacrifice it salutes have not been able to see it in person. Robert Daniel would like to change that...

Events honoring veterans include tributes to service and sacrifice, but they also include humorous stories of camaraderie much like one told Wednesday in the library at Cascade High School where guests gathered before a program. While Phil Ayers was on duty on the U.S.S. ...

It was a routine meeting for the Shelbyville City Council as members passed a number of ordinances and resolutions Thursday night. The council approved a motion to declare an emergency and expend an amount of no more than $23,000 to repair the back wall and a door frame at the city's public works building. It was damaged two weeks ago by a wind storm that caused parts of a wall to crumble and warped the door frame. The cost of repair would be covered by insurance...

Eula B. Epperson, 77, of Shelbyville died today at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services wil be 2 p.m. Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Saturday...

Funeral services for Nell Tillett Methvin, 97, of Franklin, who died Wednesday at Williamson Medical Center, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Dr. L. Joseph Rosas III officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today and beginning 11 a.m. Saturday. She was the wife of the late Dr. A. Carl Methvin, who died in 1987.

Funeral services for Wilma Jean Plemons Fletcher, 81, of Shelbyville, who died Thursday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Eddie Reed will officiate and burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...