Stories from Monday, December 18, 2006

Funeral services for Joe Jordan Jr., 82, of Shelbyville, who died Friday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be noon Wednesday at Beech Grove Baptist Church. The Rev. Elliott Webb will officiate and burial will follow in Johnson Cemetery. The body will lie in state from 11 a.m. until service time on Wednesday...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former state Sen. John Ford, already awaiting trial in a public corruption case, has been indicted on new charges over consulting deals he had with state contractors while serving in the Legislature, federal prosecutors announced Monday...

NASHVILLE -- Sometimes a good defense is the best offense. Such was the case for Tennessee on Sunday as the Titan 'D' scored three touchdowns in a 24-17 win over AFC South foe Jacksonville at LP Field. The Titans (7-7) have now won five games in a row after starting the season 0-5...

Land swaps and rezoning were the main items on the Shelbyville City Council's agenda at the last meeting of 2006 Thursday. The council voted to approve a land swap with Bobby Parker on property on Eagle Boulevard and to authorize the mayor and city recorder to execute the agreement and deed...

WATERTOWN -- Matters appeared to be in hand in the early going Saturday against Friendship Christian in Cascade's second matchup of the Watertown Classic. Unfortunately for the local boys, the iron was unkind in a 50-45 loss after another lackluster shooting performance...

WATERTOWN -- Cascade never got on track as their train of momentum derailed quickly into Saturday afternoon's 60-38 loss to Friendship Christian on the second day of the Watertown Classic. The Lady Champions (3-6) claimed a 31-29 win over Watertown the night before behind a strong fourth quarter but couldn't ride the wave to a solid finish to the weekend...

Christmas decorations have been fixed and replaced at the home of Mike and Tammy Wilson, but the vandalism of what had been on their front yard remains as an unsolved crime for the Bedford County Sheriff's Department. And so this morning, Mike Wilson has plans to take a broken Santa Claus figure to the sheriff's detectives who he hopes will be able to find fingerprints of the grinch or other vandals who would otherwise try to spoil a happy family's Christmas display...

With conversation described as confusing by some commissioners, the Bedford County Utility District Board last week voted 4-1 to have a new water sale contract with Bell Buckle. Despite their debate over when the pending contract, as submitted by the town, might be renewed and/or altered, the commissioners' discussion indicates that they want to negotiate a different price for water sold to Bell Buckle...

Funeral services for Virge Bagley Marsh, 79, of Fayetteville, who died Saturday, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Burial will follow at Old Orchard Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today.