Stories from Wednesday, March 7, 2007

In another week or so the AAU basketball season begins for high school players all across the country. Camps, tournaments and practices take on a whole new meaning. In place of cheerleaders and pep bands will stand college recruiters and sponsors. If anybody wants to figure out how important it is to teenagers to be able to continue their athletic careers on the next level, just check out the level and style of play...

If, like me, you are signed up for the state's "Do Not Call" list, and if, like me, you are infuriated by those political calls which play recorded messages on behalf of a political candidate, you will be delighted that the State Senate voted on Monday to ban most automated calls, including political ones, to people who are on the "Do Not Call" list...

One thing this writer has an issue with is news stories that seem to be intended to scare the reader instead of informing them. One example is an article published by the Rockford Register Star in Illinois, which warned of a "mini-Y2K" due to the new switch-over date for Daylight Saving Time...

Funeral services for William Henry Sudberry, 82, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at his home after an extended illness, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today...

Tennessee Department of Agriculture has implemented new rules which will allow the sale of certain foods safely prepared in home kitchens. One Bedford County man who's now a nationwide food entrepreneur says he thinks the program is a win-win situation which will provide safer food for consumers and more opportunities for those just starting out in the business...

Bedford County Financial Management Committee gave its recommendation Tuesday night to the $20.8 million expansion and renovation of Central High School. "I think we're behind now, and ... we've got to move on," said Commissioner J.D. "Bo" Wilson. But committee members said the project could mean a tight year or two for the county, and stressed that new revenue will be needed for future school building projects...

With nearly 120 new home water taps sought from the Bedford County Utility District Board that meets Thursday night, the system's manager says he knows more requests are on the was because of action by Shelbyville officials. "It's just a sign that there's growth potential out there," BCUD General Manager Marty Davis said Tuesday while discussing the items to be considered at the utility board's meeting set to begin at 7 p.m. in its offices on Bethany Lane...

Bedford County Nursing Home's administrator has been placed on probation for this year by the Tennessee Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. Wayne Schumann made a "false statement" in 2003 when he applied for a state license to be a nursing home administrator by not disclosing that he'd pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while impaired in 1994, according to the board's order...