Stories from Monday, March 12, 2007

Funeral services for Johnnie Cleveland McMahon, 77, of Tullahoma, who died Saturday at Medical Center of Manchester, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ with Willie Rippy and Lawson B. Howard officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will begin noon Wednesday at the church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

William Hargrove Sr., 85, of Rover died Sunday after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, with the Rev. James Doyle officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery in Rover. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

A doctor and a nurse were separated from Bedford County Medical Center as defendants in a medical malpractice case that's sought at least $2.5 million over the death of a man who sought treatment at the hospital's emergency room. The ruling came Thursday from Bedford County Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell in the case brought by the widow and children of Samuel Harrison Butcher III, who died on Sept. ...

Community joins hundreds of schools across the state with teams kicking off their regular season schedules this week. The Vikings and Viqueens both provided plentiful amounts of playing time to younger athletes a year ago and look for the experience to finally pay off...

The drive from Cascade to the TSSAA Spring Fling playing fields in Murfreesboro is shorter than just about every Class A school in the state geographically but has proved to be quite a challenge. A trio of Orange and Black programs kick off their respective seasons this week in search of a berth in the Fling...

Residents from all parts of Bedford County are invited to express their opinions on how they think their community should grow during the next 20 years. The public hearing scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on March 27 is in conjunction with discussions started this winter by an advisory panel with a consultant from a Nashville planning and engineering firm...

Illegal drugs valued at more than $275,000 were burned Friday at Shelbyville's landfill, now that prosecution and case work related to the contraband are complete. "This is the way we like to see it burned," District Attorney Chuck Crawford said about the procedure orchestrated by Tim Lane, director of the 17th Judicial Drug Task Force...

Johnny Ryan Buckins, 28, of Unionville, died Sunday at his residence after an extended illness. Per his request, his remains were cremated. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.