Stories from Monday, August 6, 2007

A memorial service for Mary Jane Meinkey, 73, of Tullahoma, who died Sunday at Harton Regional Medical Center there, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Jonathan McQuire will officiate. Per her request, her remains were cremated. No family visitation has been scheduled...

WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. House of Representatives authorized emergency funding Friday to help with reconstruction efforts after last week's bridge collapse in Minneapolis, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said he wants to ensure the nation's bridges are safeguarded against future collapses...

Two men were arrested Sunday of last week while allegedly trying to throw stolen items over the fence behind Tractor Supply Co., North Main Street. Ralph Edward Bryant, 40, Tullahoma, and Timmy Dean Brawley, 39, Manchester, were each charged with theft of property...

KNOXVILLE -- Death, taxes and recruiting rankings. One of these things is not like the others. College football recruiting has taken on a life of its own in recent years with more and more Internet services telling diehards who's hot and who's not. Even the "can't miss kids" sometimes fail to take academics or preseason workouts seriously. Before you know it, some stud a university has been writing letters to since he was in eighth grade is being shipped off to military school or some JUCO...

Funeral arrangements for William R. Brown, 68, of Shelbyville, who died Sunday at Bedford County Medical Center, are incomplete and will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Bedford County native Bob Beachboard is a collector. He collects old tools, saws, wrenches, tractors, and a variety of other antiques and items that keep piling up around his farm on Liberty Pike north of Bell Buckle. Even though he doesn't own a horse, Beachboard has a collection of horse-drawn plows, and he set up a display of 50 pieces of his farming treasures at this year's Bedford County Fair...

Approximately 500 Walking Horse contenders vied for honors in last week's shows in Fayetteville, Belfast and Wartrace. With a 99.8 percent compliance rate in the inspection shed under the scrutiny of both the Designated Qualified Persons (DQP) inspectors and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Veterinary Medical Officers (VMO), Walking Horse enthusiasts declared the weekend a success...

Charles Glendon "Pig" Segroves, 83, of Shelbyville died Saturday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jim Gonyea officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery...