Stories from Wednesday, October 10, 2007

NASHVILLE -- Teachers and administrators at three Metro schools told Bedford County school representatives on Tuesday that implementation of Standardized School Attire (SSA) has gone smoothly, and claimed it is making a noticeable impact on student attitude and behavior...

Funeral services for Alma Lee Daughrity Mealer, 92, of Lewisburg, who died Tuesday, will be 3 p.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. The Rev. Tim McGehee will officiate and burial will follow in Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill. Visitation with the family will begin 5 p.m. Thursday...

Shirley Ann Cornelius, 60, of Tullahoma died Tuesday at Harton Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Tullahoma Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

Funeral services for Thomas E. York Sr., 78, of Akron, Ohio, formerly of Shelbyville, will be 2 p.m. (Eastern) Friday at Hecker Funeral Home in Uniontown, Ohio. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, also in Uniontown. Visitation with the family will be 5-9 p.m. (Eastern) Thursday...

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker told an open meeting audience in Shelbyville on Tuesday that he voted for the recent S-CHIP health care bill, not because it was perfect, but because it helped provide health care to children living in poverty or near-poverty. "I'm going to err on the side of them having health care," said Corker, a Republican who was formerly the mayor of Chattanooga...

Cascade finished off their regular season schedule in fine fashion, taking down Boyd Christian 5-2 in McMinnville on Monday. The Lady Broncos got on the board first to knock the Lady Champions back on their heels before Kat Lohay scored to even matters at 1-all heading into intermission...

LEWISBURG -- A Chapel Hill-area man accused of cruelty to animals made arrangements to have his horses fed while he was out of state during last summer's heat when one of them died, according to witnesses he has ready for his trial. Marshall County General Sessions Court Judge Steve Bowden announced Tuesday that Derrick Ulmer's witnesses must return on Dec. 18, when he will preside over the case brought as a result of two citations issued by the sheriff's department...

Work is progressing on an equalization basin for Bell Buckle's wastewater system, the town's board was told Tuesday. According to environmental engineer Jim Patterson, work on the basin should begin later this week or early next week. The basin is required to comply with a Director's Order issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) concerning problems with the sewer system in 2005...

Over $3,000 worth of hand tools were stolen from a Deason business over the weekend. A cash drawer was dumped on the floor and $300-$400 missing, Richard T. Smith, owner of Select Trailer Sales and Service, U.S. 231 North, told investigators. Entry was made by breaking glass in a garage door, Cpl. Kent Jacobs of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

As visitors enjoyed food and drink at the T-G's offices Tuesday in observance of National Newspaper Week, I was struck by the changes -- and what's stayed the same -- during my years in journalism. We've come a long way in a relatively short time...

Vernell G. Stiles, 87, of Huntland died Tuesday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Gallant Funeral Home in Fayetteville with the Rev. Billy Langford, the Rev. Aaron DeMerchant and the Rev. Keith Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Elora Cemetery...

Ora Lee Johnson, 87, of Shelbyville died Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Scales & Sons Funeral Home, Murfreesboro.

Virginia Culotta Kientz, 85, of Shelbyville died Monday after an extended illness. Funeral services will be private with a memorial service to be held at a later date.

FRANKLIN -- The Community Viqueens have been notorious for slow starts this season. They didn't make an exception Tuesday night against Spring Hill in the opening round of the District 11-A/AA tournament. This time they dug a hole that they couldn't get out of, falling 25-23, 26-24, 25-18 and ending their season...

No one ever said it would be easy, but Harris Middle's Golden Eagles have advanced to the third annual Central Tennessee Conference Bowl. It's the Eagles' second trip to the bowl in three years. The top two teams in the regular season face off for the CTC title. The team with the best conference record is host...