Stories from Thursday, October 11, 2007

A memorial service for Ora Lee Johnson, 67, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 7 p.m. Friday. The body will lie in state from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday followed by family visitation from 1-2 p.m. and funeral services at 2 with Larry Crismon as eulogist and Dale Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved a re-zoning request from Ralph Whitfield for property at 2134 State Route 64 West from A-1 (agriculture) to C-1 (commercial). The site already has a convenience store; Whitfield asked for the rezoning so that he can add mini-warehouse space behind the market. Bedford County Planning Commission recommended the change...

In August 1981, 13-year-old Lisa Bennett was crossing Highway 82 in front of Webb School in Bell Buckle to visit her mother, who works at the boarding school. Lisa never made it. She was struck by a car and died of her injuries the next day. The school, the Town of Bell Buckle and county law enforcement want to prevent a reoccurrence...

A 77-year-old man was brutally attacked in an attempted robbery outside his Eastland Avenue home Tuesday night, Shelbyville police said. Gilbert McCarter suffered head and arm wounds. He was taken to Bedford County Medical Center for treatment, according to police...

No, they are not toys. They look like a little motorcycle or a play cell phone, or a tiny racing car. But these innocent looking trinkets, which can be found in area stores, are actually cigarette lighters -- and in a child's hands, can bring tragedy to an entire family...

U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon's legislation to improve public safety by ensuring the reliability of 9-1-1 calls made from Internet phone services is progressing through the U.S. House of Representatives. On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet cleared Gordon's 9-1-1 Modernization and Public Safety Act, H.R. 3403, for full committee consideration...

Community continues Region 5-A play Friday against White House-Heritage with a bit of a chip on their shoulder after playing both the best half of football of the season last week, as well as the worst against a team that they had a chance to put away on their home field...

If there's a matchup in Class A in Week Seven that has the makings of an upset it is Friday night's Region 5-A showdown between Eagleville and Cascade. Coach Jason Scharsch may have the deepest pool of athletes from which to choose. The visiting Eagles (1-5, 1-4 5-A) have searched long and hard for an identity but haven't quite been able to put all the pieces together, leaving some opposing coaches scratching their heads...