Stories from Saturday, October 13, 2007

A stuffed Barracuda fish was mounted on a plaque behind the bar at Daddy Billy's in Tullahoma during the 1980s and the nameplate read "Saber-toothed Snail Darter." For those who don't know why that's funnier than a sight gag: There's a popular belief that environmentalists stopped TVA's construction of the Columbia Dam to protect a minnow-sized fish, the Snail Darter...

Funeral services for Sue Ella Simmons Bingham, 85, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Frank Butler will officiate and burial will follow in Rosebank Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-9 p.m. Sunday...

Coach Kenny Parker expressed concern before Friday night's Region 5-A home game with Eagleville. After defeating Forrest 28-7 on the road the previous week, Parker was worried his Cascade team would start out slow. Those concerns went out the door in a hurry as the fifth-ranked Champions (7-0, 6-0 5-A) scored 44 points in the first half and cruised to a 57-0 victory...

The man who was brutally attacked outside his Eastland Avenue home Wednesday night is offering a $2,500 reward for the arrest and conviction of his assailant. Gilbert McCarter, 77, was struck as he got out of his car. McCarter fought off the suspect, who was last seen running toward Greenwood Avenue...

A variety of Teen Read Week activities will be held next week at Argie Cooper Public Library on South Main Street: Pumpkin Carving Contest: Bring in carved pumpkins starting Monday and ending Oct. 19. They will be displayed, and first, second and third place winners will be announced at the Teen Book Club meeting on Oct. 20. This contest is for ages 13-18, although the library will also have a pre-teen pumpkin carving contest (for ages 9-12) running at the same time (see below)...

Summary judgment in favor of the City of Shelbyville was handed down Wednesday in Fayetteville in a lawsuit between the city and a local paving company. However, two legal issues still remain in the suit that was filed nearly two and a half years ago...

When a person is sentenced to do time at the Bedford County Jail, the popular misconception is that he or she wastes the days away sitting around watching television. But some of those who have ended up as long term guests of the county have talents and skills which Sheriff Randall Boyce and his staff are putting to good use...

Bedford County Utility District has adopted a water shortage management plan, due to the level of Normandy Lake, and has issued a call for voluntary water conservation by BCUD customers. Voluntary conservation is requested because Normandy Lake's level is lower than 864 feet above sea level, BCUD Commissioner Randy Head said Saturday, explaining how the system works. ...

The Community Vikings opened their 44-2 loss to White House-Heritage on Friday night like a house afire, holding the visitors to three failed downs before Colton Fritzell broke through the line and blocked the punt, then fell on the ball on the 13-yard line to put his team in business...

After traveling with local school board members to the Chattanooga area last spring and to Nashville this week, I feel sure that they will adopt Standardized School Attire (SSA), which is usually described as being more than a dress code but less than a uniform...