Stories from Friday, October 19, 2007

Bedford County Board of Education has taken the first steps towards adopting Standardized School Attire, by releasing a draft policy which will serve as a basis of debate and discussion between now and February, when the board hopes to adopt a final policy...

The flow of water from Normandy Reservoir has been reduced by the Tennessee Valley Authority, even as the area experienced a rare rainfall this week. But one area utility official says that the lake is at the lowest level he’s ever seen and much more precipitation is needed before the situation can improve...

Harris Middle School has been awarded $150,500 in Safe Routes to School funds. The funds will be used to construct approximately 4,000 linear feet of sidewalk in the vicinity of the school. Funds will also be used to provide an educational program focused on bicycle and pedestrian safety and promotional activities to encourage walking and biking as a safe and healthy initiative...

On the one hand, cell phones are a way for teens and pre-teens to keep in touch with their parents. For example, students and parents can call each other if there’s a change in after-school plans. On the other hand, they can be disruptive if used during school hours, and can even be used to cheat on exams, with one student text-messaging answers to another on the sly...

Cash was stolen from the home of Cathryn Simmons, Hoover Street, during the day Wednesday. The back door was open and alarm system had been turned off, Simmons told police. The report indicated the home had been three previous times without police reports being filed...

A.D. Preston Jr., 62, of Lynchburg died Wednesday at the V.A. Medical Center, Nashville. Funeral services were held today at Jennings Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Lynchburg with Ray West officiating. Burial followed at Lynchburg Cemetery.

Funeral services for John Samuel “Indian John” Stacy, 74, of Beech Grove, who died Thursday at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Gilley Hill Methodist Church. The Rev. Doyle Sadler will officiate and burial will follow in Gilley Hill Cemetery...

Shelbyville Central returns to action after a week off when the Eagles travel to Nashville to face Stratford in a huge Region 5-4A matchup tonight at 7. The much-needed week off gave the Eagles a time to rest, heal a few nagging injuries and allowed an extra week to prepare for Stratford...