Stories from Monday, December 17, 2007

Bloggers at the Times-Gazette web site, t-g.com, haven't taken any holiday in expressing their opinions on the issues of the day -- or whatever else interests them. Here are excerpts from some recent blog postings: Bo Melson: "I've been keeping a close eye on the proposal to turn the old Tennessee State Prison into buildings housing office space...

The final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the U.S. Air Force's Common Battlefield Airman Training (CBAT) project is still under review and could be released within the next few weeks, an Air Force spokesperson said today. The EIS was scheduled to be released on Saturday but, according to Air Force spokesperson Shirley Curry, the review process is taking "longer than anticipated" and could be released in a manner of weeks or even days...

CHAPEL HILL -- It was not a win, but it was a victory of sorts as Cascade Middle played for their first World Tournament championship in more than 10 years in a 41-25 loss to Middle Tennessee Christian Middle on Saturday night. The game was much closer than the final score would indicate and featured seven lead changes before the deeper roster of the Lady Cougars took its toll and wore down the Orange and Black...

It was an extremely busy week for Shelbyville Central, playing three games in the past five days. After claiming impressive District 8-AAA wins against Franklin County and Lawrence County, the Golden Eaglettes hosted state powerhouse Wilson Central on Saturday night...

Shelbyville Central coach Kevin Thomas was very disappointed in the lack of effort he saw in the Golden Eagles' 58-48 loss to visiting Wilson Central on Saturday night. "I really feel for the last week and a half or so our kids' effort has kind of went down at practice and games and their intensity level has not been as high," Thomas said. "I guess you could say they just can't stand prosperity."...

Funeral services for Mary Frances Stone Sanders, 64, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Bedford County Nursing Home after an extended illness, will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Randall Harmon and Billy Brock will officiate and burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

A Liberty School teacher has been charged with possessing a gun on school property. Investigators said Dawn Bobo arrived at school one day last week and, after entering the building, verbally exclaimed that she had accidentally brought the gun inside...

The next scheduled forum on Standardized School Attire (SSA) will be Thursday at 5:45 at Cascade High School, prior to the meeting of Bedford County Board of Education at 7 p.m. at the school. This will be the second of four scheduled public forums on the contentious issue; the first was held last month at Liberty School. Anyone may attend any of the forums, regardless of where they live or where their children attend...