Stories from Friday, January 18, 2008

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Tyson Foods says it is looking into allegations made by an animal rights organization about the company's slaughter practices at plants in Georgia and Tennessee. The company says People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals claims two Tyson Foods poultry plants were improperly handling chickens...

The attorney for a veteran teacher charged with carrying a gun on school property last month said Thursday that he is in the process of working out a pre-trial diversion in the case. Attorney John Norton, who is representing Dawn Bobo, the Liberty School teacher facing the weapons charge, said that a tentative agreement had been reached between his office and prosecutors in the case...

Christina Moore felt alienated and alone as a parent of an autistic child -- until she met Leta Frame. Frame understood the loneliness and frustration Moore was feeling, because she too is the mother of an autistic child. Frame is also the Bedford County representative of the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee...

It's always something. A call doesn't go there way here. A bad bounce there. Webb Middle just can't seem to get over the hump when they square off with neighboring Cascade Middle on the hardwood. They held their visitors scoreless for a quarter and half midway through but it wouldn't be enough as the Feet fell to the Champions again 30-23...

Brainstorming, organization and getting citizens involved was the focus of the second meeting of the Duck River Watershed Association [DRWA] Thursday evening. Group members, who consider themselves "watchdogs for the watershed," are concerned about the future of the Duck River and the impact the extreme drought has had. They debated solutions to the shortage of water...

The third of four public forums on Standardized School Attire drew heavy criticism of the proposal, which is often described as more than a dress code but less than a uniform. "It is not right to tell anyone what to wear," said Connie Hasty, one of the speakers...

It was a perfect night for an upset. The gym was bursting at the seams with a loud and boisterous crowd that included Shelbyville Central coach Lynn Burkey, it was homecoming and the atmosphere was radiant from the festivities as the Liberty Patriots took the floor on a mission for their game with cross-county rival Community Junior High on Thursday night...

Funeral services for Hazel Sudberry Yarbrough, 86, of Shelbyville, formerly of Rover, who died Friday in Shelbyville, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. The Rev. Michael Youngblood will officiate and burial will follow in Simpson Cemetery in Rover.

Harris Middle's Golden Eaglettes kept their undefeated season intact with a 37-20 win at Warren County in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup Thursday night. The Eaglettes (12-0, 10-0 CTC) played well on both ends of the court and followed their game plan to perfection...