Stories from Thursday, February 28, 2008

Bedford County may consider participating in a new program which would let county agencies like the jail and EMS buy medications at a greatly reduced cost -- but the county must find a local pharmacist who is willing to serve as a contact point. The program was discussed Tuesday evening by Bedford County Financial Management Committee...

Bedford County Nursing Home had an operating loss in the 2006-2007 fiscal year which ended last June, but non-operating income made up the difference and kept taxpayers from having to foot the bill. That was the report during discussion of the nursing home's 2006-2007 audit at Tuesday night's meeting of Bedford County Financial Management Committee...

A Unionville woman accused of breaking into a home and setting a fire late last year waived her right to a preliminary hearing and has been bound over to the Bedford County grand jury. Sheila Bledsoe briefly appeared before Judge Charles Rich Tuesday in Bedford County General Sessions Court with her court-appointed attorney...

Charges are pending against the father of a 9-day-old baby after he allegedly took her from a Cannon County home while armed Wednesday, authorities say. Eddie Markham, 21, of Cortner Mill Road near Normandy was "waving a gun around" when he took his daughter, Gabriella, from her mother, Kayla Arledge, Deputy Mike Henry of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

The big question before the girls Region 4-AAA championship game Wednesday was would Lebanon's height advantage or Shelbyville's pressure defense be the difference? After the Eaglettes' impressive 63-25 win the answer was clear: Defense, defense and more defense...

Funeral services for Ruby Ethel Raby Luna, 94, of Flat Creek, who died Wednesday at Bedford County Medical Center after an extended illness, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Julian Goodpaster officiating. Burial will follow at Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday.