Stories from Wednesday, June 11, 2008

A body found near Wartrace last week has been identified as a Murfreesboro woman, authorities said late Wednesday. The remains of Joyce Anne Mattis, 52, were discovered by a fisherman near a dirt trail and creek off Cannon Road. The largely-decomposed body had been in the area for at least a week, Sheriff Randall Boyce said....

The day Bell Buckle has been awaiting for more than three years has finally arrived -- the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has lifted a sewer moratorium on the small town. As a result, Bell Buckle will be allowed to install sewer taps now that problems with its waste water system have been corrected...

A Flat Creek-area man drowned in a farm pond behind his New Herman Road home early this morning. Bobby Cunningham, 62, apparently fell out of his boat, Sheriff Randall Boyce said. Family members told Boyce that Cunningham had said he was going to check an aerator in the pond. They found the boat floating upside down with its contents nearby...

Until now, Bedford County adults without a high school diploma had two options: Prepare for and take the GED (general educational development) test, or sign up for Adult High School. The Adult High School was intended for those adults who are only a few credits short of graduation and who prefer a high school diploma to a GED certificate. Although a GED is intended to represent the equivalent of a high school diploma, there are some potential employers who are said to prefer a diploma to a GED...

The smell of black powder and thunder from the past will be heard in the hills between Bell Buckle and Wartrace this weekend as 300 Civil War reenactors gather for the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Liberty Gap. On Saturday and Sunday, visitors can step back in time and observe demonstrations of cavalry, artillery and infantry units of the period, as well as games for the kids...

ARNOLD AFB -- Referring to last week's debate in the Senate about climate change and energy security, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker noted during a visit to Arnold Engineering Development Center on Monday that AEDC is testing alternative fuels for use by the Air Force...

The Times-Gazette will publish its pre-Fourth of July Savings Blast edition on Wednesday, June 25. The special edition will be larger than normal, featuring a variety of local features in addition to the regular news, sports, lifestyles and classifieds sections...

Georgia McChristian Poole Graham, 70, of Nashville, formerly of Shelbyville, died Sunday at Baptist Hospital. Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. John Batts officiating. Burial will follow at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holdens Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Friday.