Stories from Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Randall Mitchell "Randy" Nichols, 48, of Shelbyville, died Monday at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Friday.

Irene Beasley Lorance, 87, of Murfreesboro, died there Monday. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, with Elder Frank Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

There he stood on the edge of the finely-manicured infield, sweating through his practice gear with sunglasses resting atop his cap and blood flowing freely down his arm. Practice how you play takes on a whole new meaning when young men give up their bodies for ground balls off the bat of a fungo. The strawberries opened up burn all the same...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners passed budget and property tax rates Monday night, holding the county property tax rate at its current figure of $2.27 per $100 assessed value. Monday night's special called meeting of the commission had been postponed by a week due to the death of Commissioner Roger Brothers. Brothers' seat will be filled at the regular commission meeting in August...

Time has nearly run out for the Community Closet. As of Thursday, the organization will have to be out of the building at 405 Depot St. that it has used for the past year to assist those in dire straits. The job of the Community Closet has been to provide needed items such as food, clothes, furniture and whatever else is donated -- to those who need it most, all free of charge...

A parent asked Bedford County Board of Education Thursday night to remove anything containing peanuts and tree nuts from school menus, including food for student field trips. "My son has severe food allergies," said the parent, who requested her name not be used to protect her child's identity. "In the school setting, his greatest risk is when the entire school is eating anything with peanuts and tree nuts. Peanuts leave an unseen, unfelt residue that cannot be seen by the naked eye...

Isaiah Bryan Ivins, infant son of Jacob Ivins and Debra Haynes of Tullahoma, died suddenly Wednesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. A private graveside service was held Sunday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Jimmy Gray officiating. Doak-Howell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.