Stories from Thursday, October 30, 2008

The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall is now on display at Riverwalk Park, on the Duck River behind Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System on South Main Street. The Moving Wall, which was put into place this morning after arriving in Shelbyville Wednesday night, is a scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Like the original, the Moving Wall bears the names of every American service member killed in Vietnam...

The Community Vikings enter Friday night's game with Region 5-A opponent Eagleville with only one thing in mind-- to earn a little RESPECT. The Purple and Gold have nothing left to play for this season than to send 10 young men, who have given their blood, sweat and tears to a program that they believe in, out for one last time...

They've been called the East Side Angels. The five ladies who run East Side Primary School's cafeteria aren't considered angels because of one single act of heroism, but rather, for all the little things they do. "We have excellent food here, and besides that we have an excellent relationship with the cafeteria staff," said Sara Wood, East Side principal. "They go above and beyond, and are very good to the children."...

Bedford County Financial Management Committee voted Tuesday night to board up the windows and doors and turn off the utilities at the vacant Bedford County Medical Center and the main building at the old Harris Middle School/Central High School on Elm Street...

It's fair to say that Shelbyville Central saved the best for last when it comes to their schedule, as the Eagles will play a Top 10 team for the second straight week. The Golden Eagles (3-6, 1-4 5-4A) close out the season tonight at home against fourth-ranked Hillsboro (7-2, 5-0) on Senior Night at Eagle Stadium...

Still haven't decided on a Halloween costume? Where are you going to get one now? The good ones have all been sold or rented out and how many times can you pull off the gypsy (all the clothes you keep meaning to take down to the thrift store) or the hobo (all the clothes you keep trying to sneak out of your husband's closet and down to the thrift store)?...

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a growing sport in the United States. The locally-based Red Dragons, coached by Ronnie Blankenship, are hosting an MMA competition on Saturday at Calsonic Arena. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the competition starts at 8. Although MMA has been around since 648 B.C., it hasn't grown in popularity till more recently. Blankenship attributed this change to marketing and media in the sport...

Sports editor Danny Parker gained on me by one more game last week, closing the gap to only one game. The difference was the Tennessee-Alabama game. He didn't fall for the sucker move of picking the Vols, and I did. Of course, Alabama had other things in mind, and kept their No. 2 ranking with a 29-9 drubbing of the Vols in Neyland Stadium...

Local members of a statewide grassroots organization are planning an event next Thursday that is intended to "promote unity and deepen understanding amongst the diverse populations in Shelbyville." The Bedford County Chapter of Statewide Organizing for Justice will be holding the event Thursday, Nov. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Fly Arts Building, located at 204 S. Main St. in Shelbyville...

Mail is repeatedly being stolen from a box at the entrance to Sherwood Trailer Park, North Hillcrest Drive, Shelbyville police were told Monday. The owners said a lock had been broken. Jail intake The following were arrested since Monday by the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force and processed through Bedford County Jail. ...

William Herbert Buchanan, of Shelbyville, died Monday. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church-Sevier Street. Visitation will begin at noon. Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

It has been a busy, gratifying and exciting week for me, Sgt. Sadie, as I accomplished two big goals since last week's column. On Saturday, I ran in United Way's Spooktacular 5K run. It had been more than a year since I had run in a 5K race, and an injured ankle followed up by a bad sinus infection weeks before the race put me in a bit of a crunch in terms of my training...