Stories from Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Bedford County's voters have supported Republican candidate John McCain for president, incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, incumbent Republican State Sen. Jim Tracy and incumbent Democratic State Rep. Curt Cobb.

The strange-looking words have been appearing on the sides of buildings all over Shelbyville over the past few months. To some, it looks like just harmless vandalism -- but to law enforcement, it's the first stage of a problem that has increasingly plagued other towns and cities in Tennessee over the past few years: The dilemma of gangs...

As the sun set across the Duck River, Gene Williams stood alone in a field and watched as one of his greatest accomplishments rolled away. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall had shipped out. "It was an awesome experience," Williams reflected after the last truck pulled off. "It was a challenge, really, but I enjoyed every minute of it -- even the bad spots."...

Although Wartrace didn't get the Community Block Development Grant for about $300,000 it applied for, the water line improvements will continue as planned. "We actually applied for that for improvements to the springs," said Mayor Don Gallagher at the Monday night meeting of the board of mayor and aldermen...

This year's Bedford County Veterans Day Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Nov. 11. The parade is sponsored by the United Veterans Council, a joint venture of the local posts or chapters of the American Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, the Military Order of the Purple Heart and the Veterans of Foreign Wars...

A suffocating defense carried Cascade Middle to a 48-11 victory over Webb Middle at the Barton Athletic Center in Bell Buckle on Monday evening. The Champions (1-1) scored the first 22 points until Hayden Cleiche sank a pair of free throws for the Feet (0-4) with 1:41 left in the second quarter. Webb's first field goal came via Dillon Dodson with 9.8 seconds to go prior to halftime...