Stories from Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Bedford County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday night to refinance some of its debt, taking advantage of lower interest rates that are currently available in an otherwise-tough economic market. The refinancing will not change or extend the term of two school bonds being financed, which are about five years from being paid off. ...

A trial date has been set over a lawsuit against the family that sent an adopted Russian boy back to Moscow last year, sparking an international incident. However, motions will be heard later this month that could possibly bring an end to the litigation...

The Bell Buckle Chamber of Commerce and The Webb School are excited about the 35th anniversary of one of Tennessee's favorite festivals. The Webb School Art and Craft Festival will kick off Saturday at 9 a.m. "More artists will be attending this year's event than ever before with a field of artistic talent that is sure to please and impress," said Jenny Hunt, the town's vice-mayor...

Bell Buckle is considering adoption of revised animal control ordinances, with specific attention being given to the city's handling of vicious dogs within the city. Citing recent incidents in the town, The Bell Buckle Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously to revise the policy, with the first public reading to occur at next month's board meeting, where a subsequent vote will be made...

Shelbyville Central (9-6-2) closed out a successful senior night with a 2-1 victory over Coffee County on Tuesday. It was the final regular season home game for seniors Erika Aparico, Maggie Burton, Aleck James, Lorrie Rittenberry, Haylie Spence, Lauren Warren and Hannah West, and they made the most of their night...

The Community Viqueens opened the defense of their District 9A championship by defeating Middle Tennessee Christian 25-19, 25-12 and 25-23 to advance to the championship game against Eagleville on Tuesday night in Unionville. Community broke open a tightly contested game with the score tied at 18-all in the first set to win going away to set the pace against the Lady Cougars...

The victim of an attack at a Deery Street home Monday night refused hospital transport despite suffering a "busted eye, a laceration on his left arm and his left ear lobe was split in half," as police described his condition. And the suspect, Robert Gordon Lovvorn Jr., 39, of Deery Street, said he was not hiding in the shed where the victim told police he had gone...

There's not a whole lot I can add to the discussion of Steve Jobs over the past week, so I'm not going to try. I will say that the intensity of the coverage, and of people's reactions to Jobs, positive and negative, only confirms the important role that technology now plays in all our lives...