Stories from Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Alta Reed Jones, 95, died Wednesday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Stephen Caine officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

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Fair skies prevailed Tuesday morning as Bedford County fifth graders from eight different schools made their way through exhibits at RiverFest on the Duck River Greenway at River Bottom Park. Now in its seventh year, the Duck River Watershed Education Committee hosts the event which allows students to investigate how living things interact with each other and with nonliving elements of their environment...

County officials said Tuesday night they're still looking at overcrowded Cascade High School but that the county's options are limited at present. "It's easy to borrow money," said County Mayor Eugene Ray. "But where are you going to get the money to pay it back?"...

Today is Tennessee Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day, as declared by the National Weather Service. "Although severe weather and tornadoes are more common across Tennessee during the spring, a secondary peak of severe weather occurs during the fall and winter seasons -- especially during the month of November," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ...

The Community Viqueens punched their ticket to the District 11A/AA title game with a 4-1 victory over county foe Cascade on Tuesday evening. "It was a great game. It was a lot closer than the score at the end. It was a hard-fought game the entire time," said Community coach Mark Neill...

EAGLEVILLE--The Community Viqueens' season ended in a 3-0 loss to Nashville Christian in the opening round of the Region 5A Tournament on a rainy, blustery Tuesday night. The weather was not the only gloomy occurrence of the day as the Purple and Gold fell 25-20 after leading 20-17 in the first match and then were swept by scores of 25-13 and 25-14 to end their season...