Stories from Friday, November 2, 2012

John Franklin Tucker, 46, of Winchester died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. Funeral services were held Oct. 21 at Watson-North Funeral Home. Interment followed in the Ikard Family Cemetery.

Bedford County Board of Education modified Ray Butrum's contract on Thursday to remove him as school superintendent; former superintendents Mike Bone and Ed Gray will work hours as needed on an interim basis until a new superintendent can be appointed...

Early voting for Tuesday's general election ended on Thursday, with a total of 7,850 votes cast in Bedford County, not counting paper absentee ballots, which will continue to come in until Election Day. Total early and absentee vote was 8,505 four years ago...

MARLI BAUMAN DAUGHTER OF MIKE AND KAYLA BAUMAN IS READY TO GO TRICK OR TREATING! WE LOVE YOU BABY GIRL!!! NANA & PAPA

ALEXANDER KULICK SON OF JACOB AND RACHEAL KULICK READY TO GO TRICK OR TREATING! WE LOVE YOU LITTLE MAN!!! NANA AND PAPA

Cascade High School Band, led by David Lucich, lived up to the nickname "Champions," winning the Tennessee Division I State Marching Band Championships held Oct. 27 at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro. The band placed first in music and marching and second in percussion, in addition to the overall championship...

Editor's note: The Times-Gazette will not accept letters to the editor for publication until after the Nov. 6 election. The Times-Gazette will not have an opinion page Sunday. Dear editor: Kentucky Congressman Ed Whitfield has introduced legislation with 43 co-sponsors that would virtually destroy the pleasure and performance horse and the Celebration. If this legislation passes, 80% of the horses that competed at this year's Celebration would not be eligible to show...

From left, Trena Little, DeAnn Idso, Melanie Hamilton, Adrian Bomar and Carol Magnuson meet to plan First Presbyterian Church's Gifts from the Heart Christmas Market to be held Saturday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Proceeds will benefit local and international charities as well as farmers and artisans in developing countries.

It's been a relatively rough close to the regular season for the Cascade Champions (6-4, 3-3 9-A) having only won one of their last four games. The latest tough loss the Champs were dealt was last Friday night in a 28-6 loss to the Eagleville Eagles...

UNIONVILLE ­-- A second half rally was the difference as Community Middle's Vikings claimed a 40-32 victory over visiting Moore County on Thursday night. After trailing 8-7 at the end of the first quarter and 17-15 at intermission, the Viking outscored the Raiders 10-6 in the third stanza to take a 25-23 advantage into the fourth quarter...

UNIONVILLE -- After a slow first half, Community Middle School's Viqueens turned up the intensity in the second half but it was a little late in a 32-23 loss to Moore County on Thursday night. Moore County built a 17-9 lead at the close of the first half and posted a 24-16 advantage going into the fourth quarter where the Lady Raiderettes connected on 5-of-9 free throws down the stretch...

WARTRACE -- Save a scare late in the first half, the Cascade Middle Champions (8-0) completely dominated yet another conference opponent, posting a 68-31 win over the Forrest Middle Rockets on Thursday night. Keeping with their usual trend, the Champs burst out of the gates and took an early command of the game with a 22-point first quarter...

WARTRACE -- Forrest Middle had no answer for Cascade's dynamic duo consisting of Bailey Sudduth and Kristen Heath. The pair spurred the Lady Champs to an impressive 51-14 win over the visiting Lady Rockets on Thursday night. Heath's suffocating defense led to the bulk of her points in transition while Sudduth provided a deadly accurate 3-point shot all night...

EAGLEVILLE -- The Lady Patriots kept within striking distance of Eagleville, but at a slow fourth quarter nixed any chance of a comeback victory on Thursday night as the Lady Pats were defeated 24-13. Eagleville took an early lead and was up 6-3 after one quarter of play. The Lady Eagles added six more to their lead in the second frame while the Lady Pats could only answer with one bucket courtesy of Hayley Anthony...