Stories from Thursday, February 14, 2013

Bedford County Commissioner Denise Graham, right, presented a proclamation for Spay Day USA, Feb. 26, by County Mayor Eugene Ray to Middle Tennessee Spay and Neuter Clinic. Representing MTSNC, from left, are its board president, Anita Epperson; volunteer Kathy Anderson; veterinary director Megan Betzelberger DVM; and executive director Kimberly Warren. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

To The Editor: On January 30 I went around town running errands. Somewhere in my travels, I lost my wallet with all my cards and driver's license in it. I was at the tax office and frantically went through my car, closed the door and locked my keys in it. My neighbor brought me home to retrieve another set. I backtracked everywhere I had been to no avail. I went home and cancelled all my cards...

On Tuesday night, I covered a meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners at which, among other items of business, the county's attorney, John T. Bobo, reported on the wage and hour lawsuit against the county by former sheriff's department employees...

With the regular season meetings split between the Cascade Lady Champions and the Moore County Raiderettes, it seems only fitting that the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the District 9-A tournament should meet one more time to decide who takes all the marbles for the 2013 tournament...

The Community Viqueens were just two points away from earning a trip as a No. 4 seed to the District 9-A tournament championship. But as the fates would have it, No. 1 seed Moore County was able to come up with a huge play in the final seconds of regulation on Monday night at Motlow State Community College, edging the Viqueens 44-42...

All the hard work, dedication and countless long weekends of travel ball have paid off for Shelbyville Central senior Morgan Ward and she recently signed to play softball at Columbia State Community College. Ward's love of softball came at an early age playing in the local Hillard Gardner Youth Softball League as a youth before becoming a very successful travel ball player...

Even though the candidates for Bedford County superintendent were interviewed publicly Monday, board members continue to consider their qualifications and will name their choice within two to three weeks....

Local students were treated Wednesday to a free visit to view a piece of history -- the Emancipation Proclamation -- in Nashville, fittingly held during Black History Month. About 280 fifth- through eighth-graders from Liberty School had received a grant to view the document at the Tennessee State Museum, said history teacher Jenny Reid. The school received the grant through a lottery process last October to pay for the students' admittance...

Bedford County is essentially in a competition with Warren County to maintain control of the adult education program, officials say, and Bedford County Board of Education could play a role in the decision. Tennessee Department of Labor's Division of Adult Education, the state agency that oversees adult education, is going through a massive downsizing and reorganization, said Elaine V. ...

Dax and Kaitlyn Glover with cousin Maggie

Kaitlyn and Dax Glover at Rock City