Stories from Thursday, December 19, 2013

All or nearly all local wrecker services want to participate in a new system for handling seized vehicles, and so instead of a centralized lot it's likely that each wrecker service will store the vehicles it happens to pick up in the rotation, according to discussion Tuesday night by Bedford County Financial Management Committee...

The Bedford County Board of Education heard an overview Tuesday of the system's 2013 state Report Card. Between 2012 to 2013, TCAP achievement results for grades 3-8 in Bedford County held steady in math and social studies (Bs in both years) and reading (Cs both years), said Betty Thames, the school system's instruction supervisor. Science improved from a C to a B...

TIMS FORD STATE PARK -- The 18 most famous holes at Tims Ford were designed by Jack Nicklaus. But 18 other holes may one day turn out to be a lot more important. Over the next few years, Tennessee Valley Authority is doing a "health check" of all 49 of its river dams, and drilling is currently underway at Tims Ford Dam, as crews gather core samples of material from deep inside the dam and all the way down to bedrock...

LYNCHBURG -- They are being called the luckiest ducks in the world -- retiring from one world-famous Tennessee landmark to another. For the first time in 80 years, the ambassadors of The Peabody Memphis hotel will be enjoying their retirement at a location far from their traditional west Tennessee farm -- at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg...

Harvey Roger Dickerson, age 56, of Cornersville died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, at his residence. A memorial service for Mr. Dickerson will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bills-McGaugh Funeral Home in Lewisburg with Mark Irvin and Rocky Cunningham officiating. Visitation will be held from noon-1:45 p.m.