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Alexander Blake Nelson
(Obituary ~ 01/30/14)
Alexander Blake Nelson was stillborn Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Victory Baptist Church with Jim Tedder officiating. Burial will follow at Westbrooks Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
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Epperson co-ops with ZF Lemforder
(Business ~ 01/30/14)
Tennessee Tech University mechanical and engineering technology major Nathan Epperson will spend one year working for ZF Lemforder on a co-op, or cooperative education, assignment. Epperson, of Shelbyville, will work on continuous improvement of production line assembly for chassis systems...
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Down on the farm...indoors with no dirt (Features ~ 01/30/14)
A grant from a Murfreesboro manufacturer to one Bedford County school has resulted in some interesting lessons being learned in the classroom, as well as providing the opportunity for a little good-natured competition. Community Elementary received a $2,500 grant last fall from the Pillsbury Co.'s Murfreesboro plant, which employs the parents of several CES students... -
Icy 2nd chills Feet in defeat
(High School Sports ~ 01/30/14)
Though it went down as a loss on the scoreboard, the Webb School Feet hung tough against Franklin Classical on Wednesday night, battling the Knights for the better part of three quarters. But in the end, it was an ice-cold second quarter that proved to be Webb's downfall, as Franklin Classical claimed the 67-50 win...
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Hundreds find jobs through Goodwill
(Local News ~ 01/30/14)
Over 300 people in Bedford County found work in 2013, thanks to a record-breaking year for Goodwill Career Solutions. According to PR & Communications Manager Jamie Berry, 347 people in Bedford County were placed in jobs last year -- out of 5,615 total in Middle Tennessee...
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Harris heats up the 'D' (Community Sports ~ 01/30/14)
MANCHESTER -- Harris Middle School's Golden Eagles turned up the defensive pressure on the way to a 34-18 win over host Coffee County Middle School in opening round action of the Central Tennessee Conference Tournament on Wednesday night. After a 4-4 tie at the end of the first quarter and 10-8 lead at halftime, the Eagles outscored Coffee County 24-9 in the second half to advance to the semifinals... -
Music to fill the air in May (Local News ~ 01/30/14)
Tuesday, May 6, has been set as the date for the Nashville Symphony's annual concert at Calsonic Arena in Shelbyville. The symphony, under the baton of assistant conductor Vinay Parameswaran, will perform a family-friendly program, with the Cascade High School Band as special guests... -
Heritage, Harton now corporate siblings
(Local News ~ 01/30/14)
Community Health Systems, the Franklin-based parent company of scores of hospitals including Heritage Medical Center in Shelbyville, has completed its purchase of Health Management Associates, which owns Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma, placing the two hospitals under the same ownership. But Heritage officials say no immediate changes are planned...
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Presenting... You! It isn't really hard
(Local News ~ 01/30/14)
When the 2013-2014 class of Leadership Bedford held a local government forum last November, several speakers mentioned the importance of education to economic development. But Bryan Nerren, the class president, says he believes it's a misunderstanding to think that the county has an education problem. He says many of the 1,600 Bedford County residents who can't find work have a different problem...
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Few charges filed after car chased to Shelbyville (Local News ~ 01/30/14)
A Moore County man was briefly held at gunpoint by police during a traffic stop Tuesday. Officers had been ordered to look for a car being chased into Shelbyville from Lynchburg at high speed during mid-afternoon by an off-duty Moore County fireman. The occupants were allegedly carrying stolen firearms and displaying them inside the vehicle, officers were told... -
Kathleen Overcast Garrett (Submitted Photo ~ 01/30/14)
We miss you today and everyday. Happy birthday and rest in peace GG. Until we meet again Your kids and grandkids.
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