Stories from Wednesday, May 27, 2015

ESRD. End Stage Renal Disease. Huge volumes of information are available regarding kidney disease at all stages, but ESRD implies a kidney patient must face tough decisions regarding his or her treatment. Most materials are very direct in the approach to kidney disease, i.e. "dialyze or die." However, there are options for necessary dialysis, including a kidney transplant...

Anthony G. Kinkel, current president of Wichita Area Technical College in Kansas, has been recommended by Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan as the next president to lead Motlow State Community College. The recommendation will go before the board during a special called meeting today in the TBR System office in Nashville...

Bedford County Sheriff's Department has proposed -- as an option, not a recommendation -- that the county consider expanding Bedford County Jail at its current location. This would be accomplished by tearing down the house which currently houses jail offices; those offices would be moved into the former state unemployment offices facing North Main Street, on a parcel adjoining the jail and sheriff's department property, if the county is able to buy the facility from the state...

If you consider the Spring Fun Show to be a preview of The Celebration, then August could be a great event, an official says. Celebration CEO Mike Inman said the 45th annual Spring Fun Show, held last Thursday to Saturday, had significantly higher participation and attendance, and quality competitors. With 401 entries from around the country, participation was up 45 percent from 2014, and attendance had about the same increase, he said...

Two men attempting to sell new vacuum cleaners are suspected of stealing a wallet from an Old Center Church Road home Friday. The men talked to an older resident of the home in the den as his wife and grandson had dinner in the kitchen, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

William Douglas Hise, 57, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Bomar Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.=

Mrs. Mary Lucindia Rippy, age 81, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Bird Street Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lewisburg. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel and beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.