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Gunman robs pawn shop (01/15/12)
An armed man held up a clerk at Volunteer Financial Services on Elm Street at mid-morning Saturday, Shelbyville police said. The amount of money taken from the pawn shop and check cashing center by the suspect, who police said was carrying a black pistol, was not available by press time...

Pickle pleads guilty to holding up store (05/13/11)
A Shelbyville man could be facing a long stint in prison after pleading guilty to two charges related to the armed robbery of a local convenience store. Justin Pickle, 24, of Central Avenue pleaded guilty Wednesday in Chattanooga to robbery charges and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence for the robbery of Wedge Market on Belmont Avenue on Sept. 2, 2010...

Freedom isn't free, WWII vet emphasizes (05/14/10)
R.T. Haynes stresses that he wasn't a hero. But in one sense, anyone who puts on a uniform in his or her country's service is a hero, a commitment made with the constant awareness that it may require the ultimate sacrifice. Haynes served for 37 months in the Armed Forces during World War II. ...

Four accused of plotting robbery (02/11/10)
Three 18-year-olds and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with a rural armed robbery last week that sheriff's investigators said "didn't add up." Arrested were: n Matthew James Jeannette, Murfreesboro, charged with aggravated assault, aggravated robbery, possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment. He is being held under $60,000 bond...

A record-setting flight in a Shelbyville-made plane (03/29/08)
An aircraft constructed at Shelbyville's Jabiru USA facility has set a coast-to-coast speed record for a piston engine landplane that weights a ton or less. Retired Navy pilot Earl Ferguson of Atlanta claimed the record, which was approved by the National Aeronautic Association this month. ...

Sanford honored for support of Guard member (03/28/08)
Sanford Brands' distribution center on Railroad Avenue has been honored by Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for its support of employees while they are away from their full-time jobs in the service of their country. Melissa Barker supervises Sanford's outbound distribution division. On March 24, she was presented with an award for her compassion and support as an employer of a Tennessee Army National Guardsman...

Seminar in Murfreesboro focuses on Somalis (03/24/08)
MURFREESBORO -- "There will always be change." Those were the words of Salaad Nur, a Somali immigrant who spoke Thursday evening at Middle Tennessee State University to a group of students about the refugees who have moved to this state after fleeing their war torn country...

Donations still sought for World War II vets' trip (03/19/08)
Donations are still needed for next month's trip to the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. for Bedford County's World War II veterans. According to Robert Daniel, who is heading up the project, March 25 is the cutoff date for veterans to register and donations are still arriving...

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