Shelbyville Times-Gazette: News

Hershel Thrasher, Executive Director of the Shelbyville Housing Authority, left, explains the need to convey land containing the flume back to the City of Shelbyville. Mayor Wallace Cartwright is at right. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

Council to vote on correcting 1959 mistake
By Brian Mosely
Fifty years after signing an agreement with the city, the Shelbyville Housing Authority wants to give back property which contains Shelbyville's underground flume system. Hershel Thrasher, executive director, told the council that it recently came to SHA's attention that the flume, also known as pressure tubes A, B and C, was still legally titled to the Housing Authority... More > >

BREAKING: Special election dates set for state House seat (07/02/09)
Gov. Phil Bredesen has issued a writ of election to fill the vacancy in the 62nd District State House of Representatives seat created by the resignation this week of State Rep. Curt Cobb of Shelbyville. Party primaries for the seat will be held on Aug. 27, with the general election to be Oct. 13...

City may opt out of guns-in-parks law (07/02/09)
Shelbyville's city council will vote next week on whether to opt out of a new state law that allows those with carry permits to lawfully possess handguns in city parks. The newly passed Public Chapter No. 428 would authorize citizens in Tennessee with handgun carry permits to be able to lawfully possess a firearm in federal, state or local parks...

Cops to be out in force on the Fourth (07/02/09)
The Fourth of July brings certain things every year, such as fireworks, picnics, ants, games, fun -- and increased law enforcement. Whether you're going to the events in Bell Buckle's city park or H.V. Griffin Park in Shelbyville, keep in mind that area and state law enforcement will be out, looking for drunk drivers...

Ward enjoys reign as 'Fairest of the Fair' (07/02/09)
Devon Ward only has one regret about being 2008's Miss Bedford County, crowned at last year's Fairest of the Fair pageant. "They didn't have a scholarship then!" she said, laughing. "I could use it!" This year, the winner of the Miss Bedford County category, young ladies between 16 and 21, will take home a $500 scholarship, as well as a crown...

Phillips honored at NANBPW Founder's Day Luncheon (07/02/09)
The Shelbyville & Vicinity NANBPW Club 18th annual Founder's Day Luncheon was held Saturday at the Blue Ribbon Circle. Martha Works King, governor of the Southeast District, was the guest speaker at the luncheon. "[President] Obama, [Martin Luther] King and [Rosa] Parks all had one characteristic in common -- they all wanted a better America for us and they had the courage to make that vision a reality," she said...

Bullets break windows of Union Street church (07/02/09)
An estimated $8,000 bill faces the International House of Prayer, Union Street, after five windows were destroyed or damaged Monday, the church's pastor said. One window was blown out and four others have holes, pastor Bryan Nerren told the Times-Gazette...

Nursing home lease, county budget approved (07/01/09)
Within 30 days, Bedford County Nursing Home will be under new management. In a special called meeting Tuesday evening, the county commission passed a resolution approving a lease agreement with Christian Care Center of Shelbyville, a subsidiary of Johnson City-based Care Centers Management Consultants...

UPDATED: Cobb resigns to take Chancery Court post (07/01/09)
State Rep. Curt Cobb has been named Bedford County Clerk and Master by 17th Judicial District Chancellor J.B. Cox and has resigned from his House seat. Cobb began his new position today; he said this morning that he submitted his letter of resignation from the General Assembly on Tuesday...

North Main could re-open Thursday (07/01/09)
Engineers said it would take three months or more to finish it. But five weeks after digging began to repair Shelbyville's underground storm water flume, the work has been completed, and city officials hope to have traffic flowing by Thursday night...

'Person of interest' sought in slaying (07/01/09)
Police are searching for a "person of interest" for questioning in the shooting death of 31-year-old Anthon Mario Matthews, a slaying that detectives believe is a drug-related robbery. Wanted for questioning is 21-year-old Demario Jaquece Edwards, of Shelbyville, who had a previous address on Fairground Heights...

Flowers to grace The Fly at club's annual show (07/01/09)
The Volunteer Garden Club is hosting a standard flower show from 1 to 5 p.m. July 23 at the Fly Arts Center, 204 South Main St. The show is free and open to the public. This year's theme is "From These Roots." "To be a federated garden club you have to have a show every two years," said Pat Hastings, club member. "Each time we have the show at different places and have different themes."...

Another 'tea party' scheduled Saturday at park (07/01/09)
A local group that is "tead-off" about the current state of their government will be holding another "tea party" event this Saturday. The event will be held from 7-8 p.m. at H.V. Griffin Park and is being organized by the same group of citizens who put together the previous "tea party" event earlier this year...

Murder victim discovered (06/30/09)
Shelbyville police are investigating a homicide they say occurred due to a robbery. The body of Anthon Mario Matthews, 31, was found at his East Lane Trailer Park residence by maintenance workers around noon Monday, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said. Matthews was known as "Yo" or "Mac Yo" on the streets, Crews said...

Women admit guilt in rape of jail cellmate (06/30/09)
Before their trial was to start Monday, four women pleaded guilty to their roles in a jail rape that occurred last year. Meanwhile, the victim of the sexual assault said she will be suing Bedford County Jail for what she endured. Evetta M. McGee and Brooke L. Whitaker pled guilty to a single count of rape each, while Brandy M. Holden and Kelly N. Dodson both entered a plea of guilty for kidnapping...

Time again to 'Stuff the School Bus' (06/30/09)
It's never too soon to start thinking about school supplies. For some people, however, the added costs of paper, notebooks, pencils and more can be overwhelming -- especially in today's economy and with the many job losses in Bedford County. That's where the United Way's "Stuff the School Bus" program comes in. Volunteers, lead by chairman Connie Boutwell, gather new donated supplies, or purchase school supplies with donated money, and literally "stuff" a school bus...

Pat Finney ready to retire after long career in the legal world (06/30/09)
Pat Finney ends a 38-year career in the legal community today, the last 12 of those years as Clerk and Master, the term used for the Chancery Court clerk. "It's been a very difficult decision," she told the Times-Gazette, "because I love my job." But she cited Ecclesiastes 3:1, "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven," noting that her first grandchild is due in September and that she and her husband Bob would like to travel...

Delay sought for city building guidelines (06/30/09)
A member of Shelbyville's planning commission wants to table design guidelines for two years, claiming that the recommendations would make builders think twice about doing business here. Henry Wilhoite told fellow commissioners that builders were "not happy" with the guidelines which are to be recommendations to firms and individuals submitting site plans to the city. The design guidelines will give builders an idea of what is expected or favored by Shelbyville...

Angry suspect allegedly threatens store manager (06/30/09)
A man who allegedly threatened a Shelbyville store manager was arrested after going on a rampage Friday, police said. William Wayne Blair, 46, of Russellville, Ark., became upset when the manager of Dollar General Store, Big Springs Shopping Center, asked if he was going to pay for a bottle of water he had taken from a shelf and consumed, according to Detective Sgt. Brian Crews...

Grass, hay fires aided by summer heat (06/30/09)
The summer dry season has arrived right on schedule, and with it comes the usual round of grass and hay fires. A trailer loaded with hay, owned by Venson Hawkins, of Wartrace, caught fire at the intersection of Highway 64 East and Lee Road on Saturday afternoon, Volunteer Fire Services Inc. reported...

Tractor rolls over rider (06/30/09)
A Bedford County man was injured when his tractor rolled over him near Halls Mill late Monday morning. Rick Parsons, Burnt Hill Road, was near Duck River when the tractor skidded in river gravel, Deputy Kevin Holton of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

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