Stories from Wednesday, March 2, 2005

Many are aware of the outstanding marching band and pep band performances presented by the Central High, Harris Middle, and Community School bands each year. These students spend many hours preparing for these athletic events, as well as parades, marching band competitions, and other school performances...

The proprietor of a day care center closed in Shelbyville on Friday was making arrangements Tuesday with state officials for training on detecting and reporting child abuse, according to a spokeswoman for the Department of Human Services. Jane Stubblefield, owner/operator of Hugs & Kisses Day Care Center, Tyne Road, disputes the wording of a voluntary suspension agreement she signed Feb. 25 but acknowledged the process she must follow to reopen the business in her home serving seven children...

The city of Shelbyville, the city council and the Shelbyville Municipal Planning Commission are targets of a lawsuit over a proposed controversial rock quarry on L. Fisher Road that was turned down for approval in January. Tommy Wright, Norma Wright, Wright Paving Co., Inc. and Custom Stone LLC field the suit in Bedford County Chancery Court on Feb. 22...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' budget and finance committee, meeting Tuesday evening, recommended that the county amend its request for $1 per square foot privilege tax on new construction so that it applies only to residential, not commercial, construction...

When two evenly matched teams clash, it usually comes down to one difference. For Lebanon's Blue Devils, that difference was big shots in a 64-62 win over the Shelbyville Golden Eagles in opening round action of the Region 4-AAA Tournament Tuesday night at SCHS Gym...

Funeral services for Mary Lee Harris Gibson, 91, of Wheel, who died Feb. 24 at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Thompson Grove Baptist Church. The Rev. Herbert Lee Stewart will officiate and burial will follow in Gibson Cemetery.

As Bedford County election officials have received nearly two fifths of the responses they sought from county residents who are registered to vote without their Social Security number, a Shelbyville man has asked whether the office can make voters disclose their number...