Stories from Sunday, March 13, 2005

Funeral arrangements for Billy Joe Melton, 50, of Shelbyville, who died Friday at Bedford County Medical Center, are incomplete and will be announced by Gowen-Smith Chapel.

Funeral services for Lizzie Lee Clay, 81, of Shelbyville, who died Thursday at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma, will be 2 p.m. today at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Lamar Dotson officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.

Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department director James H. "Buddy" Overcast, 68, died Friday at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Mark Pierce officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Springtime in Bedford County this year brings more than warmer weather and growing season -- it's reappraisal time again. A representative of the state comptroller's office in Tullahoma has already visited Bedford County Property Assessor Ronda Helton. The two recently inspected several new subdivisions...

About 250 visitors to Shelbyville this weekend were watching or competing in events at Calsonic Arena during the Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders' & Exhibitors' Association's Ninth Annual Sport Horse Winter Games. Barrel racing, a trail obstacle course and jumping events were just a few of the challenges posed for the sport horse riders and their mounts on Friday and Saturday, according to SSHBEA officials on Friday...

A suspect has been charged following a police pursuit early Friday morning. Anthony Todd Freeman, 21, East Depot Street, allegedly almost struck an oncoming patrol car on East Depot near the square before speeding away toward South Brittain Street. Freeman drove from Elliott Street to Walnut Street, ran a stop sign onto Belmont Avenue, and sped to Cliffside Drive before losing control as he attemped to turn onto Kingree Road, Officer Tracey Nelson said...