Stories from Sunday, April 24, 2005

Funeral services for Richard Harold Bass Sr., 84, of Shelbyville, who died Friday, will be 1 p.m. Monday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.

Both Motlow State Community College and the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville fared well in the "Crime on Campus" report released this month by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The state's post-secondary schools must report data on campus crimes to TBI because of the requirements of the College and University Security Information Act, which took effect in 1989...

Jo Ann Holland has announced her candidacy for re-election to her First Ward seat on Shelbyville City Council in the June 2 general election. Holland, a Bedford County native, graduated from Community High School. She was married to the late Robert L. Holland Jr. and has a daughter and three grandchildren...

Rain stopped and clouds cleared at the hour of honor here Friday for a Bedford County man whose combat death was memorialized with the dedication of a bronze bust in his likeness and the presentation of his Silver Star to a still-grieving father. Nearly speechless, Randy McClenney thanked the Marines who fought alongside his son, Pfc. ...

Funeral services for William Steven "Bill" McCarty, 93, of Shelbyville, a retired farmer, will be 2 p.m. today at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Larry Hames officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery.

Mrs. Gladys Iona Chisenhall, 88, of Normandy died Friday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home in Clarksville with Ron Hatmaker officiating. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens...

Law enforcement agencies, like other branches of local government, are now preparing their annual budget request and like other Americans, they're facing the increased cost of gasoline. However, Bedford County Sheriff Clay Parker and Shelbyville Police Chief Austin Swing agree -- adding motorcycle patrol officers isn't the solution to higher fuel costs, although adding a motorcycle patrol has been suggested...

The Bedford County grand jury last week indicted a Shelbyville man accused of kicking in an apartment door four months ago and shooting the Bedford Manor resident to death. First degree murder and especially aggravated burglary are the charges against Leslie Raydell Jones, 30, who was living at a Green Lane apartment until his Jan. 12 arrest in the death of Terry Layne "Pud" Alford...

Seven guns were missing following an ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) audit conducted Thursday of K & K Pawn and Gift, South Spring Street, Shelbyville police said. The guns were described as a Colt Python .357-caliber revolver; a Stevens 20-gauge double barrel shotgun; an MPC 9mm gun; a Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun; New England Firearms 12-gauge and 20-gauge shotguns; and a Baby Browning .25-caliber pistol...

The Community Vikings didn't end their regular season on a high note, dropping their final two District 11-A games to Richland on Thursday 11-1 and Friday 12-2. RIchland 12, Community 2 (Friday): Under threatening skies, the Raiders quickly destroyed the Vikings' hopes for a win. ...

There's an old saying, "All good things must come to an end." One can only believe that this just might be the case for legendary Shelbyville Golden Eaglette coach Rick Insell. With the departure of former Middle Tennessee State Lady Blue Raider coach Stephany Smith, who recently accepted the head coaching job at Alabama, the doors might open for Insell to take a look at his and my alma mater...