Stories from Thursday, April 28, 2005

Four 12-gauge shotguns -- one valued at $12,000 -- were stolen from a home on Jack Pickle Road between 7 p.m. Monday and noon Tuesday. Take along with the expensive Krieghof K-80 were Perazzi MX8, Winchester Model 12 and SKS shotguns, a Bedford County Sheriff's Department report said...

With a record number of attendees (approximately 400), the 11th Annual Professional Women's Luncheon was held Wednesday at Blue Ribbon Circle. The event, sponsored by WLIJ AM 1580 and WZNG AM 1400, paid tribute to four well-deserving ladies. Dr. Loyd Doyle, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church, gave the invocation...

A Shelbyville man accused of breaking into a woman's home and raping her three months ago was released Wednesday after charges were dismissed as his lawyer explained the woman has left the country. "It's one of those unfortunate situations where you can't make the case stick," the arresting officer, Shelbyville patrolman Gregg Loyd, said of rape and burglary charges filed against Jesus M. Ramos, 24, of Ledbetter Street...

Budgets for Bedford County's sheriff, jail, workhouse, juvenile detention, court, ambulance and fire service are to be reviewed on Tuesday by county budget committeemen who plan to consider charities and other non-profits' requests at the end of their budget hearings this spring...

Shelbyville's Golden Eagles put a two-game win streak on the line but Columbia rallied late to avoid the sweep, edging the Eagles 5-4 in an eight-inning contest Wednesday night at SCHS. Columbia scored a run in the top of the seventh to even the score at 4-4, then scored a run in the eighth to claim the District 8-AAA win...

It was more total domination by Shelbyville's tennis teams as they claimed a pair of 7-0 shutout victories over Lawrence County in District 8-AAA action Wednesday afternoon. The Eaglettes remain undefeated at 11-0 while the Eagles increase their record to 10-1...

Now that Shelbyville's City Council has passed the International Property Maintenance Codes (IMPC), the next step is to hire a person to enforce the new rules. The IMPC addresses the need for communities to have a modern, up-to-date property code which governs the maintenance of existing buildings. Included in the code are specific property maintenance requirements that would regulate interior and exterior building facilities in the Shelbyville city limits...

The reigning Tennessee Scholastic Lacrosse Association players of the week went head to head Wednesday as Webb goalie Harris Abernathy tried to slow down Nick Kraus and host University School of Nashville. The Feet hit the road riding high after partaking in some streak breaking. For the first time since 2001, Webb defeated Farragut this past weekend and found itself with a birth into the state playoffs. Also, back on April 13, they defeated USN 8-2 in Bell Buckle after a three-year drought...

Graveside services for Charles J. "Jack" Paine, 83, of Shelbyville, who died Wednesday at his home after an extended illness, will be 1 p.m. Monday at Hall Cemetery in Athens, Ill. Visitation with the family will be at Mott & Henning Funeral Home in Athens, Ill., for one hour prior to the graveside service. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...