Stories from Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Two puppies that fell in a well last weekend in the Rover Community were rescued about mid-day Saturday thanks to teamwork and technology. "Everybody pitched in and helped," Bedford County Sheriff's Deputy James "Scooter" Bonner said. "We were lucky to get any of them out. One died, we believe, when it hit, and the others fell on it."...

Funeral services for Frances Elise King, 85, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Tom Russell will officiate and burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Information from a "concerned citizen" led officers to a large cache of weapons allegedly stolen from a Shelbyville pawn shop. A search which began shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday resulted in the recovery of 17 shotguns, 12 handguns, boxes of ammunition, over 200 rings and other assorted jewelry from a Circle O Trailer Park home, Shelbyville police said...

Bedford County Sessions Court Judge Charles Rich on Tuesday denied a 19-year-old mother's request for her infant's autopsy so her lawyer may have it before her preliminary hearing on a reckless homicide charge in her baby's death. Sessions courts don't have the authority to require state prosecutors to release a copy of a document that's produced by another state office, Judge Rich said. ...

Former Shelbyville Golden Eaglette standout April Snipes will extend her basketball career after signing to play for Chattanooga State Community College. Snipes, a 6-foot-1 forward, has been a member of the Eaglette basketball team the past four seasons and developed into one of its most versatile players in years...

A newly-released study commissioned by the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration reveals the world championship event provides an estimated $38 million economic impact to the regional economy. The results were announced Tuesday morning at a press conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, along with an announcement by the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association (TWHBEA) and Gaylord Opryland of a long-term partnership to showcase the world-famous Tennessee Walking Horse near the main entrance to Gaylord Opryland in an attempt to expose millions of Nashville tourists to the breed.. ...

Nick Tate was awarded the McChristian Motivational Track and Field Scholarship on Tuesday at Shelbyville Central High School. In order to be eligible for the scholarship you must be an active track athlete by participating in at least three separate track and field events. Also, you must have a minimum ACT score of 21, carry a 2.75 GPA and plan to attend a college or technical school after high school...

Webb's lacrosse team was well represented on the Tennessee Scholastic Lacrosse Association All-State team. Senior midfielder Charlie Abernathy, who will play lacrosse for Roanoke College, made first-team All-State after leading the TSLA in points with 47 goals and 48 assists, a school record...

Miss Dorothy A. Hudson, 89, of Honolulu died there Thursday, May 19 at Arcadia Retirement Center. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek with Jimmy Gray officiating. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of local arrangements.

What do you think about the Shelbyville Greenway? What should be the next step? These are questions being asked by the Greenway Committee and they want your opinion. The Greenway goal is to provide a walkway giving Shelbyville citizens and visitors access to a number of community facilities either by walking or bicycling...

On any given week, we get quite a few out-of-town letters to the editor. I don't mean letters from Times-Gazette readers who happen to live in faraway places; we're happy to publish those. I mean mass-mailed letters from people who get access to a list of newspaper e-mail addresses and send their letter to every newspaper in the country so that we can all have the benefit of their great wisdom. ...

The 2005 Los Angeles Film Festival will host the world premiere of the movie "Our Very Own," which writer/director and Shelbyville native Cameron Watson filmed here last year. The movie will be screened for the first time in Hollywood June 22 at the DGA Theatre 1 at 7 p.m. and then the following day at 5 p.m. at the Laemmle Sunset 1...