Stories from Saturday, June 11, 2005

The Marine Corps has banned at least 16 men -- including a Shelbyville resident -- from U.S. bases in western Iraq because they were allegedly part of a security convoy accused of speeding through Fallujah and indiscriminately firing unauthorized weapons. "I need an attorney," said Rick Blanchard, whose friends and acquaintances here say he's been a Bedford County resident for at least eight years.

Doctors and nurses should follow a checklist before starting surgery just like pilots go through a preflight inspection and checklist, former astronaut Rhea Seddon told Bedford County Medical Center staff during their Grand Rounds program last week...

As Shelbyville residents want a clean river for their greenway, Congress is finishing work on a bill with money for the city's path beside and near Duck River. The annual volunteer cleanup, to remove trash and debris in and along the river in and near Shelbyville, is scheduled for June 25. Breakfast and lunch will be served to the volunteers, according to Lynn Hulan, chairwoman of Shelbyville's Greenway committee...

Boyce T. Spurlock, 90, of Shelbyville died Saturday at the Windsor House in Nashville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Thomas Jesse Glover, 91, of Shelbyville will be 10 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Mr. Glover died Saturday at Bedford County Medical Center.