Stories from Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Bedford County doesn't need more out-patient surgical facilities, according to an attorney who will argue that point to the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency on Wednesday when its commission is to consider a request for expanded use of a surgical center on Colorado Boulevard...

For some people, getting a GED takes only a few months. Others might take a few years, depending on their circumstances. But one thing is certain: Getting a GED is a worthwhile ambition. The GED -- General Educational Development -- diploma was created in 1942 during World War II. Originally, it was meant to allow veterans of that conflict to get a credential equivalent to a high school diploma quickly so they could go to college, but was later made available to all adults...

Conflicting stories have emerged about what happened late last month in Fallujah, Iraq, where a Shelbyville man was one of the private security officers in a convoy stopped and detained for three days for allegedly speeding and firing on Marines and Iraqis...

City and county firefighters took the opportunity Thursday to inspect a new fire truck -- a type which might be needed here -- as it passed through town. Nebraska-based Smeal Fire Apparatus Co. brought the pumper / ladder truck through town and invited officials of Volunteer Fire Services Inc. and Shelbyville Fire Department to look at it. The truck was parked in the former Wal-Mart parking lot on Madison Street...

The remains of a possible meth lab were found Saturday afternoon at an East Highland Street home. Officers were called to remove needles a recently-departed roommate had left behind. Upon arrival Officer Cindy Ferrell was handed a box containing glass tubes she suspected were used to smoke a substance...

Christine Davis Vincent of Shelbyville, a retired office manager and seamstress, died Monday at her home. She was 85. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with The Rev. Dr. Lloyd Doyle officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery...

Funeral services for Mrs. Eunice Elliot Adams, 97, of Bell Buckle, who died Monday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Randall Harmon officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery.