Stories from Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Graveside services for Ira Katherine Arnold, 92, of Wartrace, who died Monday at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Jack Carney and the Rev. Bill Niles will officiate. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Like other county agencies, Bedford County Emergency Medical Services was directed last week by the county commission's budget and finance committee to re-submit its budget based on a 5 percent cut from 2004-2005 spending levels. BCEMS board members discussed the consequences of such cuts at their regular monthly meeting on Monday night...

All of Bedford County's schools have passed their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards from the state, including the four that failed to meet the standards a year ago. "To say that we're enthused about that is an understatement," said School Superintendent Ed Gray, who learned about the AYP results on Friday...

Shelbyville police are warning businesses about a forged check scam that is operating in both Bedford and Franklin counties. Detective Brian Crews stated that counterfeit checks from the Shelbyville Housing Authority totaling $1,500 were passed recently at a local grocery store...

Gary Lee Wilson may be regretting the teardrop tattooed under his eye and girlfriend "Megan's" name on his neck today. Those identifying marks matched the details given to Shelbyville police of an armed robbery suspect Friday night. Wilson, 24, who police said recently moved to the area from California, is now incarcerated in Bedford County Jail on charges of armed robbery and aggravated assault. Bond is set at $60,000...

Electric bills are going up by about 7 1/2 percent in the fall. "TVA has a 7.52 percent increase to be effective Oct. 1," says Jim Allison, general manager of Duck River Electric Membership Corp. Tennessee Valley Authority has already announced its intention to increase the rate it charges for electricity...

TVA plans to accommodate power demands in Middle Tennessee provides a glimpse into the future of growth in Bedford County, according to local, state and federal officials at a federal open house in Eagleville on Monday. "It appears to me there is growth all over the county, but especially in the northern part of the county" said Ron Adcock, a member of the Bedford County School Board who went to Eagleville to speak with officials of the Tennessee Valley Authority about power lines....

You've all heard the dialogue before. "Nobody! And I mean nobody's gonna come into our house and push us around." Shelbyville's American Legion Post 23 was faced with the challenging task of defending their home turf against a number of quality baseball teams from across the state and its borders in the Shelbyville Invitational at Central High School...