Stories from Thursday, July 14, 2005

A Shelbyville man's time in jail before trial on a charge of resisting arrest exceeded the prescribed sentence so he was set free Tuesday after a Bedford County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of an attempt to resist arrest. Michael Anthony Arnold, 45, of West Lane Street was arrested in July last year when city police officers Billy Smith and Jerry Lawrence tried to handcuff him after charging him with public intoxication and disorderly conduct...

A sign formally identifying the Spc. 4 Donald Stephenson Memorial Bridge was unveiled this morning at Flat Creek, on State Route 64 southwest of Shelbyville. Stephenson was killed in combat in Vietnam on May 5, 1968. His parents, Huffman and Louise Stephenson, and his wartime sweetheart, Valerie Brown, were among those in attendance this morning. ...

The history of Shelbyville is important to many, yet threats to the fabric of the town's past exist -- whether the age of a building, development or other factors -- causing our heritage to fade away. That's why Shelbyville's Historic Zoning Commission is asking to be more closely connected with the city's planning commission and the city council to make sure the past doesn't disappear into memory...

Several thousand dollars were taken after a hole was smashed in the back wall of a Madison Street auto dealership early Tuesday. A piece of chipboard had been placed over a former door opening at Auto Plus, police said. The chipboard was broken through and money taken from the office area, Khaled Fawez Eldabet of Murfreesboro told police...

With the 2005 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration nearly six weeks away, and federal litigation continuing this summer on Horse Protection Act enforcement, an industry debate continues on the effect of enforcement. When inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show up at weekend horse shows, horse owners load their trailers and leave or just turn around, and that's hurt charity shows' ability to raise money if not totally shut down a show, according to horse show officials...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to appoint Greg Nelson to fill the unexpired term of Andy Anderson on the Bedford County Agriculture and Education Center board. Anderson had resigned his seat. The commission also voted to reappoint Donald Stephens for a second three-year term on the Argie Cooper Public Library board, and Lynn Hulan for a second three-year term as Bedford County's representative on the Highland Rim Regional Library board...

Funeral services for David Charles Noteboom of Battle Creek, Mich., formerly of Shelbyville, were held Tuesday in Battle Creek. Local visitation with the family will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Funeral services for Clyde Allen "C.A." Wood, 87, of Shelbyville, who died Wednesday at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. The Rev. Ron DeWitt will officiate and burial, with full military honors, will follow at the Wood and Tucker Cemetery in Rutherford County...

Webb junior Grace Iorio was named as a catcher to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association's Division II All-State team. This is the highest honor of Iorio's career. Iorio, the daughter of Leslie and Joe Iorio of Normandy, was also named to the TSSAA Division II All-Middle Region team and was a Co-MVP for the Lady Feet...