Stories from Wednesday, August 3, 2005

Andy Womack, who represented the 16th District, including all of Bedford County, for 12 years in the State Senate, has been battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma since April, but expects to make a complete recovery. The disease has been attributed to exposure to Agent Orange during Womack's service in Vietnam from April 1967 to April 1968. He served in the Fourth Infantry Division in the Central Highlands of Vietnam...

The Shelbyville City Council will ask the planning commission to begin the process of amending the city's Urban Growth Boundary. The matter was raised during the Tuesday night study session. The subject was first addressed during the May study session and the council had chosen to move forward with the idea. City Manager Ed Craig had briefed council members at the time on procedures from the Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) on how the city could amend its growth plan...

Last season Cascade soccer took another step along its progressive path and finished with a final record of 6-10. That team was paced by the effort of eight seniors, including All-District performer Laura Bunn. Lady Champion coach Patricia Petty sees this version of Orange and Black athletes as having the ability to improve upon that mark. If they do so, it will be thanks in large part to team defense...

The Wartrace Horse Show will be held Saturday at 6 p.m. on Jernigan Field, drawing horse lovers from all over the country as the Celebration approaches. "This is our 99th annual show," Nancy Edwards, show coordinator, said. "Next year, we'll have a big celebration because it's our 100th show. It's the longest running one-night Walking Horse show in the country; we're the cradle of the Walking Horse."...

Tickets for the Sunday, Aug. 14, screenings of "Our Very Own" will be available starting this Saturday only at the Capri Theater box office. The Sunday screening will be at 1, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. and are free, compliments of GADA Films. The Saturday, Aug. 13, "red carpet" premiere will be invitation only and invitations will be arriving via mail from Hollywood this week, according to Louise Russell, assistant to writer/director Cameron Watson...

Charles Howard "Beanie" Bell, 75, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Revs. George Wagner and Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Wilbur B. Holt, 66, of Shelbyville died Monday at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be 6 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Minchey officiating.