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Allen will 'always be a Volunteer' (College Sports ~ 10/12/05)
Tennessee's Jason Allen vows to come back "bigger, faster, stronger" after suffering a season-ending hip injury during Saturday's game against Georgia. The senior defensive back said his hip came out of joint but went right back in during the collision with Georgia tight end Leonard Pope late in the first half. Allen made the tackle but was taken from the field on a stretcher. X-rays and an MRI were performed at UT Medical Center before Allen was discharged that night around 9 p.m... -
Dorene Jeanette Ray
(Obituary ~ 10/12/05)
Funeral services for Dorene Jeanette Ray, 45, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Emmett Arnold officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
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David E. Pope
(Obituary ~ 10/12/05)
David E. Pope, 45, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Willis Pope officiating. Burial will follow at Cothran Cemetery.
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Viola P. Lanier
(Obituary ~ 10/12/05)
Funeral services for Viola P. Lanier, 95, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Life Care Center in Tullahoma, will be noon Saturday at Woodfork Chapel AME Church with the Rev. Nathan Frey officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Ararat Cemetery. H. Preston Scales & Sons Funeral Home of Murfreesboro is in charge of arrangements...
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T-G staffer is annoyed @ e-mail
(Column ~ 10/12/05)
One of the parts of my jobs I like the least is checking the news@t-g.com e-mail each day. All of the news staff now have individual e-mail addresses, and most of our recent business is done that way, but for many years we had only the one newsroom address; it's been widely publicized and has wound up on numerous mailing lists...
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County's zoning rules strengthened (Local News ~ 10/12/05)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners adopted changes to the county zoning resolution Tuesday night which will make it harder to develop high-density subdivisions in rural areas. County government has been challenged by keeping up with the area's rapid growth, which requires new schools, road improvements and other infrastructure. The school system recently proposed a 10-year building program which will cost $80 million, and commissioners say they aren't sure how to pay for it... -
Nursing home given OK to seek loan bids (Local News ~ 10/12/05)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners, meeting Tuesday night, authorized Bedford County Nursing Home to seek proposals for financing $260,000 in furniture and equipment purchases -- but some commissioners are wondering out loud whether the county should sell the nursing home rather than put money into capital expenses... -
Victim tells jury of alleged attack (Local News ~ 10/12/05)
Testimony from the victims in a trial of two men continues here this morning for a case alleging assault, burglary, attempted robbery and false imprisonment near Wartrace last spring when two men allegedly sought payment for cocaine. Ironically, it was the victim, Richard Harris, 47, of Knob Creek, who testified on Monday about the drugs. ... -
SCHS band is an award-winner (Local News ~ 10/12/05)
Shelbyville Central High School Marching Band was named the Grand Champion at the Cheatham County Marching Invitational held in Ashland City. Under the direction of Andrew Lynn, the group earned the contest's Sweepstakes trophy for having the highest composite score out of the nine bands in the competition... -
Wartrace, Bell Buckle may share police (Local News ~ 10/12/05)
The city of Wartrace will be meeting this week with a representative from Bell Buckle to talk about possible options for a "joint police cooperative." The meeting is set for Thursday morning at 10 with a representative from the South Central Development Center, Wartrace Mayor Don Gallagher, Chief Billy Smith and Bell Buckle Alderman Frank Reagor... -
Nesius helps advance Viqueens in 11-A/AA tourney (High School Sports ~ 10/12/05)
Amy Nesius had 11 points off serve and four kills to lead Community to a 25-10, 25-6, 25-20 win over Middle Tennessee Christian in the first round of the District 11-A/AA tournament in Unionville on Tuesday. The seventh Viqueen victory sets up a meeting with Page on Thursday afternoon at 5... -
Odor leads police to pot in vehicle (Local News ~ 10/12/05)
Marijuana was found in a car a Shelbyville police officer said she saw "drifting" across the center line of Madison Street at 4:13 a.m. Sunday. Officer Tracey Nelson said she noticed a marijuana odor coming from the car driven by Dominic R. Tillman, 19, Mead Drive, and was refused consent to search... -
Roberts to represent Webb at state (High School Sports ~ 10/12/05)
Webb shot a 356 to place eighth out of 11 teams in the Division II Middle Region tournament at Champion's Run this week. John Roberts of the Feet fired a 77 to force a playoff with three other golfers for a spot in the individual portion of the state. After all four golfers made par their first playoff hole, only 3-of-4 shot par the second, including Roberts, to move on to the tournament... -
Westwood betters Junior Vikes (Other Sports ~ 10/12/05)
Community Junior High missed their last chance for a win Monday night, falling 23-6 to Westwood Junior High in Manchester. All year long Community has competed against teams with bigger rosters, more experience and advantages in size and weight. Monday was no exception... -
Robert Lee Woodson
(Obituary ~ 10/12/05)
Funeral services for Robert Lee Woodson, 40, of Smyrna, who died Tuesday at his home, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home in Murfreesboro. John King will officiate and burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery.
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