Stories from Thursday, November 3, 2005

A man Shelbyville police said was carrying a crack pipe is accused of grabbing a woman as their bicycles passed along Madison Street late Tuesday night. Charles Antwain Smith, 28, Apache Drive, has been charged with assault and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 11:30 p.m. incident...

A Shelbyville man charged with stabbing a Simms Road couple to death a year ago is to have a state-ordered mental exam as his attorney persuaded the judge to postpone his Dec. 1 trial because of new evidence that affects his defense. At age 17, Jason Christopher Underwood, now 23, suffered trauma which may have led to seizures and blackouts since 1999, Underwood's attorney, Hershell Koger, told Judge Robert Crigler on Wednesday afternoon in Bedford County Circuit Court...

Selling a piece of airport property was one topic of discussion during the Shelbyville City Council's study session Tuesday evening. The property in question is a 40 acre "L" shaped tract currently being used for agricultural purposes and is being leased by Don Taylor...

There are cries about annexation in Bell Buckle. New zoning changes have been made for rural areas. A call for a moratorium on large subdivisions and changes in the urban growth boundary are being discussed in Shelbyville. No doubt about it, one of the leading issues facing Bedford County is growth and development, which is why county and municipal leaders are being called together to talk about it on Nov. 17...

MURFREESBORO -- Filmmaker Spike Lee challenged minority students Thursday night to pursue their dreams and to fight against cultural or media messages which denigrate the value of education, saying many rap artists have done a disservice by promoting a culture of violence...

Funeral services for Freddie Dale Brinkley, 51, of Estill Springs, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Roy B. Watson Chapel of the Watson-North Funeral Home with James Smith officiating. Burial will follow at New Center Grove Cemetery.

Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said tailback Arian Foster and offensive guard Rob Smith both should receive the green light to play this weekend at Notre Dame after injures suffered against South Carolina left them questionable. "Arian Foster and Rob Smith look like they are going to be able to play, which is good news," Fulmer said after Wednesday's 90-minute workout at Haslam Field. "We've had a number of guys who have battled like heck to get themselves healthy."...