Stories from Saturday, November 26, 2005

A Shelbyville man has been getting his water and sewer bill paid through a federal program designed to help people pay their winter heating and summer cooling bills. And he wants that to stop, so David Crowell, general manager of Shelbyville Power, Water & Sewerage System, has re-examined the situation and has come to the conclusion that to satisfy a customer, the utility bill can be separated...

Higher heating fuel prices resulting from Hurricane Katrina's interruption of the petroleum supply could become a matter of life or death, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said recently. "The Department of Energy estimates that the cost of natural gas will go up 50-70 percent this winter, which will be a hardship on households even in the south," Gordon said late last week...

Tennessee has violated the privacy rights of a death row inmate, according to his lawyers, who've asked the state Supreme Court to issue a protective order. In a separate but related statement to the court, Nashville-based attorney Michael Passino has provided more medical information to substantiate claims that Gregory Thompson isn't fit to be executed so he shouldn't be killed...

Argie Cooper Public Library passed the 100,000 mark in circulation for the fiscal year which ended June 30; library director Pat Hastings said that milestone was a dream of the late Lytle "Jug" Landers. "I wish Jug Landers could know that the library has reached the hundred thousand figure in circulation of materials," said Hastings in an e-mail earlier this month. ...

Graveside services for William Franklin Allen Jr., 64, of Shelbyville, will be at 2 Sunday afternoon at Willow Mount Cemetery with Bobby McGee officiating. Mr. Allen died Friday in Shelbyville. Gowen-Smith Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Modena "Dean" Pickle, 90, of Decherd, a longtime Shelbyville resident, will be 3 p.m. Monday at Round Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Ron Chilton officiating. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

David A. Bradford, 90, of Shelbyville died Thursday at his home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Jerry Bradford officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery

Back-to-back 30-point halves led Shelbyville Central's Eaglettes to an impressive 60-32 victory over Harpeth Hall's Bears in the Eaglette Thanksgiving Classic Friday night at SCHS Gym. The Eaglettes (2-1) turned in a fine offensive performance and backed that effort with a tenacious defense to claim their second straight win...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles claimed their second straight win of the season, claiming a 56-41 victory over talented McMinn County in the Jackson County Thanksgiving Classic Friday evening in Gainesboro. Shelbyville senior Barry Stewart turned in an outstanding performance, scoring a game-high 23 points while grabbing 15 rebounds and going 5-of-5 from the free throw line to go along with a pair of 3-pointers...