Stories from Monday, January 23, 2006

Drugs were allegedly found in two vehicles stopped by Shelbyville police Thursday and Friday. Olascoaga was in a car driven by Andres Dubon Quintanilla, 29, of Antioch, which was spotted "weaving in and out of the traffic lane" on Belmont Avenue at 1:16 a.m. Friday...

Funeral services for Eleanor Cates Smith, 69, of Estill Springs, who died Saturday at her home, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tullahoma Funeral Home. J.C. Stewart will officiate and burial will follow in Hurricane Cemetery.

Bedford County Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell on Friday denied a request for a new trial from the first defendant convicted in Bedford County on a charge of violating the state law requiring sex offenders to register their addresses with the sheriff's department...

Bedford County's Republican Party will have a primary on May 2 for the selection of its candidates in the Aug. 3 general election. It sounds simple enough, but it's not. Republicans asked for a primary for countywide offices -- but they also asked for a primary for county commission seats, which have never been elected on a partisan basis in the past...

A proposed subdivision that is opposed by neighbors will be considered by the Shelbyville Municipal Planning Commission Thursday. Last month, action on Stones Throw Subdivision was tabled by the commission until a traffic study could be completed. A preliminary plat has been submitted for the subdivision, which is described as a 113 lot residential development consisting of 42.31 acres off U.S. 231 South, north of Naron Road...

Heavy rains and flooded roads closed schools today and blocked roads, especially in the western half of the county. Local National Weather Service reporter Roy Reed reported 3.51 inches of rain in Shelbyville in the past 24 hours. In the northern end of the county, farmer Bobby Vannatta recorded 1.7 inches at 4 p.m. Sunday and another 2.5 inches overnight, for a total of 4.2 inches...

Funeral services for Jack Walter Jacobs, 74, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Keith Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Derryberry Cemetery in Williamson County.

As the old saying goes, you can throw out the records when fierce rivals get together. Just over a year ago, host Webb, fresh off of their first win of the season, took eventual District 11-A champion Cascade to double overtime before the Champs prevailed 58-51...

Both Webb and Cascade went at each other like a pair of prize fighters for over three quarters in Saturday night's county clash in Bell Buckle. Lady Feet guard Callie Vaughn nailed a 3-pointer with 5:43 left in the game to knot the score at 30-all. "It was finally a wake-up call," said Cascade coach Tracy Ferrell of the game-tying basket. "We have to pull it together or we're going to lose this game."...

MURFREESBORO -- Middle Tennessee women's basketball team returned home after three games on the road and pleased the faithful crowd of 2,758 with a 91-60 blowout over Troy University in a Sun Belt Conference matchup Saturday night in Murphy Center. The Blue Raiders (11-7, 4-1 SBC) turned in their most productive offensive performance of the season, building a 59-28 lead by the half before cruising to the 31-point victory...

Funeral services for Fannie McKinley Moss, 87, of Cookeville, who died Sunday at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dyer Funeral Home in Cookeville. Johnny Fox will officiate and burial will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery...