Stories from Wednesday, March 29, 2006

With two members absent, Shelbyville's city council deferred discussion and possible action of two tax issues with the county. Councilmen Wallace Cartwright and Robert Frazier were not present at the meeting. City Manager Ed Craig said there were big issues involved and that there was no rush...

The latest in the ongoing series of copper wire thefts in Bedford County occurred over the weekend in the Valley View Estates subdivision near Normandy. All the wiring, as well as pieces of lumber, was taken from a home under construction, according to a report filed with the Bedford County Sheriff's Department by Brett Henley of Manchester...

A juvenile who was charged with making a threat against a classmate over the Internet has had his case continued. No new court date was given for the case. The attorney for the 15-year-old, who attends Liberty School, had a conflict and could not be present in Bedford County Juvenile Court on Monday...

Well, there it is again. I'm talking about another pile of beer-related trash on that property on Wartrace Pike. It was the first thing I noticed on the way into town Monday morning. Just imagine what people traveling to Shelbyville for the first time think when they see it...

So I'm allegedly a racist? Hardly. I simply presented the facts as I see them in a recent column about Hispanics' drinking and driving problems. I welcome new residents of any ethnicity as long as they are here legally and don't break laws, just as I get irritated at anyone of any background whose actions hurt other people...

Drivers will have to be American citizens to get a Tennessee driver's license, according to a proposed law recommended by the state House Transportation Committee, state Rep. Curt Cobb reported Tuesday night. "The certificate program has not been working," Cobb said of an alternate method of documenting drivers who aren't citizens. "So, the committee decided we should do something before we know what the federal government will do."...

The Veterans Council of Bedford County has decided to destroy its replica of the bronze statue depicting a soldier and a boy he left behind on his way to war. How, where and when to destroy the replica was not decided, although the veterans said they'd consult Bell Buckle artist Russ Faxon who created the statue on Shelbyville's Public Square and its replica in the main lobby of the Bedford County Courthouse...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' budget and finance committee recommended Tuesday night that the county commit to $1 million in funding for a new Shelbyville library -- provided that library begins construction and is ready for the money within three years...

Oda Irene Burns, 93, of Shelbyville died Monday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral mass will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. William Catholic Church with the Rev. Dick Driscoll officiating. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery in Nashville. Gowen-Smith Chapel is in charge of arrangements...

Shelbyville Central's Rex Brothers and Kelby Sanders combined for a no-hit shutout in the Eagles' 3-0 win over visiting Franklin County in a District 8-AAA contest Tuesday night. It was another dominating performance on the mound for Brothers, fanning a dozen batters with two walks over five innings of work...

The bats finally came alive. That was the difference in Shelbyville Central's 9-0 win at Franklin County in a District 8-AAA matchup Tuesday night. The Eaglettes (2-5, 2-1 in 8-AAA) banged out 13 hits while pitcher Abbi Foster controlled the Lady Rebel offense, striking out three, walking one and scattering six hits over seven innings...

Balls that came out of Boyd Christian pitchers' hands in Wartrace ended up in Bell Buckle on a couple occasions as Cascade trounced their District 9-A visitors 12-0 on Tuesday. Levi Bain and Stefin Reed both launched fence-clearing blasts as part of a 12-hit effort for the Champions (5-5, 2-2 in 9-A)...

Webb plated a pair of runs early but it wouldn't be enough as they fell 8-3 to College Heights in Bell Buckle on Tuesday afternoon. "Basically, the top of their order just killed us," Lady Feet coach James Garcia said. "Anytime we got to the top of their order, they hit the ball hard or knocked extra base hits. They were the key to the game because (hitters) 4-9 didn't do too much on us."...