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Central track takes leap of faith (High School Sports ~ 05/24/06)
When Lindsey Parsons became Shelbyville Central's track coach several years ago, she knew it was going to be a work in progress. Not only were a low number of student athletes participating, but she was by no means an expert in track and field. She has an athletic background, as a member of the Golden Eaglette basketball team in high school, but admits she didn't have any prior knowledge to a lot of track events... -
Anne Lytle Brannon
(Obituary ~ 05/24/06)
Funeral services for Anne Lytle Brannon, 90, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Dean Gipson and Billy Pugh will officiate and burial will follow in the Unionville United Methodist Church cemetery...
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Maxine H. Jernigan
(Obituary ~ 05/24/06)
Graveside services for Maxine H. Jernigan, 82, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Beech Grove Cemetery in Pleaantville (Hickman County). The Rev. Douglas Moore will officiate. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Mary T. Crick Burns
(Obituary ~ 05/24/06)
Funeral services for Mary T. Crick Burns, 93, of Rockvale, who died Monday, will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro. The Rev. Donnie Clayton will officiate and burial will follow in the Burns family cemetery.
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Police catch suspect in food thefts (Local News ~ 05/24/06)
A man described by police as a suspect in several burglaries of food at the Shelbyville garbage transfer station was arrested outside the Blue Ribbon Parkway facility Monday night. Bobby Velen Smelcer, 46, was spotted near a Dumpster by Officer Jody Shelton at 9:22 p.m... -
Stroke survivor credits sons with saving her life (Local News ~ 05/24/06)
Stroke survivor Ivelean "Winnie" Downer credits her two teenage sons and a family friend with saving her life last February, and urges anyone who will listen to be aware of risk factors such as high blood pressure. It was an ordinary February morning and Downer was getting ready to go to work at Century Mold Co. in Shelbyville. She plugged in a curling iron and a makeup mirror... -
Bypass included in state work plan (Local News ~ 05/24/06)
Bedford County has one road project included in a three-year Multi-modal Work Program for the state of Tennessee involving the Shelbyville Bypass. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation [TDOT], the project is funded in Fiscal Year 2007 for right-of-way for the construction of a railroad trestle overpass over the proposed State Route 437 [Shelbyville Bypass]... -
Map will help find Veterans Memorial bricks (Local News ~ 05/24/06)
A map has been drawn to help people find their veterans' engraved bricks at the Bedford County Veterans Memorial Plaza, but all the names haven't been written on the map yet. Don Nelson, 59, a member of the Bedford County Veterans Council, said Tuesday he Is working on the map which should eventually be available at the plaza or the courthouse, possibly in Veterans Service Officer Gordon Warren's office... -
Hospital proceeds may be used for fire trucks (Local News ~ 05/24/06)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners' budget and finance committee recommended Tuesday night that the interest on the proceeds from the sale of Bedford County Medical Center be used to help finance new fire trucks for Volunteer Fire Services Inc. and an expansion program for Bedford County Emergency Medical Services...
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