Stories from Friday, June 23, 2006

Guilty as charged was the verdict returned within 20 minutes by a Bedford County jury on Thursday after deliberating over a street dealer's case. Closing arguments took more than twice that time and so Reginald Anthony Laye, 26, is to face Judge Robert Crigler during a sentencing hearing set for July 24...

A Lewisburg man who thought he was meeting a teenage girl contacted through an Internet chat room instead found himself face-to-face with waiting police officers Thursday night in Shelbyville. Brandon Dewayne Sanders, 21, L & N Avenue, arrived at a Madison Street fast food outlet shortly before a scheduled 6:30 p.m. ...

A brief meeting of Shelbyville's planning commission Thursday saw the approval of three items, one of which is hoped to bring rejuvenation to a part of the city. The commission voted to rezone 747A Madison St. from C-2 to PUD [Planned Unit Development] for Celebration Plaza, which owner Bill Papanos described as housing "upper class units."...

Two men took a sizable amount of cash at gunpoint from the register of a Lane Parkway convenience store Wednesday night. The men entered Pik-N-Chek Market about 7:26 p.m., placed a soft drink on the counter and grabbed the money when the clerk opened the register, Officer Tracey Nelson said...

Shelbyvlle Babe Ruth League regular season action concluded Tuesday night with Jaycees winning bragging rights. Jaycees (11-0) has completed three consecutive undefeated seasons, a 34-game span. League president Clint Insell met with coaches from each team Wednesday night...

The Shelbyville branch of the NAACP will conduct a political forum July 6 for candidates running in Bedford County's Aug. 3 general election. "The election forum is open to all candidates," said Henry Whitaker, reporter for the recently revived NAACP branch...

Donald Lloyd Lucas, 82, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.