Stories from Friday, July 7, 2006

Bedford County's property tax base has grown by more than $532 million, but the exact figure can't be stated yet, according to the county property assessor, Ronda Helton. Growth in the tax base is examined closely each summer as county commissioners assemble their next budget because property taxes are a significant portion of the revenue side of a budget which is, after all, a spending plan...

MANCHESTER -- The Shelbyville Babe Ruth 13-year-old All Stars opened District 6 tournament play under the toughest of conditions Thursday night. As if playing the hosts on their home field wasn't enough, Manchester is also the defending district and area champions. In fact, the core group of this team has won every district tournament that they have played in since the age of 9...

The Liberty School student who allegedly threatened his student government president by name over the Internet acknowledged responsibility this week for alleged harassment and was put on probation, according to his attorney and the girl's mother. Bedford County Juvenile Court Judge Charles Rich considered the boy's case during a hearing conducted Wednesday morning in the jury room of Bedford County Courthouse, where the boy was represented by attorney Ray Fraley of Fayetteville, the mother reported.. ...

It's budget time for the City of Shelbyville. City manager Ed Craig told the council during Thursday's study session that the second draft of the fiscal year 2006-07 budget is essentially balanced, with projected unappropriated revenue at $11,059,657 and projected unappropriated expenses listed at $11,068,846...

One thing most summer baseball teams never want to do is lose their own tournament. Shelbyville American Legion Post 23 took a definitive step in a positive direction towards reaching their goal of winning the Shelbyville Invitational Tournament with a 3-0 win over Old Hickory American Legion Post 91 on Thursday at Shelbyville Central High School...

Joyce Tune has announced her candidacy for re-election to a Seventh District seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 3 general election. Tune, a lifelong resident of Bedford County, is the widow of George Tune, who held the same county commission seat prior to his death. She operated Tune's Union 76 / U-Haul / Greyhound for 28 years and has worked for Musgrave Pencil Company for the past 15 years...

Frank Nichols of Raus has announced his candidacy for a fifth district seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 3 general election. A lifelong resident of Bedford County, he is a graduate of Central High School. He and his wife Alice have owned Handy Dandy Market in Shelbyville for 44 years. He served eight years in the Tennessee National Guard and served for four years on the City of Shelbyville Merit Board. He was a founder of the Celebration City Antique Car Club...

Funeral Mass for Emily D. Hayden, 90, of Red Bud, Ill., who died Thursday at Red Bud Nursing Home, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Catholic Church in Red Bud, Ill. The Rev. Tom Stout will officiate and burial will follow in St. John Catholic Cemetery. She was the mother of Nancy Niehaus of Shelbyville. Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home, Red Bud, Ill., is in charge of arrangements...