Stories from Monday, July 17, 2006

A Bedford County family wants to develop 126 acres on the west side of Unionville Highway just beyond Shelbyville's city line where there are jurisdictional and water pressure issues. The situation reveals one of the growing pains here as the city utility could extend water and sewer service into the rural water district if the rural utility agrees. ...

Jury selection was to be held this morning for the trial of a Shelbyville woman charged with taking thousands of dollars from Canter Oil, the fuel distributor here. Willa Lee Cooper, 31, of Burt Street pleaded not guilty on March 17 during her arraignment on the theft charge which was taken directly to the Bedford County Grand Jury after a police investigation, records show...

Kidnaping and assault charges are being challenged by a Fayetteville man who wants a preliminary hearing Tuesday when his lawyer says a couple of witnesses may testify that his client is falsely accused. "My client says it didn't occur as ... contained in the affidavit of complaint," Shelbyville-based attorney Robert Marlow said late last week on behalf of his client, Antwan Deron Buchanan, 19, of Fayetteville, who was arrested July 6...

Mark Thomas has announced his candidacy for re-election to a Ninth District seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 3 general election. Thomas is the chief of Volunteer Fire Services Inc. He has been with VFSI since it was formed and was employed by its predecessor, Bedford County Fire Department, before that, a total of 25 years. He is a former member of the Bedford County Communications Center board and the Emergency Communications District (E-911) board...

Lizzie M. Peoples has announced her candidacy for a Seventh District seat on the Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 3 general election. A native of Marshall County, she has been employed by Jostens Inc. for 12 years as an editor and is a member of JCAR (Jostens Community Awareness Representative). She is a former member of Bedford County Board of Education...

DANDRIDGE -- The Middle Tennessee Mudcats took the momentum gained from two wins on Friday and carried that right on through the weekend as they captured the Southeastern Invitational title after winning 3 of 4 games between Saturday and Sunday. The 18-under squad clinched the tourney championship after taking out B.B. Rooner 5-3 in their first game on Sunday morning...

The annual Shelbyville City Open tennis tournament began Saturday at H.V. Griffin Park. Results: Boys 10-14 Singles Jim Ralston d. Corey Young 6-3, 6-0 Will Ralston d. Daniel Richter 6-3, 6-1 Girls 10-14 Singles Konomi Akiyama d. Kasondra Johnson 6-7, 6-2, 6-3...