Stories from Friday, July 28, 2006

Funeral services were held in Palm Bay, Fla., for Mrs. Theta F. Brewer, a Shelbyville native. Mrs. Brewer, 84, died July 18 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla.

Mrs. Bertha Lee Holden of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Bedford County Medical Center. She was 94. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. today at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Bob Payne officiating. Gowen-Smith Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Lee Russell has announced his candidacy for re-election as judge of 17th Judicial District Circuit Court, Part II, in the Aug. 3 general election. The district includes Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore counties. Russell has held the position since 1990, when he was appointed by Gov. Ned McWherter. He ran unopposed for re-election in 1990 and again in 1998...

Shelbyville's municipal planning commission gave the thumbs up to a site plan for the new Bedford County Medical Center [BCMC] Thursday but not before some questions were asked. Several commission members asked about what the impact of the noise from aircraft traffic might have on patients...

Two members of Shelbyville's utility board are going to the next meeting of the rural water district based here to officially find out what that panel's position is on a property owner's preference for city water. D.E. "Ed" Crowell of Jackson, his wife and father own 126 acres just north of the city line at Unionville Highway and they'd like to annex the land for sewer service. ...

A man who admitted he had been drinking and smoking pot before a traffic stop Wednesday night was charged with carrying a handgun while under the influence. Harold Gene Edwards, 19, Ridgeway Avenue, had a .22 caliber handgun in his waistband and 24.17 grams of marijuana when arrested by Officer Jody Shelton, police said...

The 2006 Bedford County Fair is in progress through Saturday at the Bedford County Agriculture Center. The schedule for today and Saturday: TODAY -- 1 p.m., Home ec/ag exhibit open; 3 p.m., Wood & Woolie Revue; 5 p.m., Tug-O-War; 5:30 p.m., Open Sheep Show (Junior Market Lamb & Commercial Ewe Show immediately following Open Sheep Show); 6 p.m., Bedford County Idol finals; 6:30 p.m., Lawn & Garden Tractor Pull; 7 p.m., All Pleasure Horse Show...

HOOVER, Ala. -- The Auburn Tigers are predicted to win its seventh Southeastern Conference football championship this season by media voting at the 2006 SEC Football Media Days, concluding today at the Wynfrey Hotel. The Tigers also led all teams with 12 players selected to the Media Days pre-season All-SEC squad...

Graveside services for James Frank Sweeton, 83, of Tullahoma, who died Friday at Harton Regional Medical Center, will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Concord Cemetery. The Rev. J.C. Stewart will officiate. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home in Tullahoma is in charge of arrangements. He was the father of Carolyn Molder of Shelbyville...

Tennie M. Jones, 86, of Shelbyville, died Friday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Reedus Baugher officiating. Burial will follow at Cothran Cemetery.

The mother of a baby born addicted to crack cocaine was sent to prison this week for violating her probation, but an appeals court case could be her ticket out because, according to her lawyer, state law doesn't specify a viable fetus as a victim in child abuse cases...