Stories from Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Funeral services for Letha Mae Inez Speegle, 78, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at her home, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with James Griggs officiating. Burial will follow at Hurricane Cemetery in Moore County.

Clinton Lewis Taylor, 69, of Lewisburg died Saturday at his home. A memorial service is scheduled 7 p.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Church Pentecostal in Shelbyville with Ronnie Adams officiating. The Rose of Sharon Funeral Service of Pulaski is in charge of arrangements.

A mother of five who's released two for adoption because of her addiction to pain killing prescription drugs, some of which she obtained through TennCare fraud, was placed on probation for the third time Monday. But instead of the typical Community Corrections system of reporting to a probation officer while living on her own, Renee Arriaga, 28, is being sent to Blue Monarch, a faith-based, one-year, self-help program based in what was a bed and breakfast at Monteagle...

The status of a piece of property that may house a proposed modular home factory has been called into question, resulting in the matter being removed from the city's planning commission's agenda this month. One man says he has had a contract to buy the land for the past two years while another has taken the landowner to court with the claim that he owns half of it...

Bedford County Nursing Home was inspected by Tennessee Health Department officials Sunday, Monday and this morning, starting just two days after a managers meeting resolved issues raised at a meeting of nursing home trustees on Thursday. "They are asking about the events, the drinking (by unidentified people in the parking lot) and other things mentioned during the meeting, so they must have been called," Gay Shoffner, director of nursing, said Monday afternoon when asked about the Medicare/Medicaid Inspection Survey.. ...

Four-wheelers continue to be stolen from rural areas of Bedford County. The latest, a green 2005 Honda, was taken along with a ramp from the shop of Sherman Dennis Harden, Temple Ford Road, overnight. An unsuccessful attempt was made to steal a pressure washer, Deputy Robert Filer's report said...

When asked what words best describe the 2006 Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglette soccer team, coach Neal Gordon replied, "Talent and experience." With high expectations and a goal to reach the TSSAA state tournament for the first time, perhaps those are the best words in the dictionary a team can portray...

Shelbyville Central's golfers made that long, dreaded road trip to District 8-AAA foe Lawrence County knowing a win would make the ride back home easier. But a valiant effort fell short as the hosts carded a 316 to Central's 335. Freshman Chase Bledsoe led the Eagles with a 79...

The Tennessee offense is still improving. But sometimes the Vols' defense makes it hard to see. The UT defense dominated the final preseason scrimmage on Tuesday night at Neyland Stadium, consistently pressuring the quarterbacks and forcing a handful of turnovers in the two-hour session. The scrimmage is the last for UT before the Vols open the season against California on Sept. 2 in Knoxville...