Stories from Saturday, November 25, 2006

The Shelbyville resident who allegedly solicited sex from an 11-year-old girl was indicted Monday as charged in mid-September by city police. Jeffrey Wayne Steele, 36, was also arraigned on the charge of solicitation of a minor and violation of the sexual offender registry. His case was reset for Dec. 11...

Two proposed ordinances will be presented on how to deal with pit bull dogs when Shelbyville City Council members meet next month for their workshop session. "Control the owners and don't attack the breed," City Manager Ed Craig said to summarize the message he's received from people reacting to the prospect of an ordinance to ban pit bull dogs...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee taxpayers have spent more than $8.6 million in the past three years for local governments to lobby state and federal officials, according to a report by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Public bodies and groups representing them, such as the Tennessee County Services Association, spent between $2.7 million and $3.1 million to lobby state officials from 2003 to 2005...

In an unscientific poll on the Times-Gazette web site, www.t-g.com, about half the participants said they plan to spend less on gifts, entertaining and decorations this Christmas than they did last year. Thanksgiving weekend is traditionally one of the most critical shopping weekends of the year, with many people using the long weekend to do Christmas shopping. The day after Thanksgiving is even called "black Friday" because it is the day when some merchants first turn a profit for the year...

Lipscomb University in Nashville has become a center of commerce this semester as 11 student-run businesses have sprouted on-campus, providing everything from fresh-baked cookies to laundry services.  Jason Wade of Chapel Hill is a part of this fall's industrial revolution as one of the owner/operators of 6th Man Apparel, one of 11 companies established by students enrolled in "Foundations of Business: A Christian Perspective." Wade is a accounting major...

OK, I promise that this will be the last you hear about this particular subject from me. But it is an important one and is one that is grossly overlooked by the media. The topic is the treatment of women by certain members of the Muslim faith. Previous columns have touched on the problem in places like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the Palestinian Territories, where ladies are routinely beaten, flogged and have had other unspeakable things done to them, all with the blessing of their legal system...

Despite being outshot 26-0 at the free throw line, Shelbyville Central played one of the top teams in the state to within eight points Friday night. The Golden Eagles (2-2) saw a third quarter lead slip away in a 67-59 loss to powerhouse Bradley Central's Bears in the semifinals of the Land-Air Tip-Off Classic in Greeneville...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes remained undefeated after rolling past Dickson County 87-54 in opening round action of the second annual Eaglette Tip-Off Classic Friday night at SCHS Gym. It was a great opportunity for Central coach Lynn Burkey to play the entire bench and give the younger players some quality playing time at the varsity level...