Stories from Thursday, December 14, 2006

James N. Dillard, 67, of Gulfport, Miss., died Monday in Biloxi, Miss. He was the brother of Ann Martin of Shelbyville. A memorial visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Endsley Funeral Home in Bartonville, Miss. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Biloxi, is in charge of arrangements...

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Stone-Draine of Shelbyville will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Bird Street Church of Christ. Anthony R. Booker will officiate with burial following at Holden Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church for one hour prior to the service. Blakemore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CHATTANOOGA (AP) -- Congress failed to address an effort to amend the Horse Protection Act before adjourning last week. Prompted by disagreements this year between federal agriculture inspectors and members of the Tennessee walking horse industry, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., in September asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a clarification of the act...

Bell Buckle's water system appears to be in good shape and can handle demands in the future, according to a capacity analysis done for the small town. According to environmental engineer Jim Patterson, much of their water system can serve "reasonable growth within the system without sacrificing the quality of service being provided," and that there are only certain areas that would require upgrades, limited primarily to line size...

Murder and attempted murder charges have developed into indictments for a Brushy Mountain Prison inmate whose incarceration apparently prevented immediate action toward the Bedford County Grand Jury until Monday. Antwain Tapaige "Scooby" Sales, 32, previously of Shebyville, was arrested on Sept. ...

The Region 5-4A 2006 Football Banquet was held Monday night at the Blue Ribbon Circle on the Celebration Grounds and two Shelbyville Golden Eagles were rewarded for their outstanding play. Senior wide receiver Donovan Maxwell and junior running back Stephon Ransom were named to the All-Region team...

An alleged drug dealer described by authorities as a "major crack cocaine distributor" was arrested Monday in Shelbyville by a team of law enforcement officers. Anton McDonald of Nashville was arrested by agents of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Agency, Bedford County Sheriff's Department and Shelbyville police detectives. He was charged with sale of a schedule II drug, Sheriff Randall Boyce said...

CHAPEL HILL -- Water from a cave has been found to be just right, thank you, for Jack Daniel's, George Dickel's and Granny Fish's products and now it's to be so for this north Marshall County town. Testing of a system to draw water from a cave was anticipated late this week by Town Administrator Mike Hatten who recently conducted a tour at what's been known as the Mary Fort Cave on property purchased by the town for about $32,000...