Stories from Thursday, March 15, 2007

Graveside services for Fern Dixon Overall, 86, of Shelbyville, who died Wednesday at Bedford County Nursing Home after an extended illness, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Bryan Elliott officiating. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Doak-Howell Funeral Home and beginning 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Rachel Elizabeth Gunn Sargent., 85, of Tullahoma died Wednesday at her daughter's home in Shelbyville after an extended illness. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek with the Rev. Ray Hartman and the Rev. Susan Nooe Rock officiating. The service site may be changed in the event of inclement weather...

Not too many people cared much about a final score as they were just proud to see their little girls get a chance to compete. An intrigued crowd showed up in the shadows of the Barton Athletic Complex to watch Webb Middle play their inaugural girls lacrosse match on Wednesday afternoon versus Harding Academy in Bell Buckle...

It wasn't the start to the season Webb coach Adrian Anderson envisioned for his team, but the Bell Buckle bunch appears to be learning from their mistakes after a pair of losses. The latest blemish came on Wednesday as Webb fell 3-0 to visiting Middle Region opponent University School of Nashville...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to adopt Article X of the proposed animal control regulations -- the part dealing specifically with dangerous dogs -- but to defer action on the rest of the document pending further study and public input...

Struggling with cancer, other maladies and disabilities, a Bedford County family has requested a second exception from strict enforcement of the zoning code for a third mobile home behind their modest frame house. County zoning regulations require permission from the Board of Zoning Appeals for a "temporary dwelling unit in cases of medical hardship," and the BZA is scheduled to meet on March 22 at 5:30 p.m. ...

Geneva Smith has announced her candidacy for re-election as mayor of Shelbyville in the June 7 city election. Smith, a Bedford County native, is a member of Fairfield Church of Christ. She is a member of the Shelbyville & Bedford County Chamber of Commerce board; the Economic Development and Tourism board; and the Joint Economic Development Board. ...

Bell Buckle was forced to rescind a reward offered for information dealing with recent cases of arson due to a legal opinion from the Municipal Technical Advisory Service [MTAS]. Last month, the town council voted to donate a matching amount of $2,500 to Crimestoppers in hopes that law enforcement could learn who is responsible for a series of recent fires in Bell Buckle. Four volunteer firemen was later charged with setting the blazes...

Stealing children's videos wasn't child's play for a Shelbyville couple accused of victimizing Wal-Mart stores across central Tennessee and northern Alabama. Shelbyville police have arrested Mark Nathen Hodges, 34, and Tamatha Renea Isbel, 38, who have been living in a room at Blue Ribbon Inn for several months, Detective Brian Crews said Wednesday...

Funeral services for Rouchelle Ridley Edmiston, 48, of Fayetteville, who died Wednesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Gallant Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Burial will follow in Pleasant View Cemetery...