Stories from Thursday, April 5, 2007

A memorial service for Linda May Judd, 38, of Shelbyville, who died March 29 at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation with the family will begin at 3 p.m.

WHEEL -- An American hero was laid to rest here Wednesday as thousands of people in Bedford and Marshall counties mourned the combat death last week of Staff Sgt. Marcus Andrew (Marc) Golczynski who perished during small arms fire in Fallujah, Iraq...

Shelbyville could return to voting for aldermen by wards instead of "at large" in coming years. Councilman Wallace Cartwright suggested going to single member districts during Tuesday's study session of the city council. Councilmen Randy Vernon and Leonard Travis also supported the idea...

If you've got a garage full of stuff you can't get rid of by throwing in the trash, then mark Saturday, April 14, on your calendar. That's when the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservations mobile household hazardous waste (HHW) collection service will be arriving in Bedford County. The event will be at Big Springs parking lot in Shelbyville from 8 a.m. until noon...

Two theft reports were received Tuesday by Shelbyville police. The following persons were arrested since Tuesday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force and processed through Bedford County Jail. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts...

WINCHESTER -- Rare is it a team in District 8-AAA can start a pile of underclassmen, get outhit 11-4 and still manage to come away with a road victory. Shelbyville Central accomplished just that as they found a way to win by holding off Franklin County 8-7 on a chilly Wednesday night...