Stories from Monday, June 4, 2007

Gene Autry Locke, 60, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gallant Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with the Rev. James Warren officiating. Burial will follow in New Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday.

At a time when hay is at a premium due to drought conditions, a fire destroyed a large number of hay bales Sunday at a Bedford County farm. The blaze broke out at a large chicken farm on Midland Road owned by Tracy Vannatta at mid-afternoon. Volunteer Fire Services Inc. was notified at 2:51 p.m...

Summer Lights was the theme of Saturday night's benefit for the Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association (SBCHA). The popular event raised around $5,500 benefiting the utilities and repair of the animal shelter as well as veterinarian bills for the non-profit organization...

A Kentucky woman was seriously injured late Sunday afternoon when her SUV overturned near Cascade School. Larita M. Davidson, 47, Franklin, Ky., lost control of her Ford Escape on a sharp turn south of the school on Wartrace-Bell Buckle Road about 5 p.m...

Bedford County horse enthusiasts invaded the garden city of Columbia over the weekend, capturing top honors in many divisions of Walking Horse competition. Judges for the Columbia Spring Jubilee came from far and wide to score the cards. Jamie Bradshaw, Chris Messick and Brandye Mills awarded over 300 honors in 55 classes during the two-day event...

The Bicentennial Book of Bedford County, a pictorial history book to be published by the T-G in time for the county's actual December birthday, is searching the county for statistics. "In order to provide an overall view of many areas of the county," said book coordinator and T-G Editor René Capley, "we are collecting information on the 'oldest' lists. ...

Polls will be open 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday for the Shelbyville city election, with the mayor's race and three of the six City Council seats up for election. Early voting for the election wrapped up on Saturday. There were a total of 819 early voters, including paper ballots which have been received by the election office...