Stories from Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Make no mistake -- traffic on Main Street can be a problem. But I had to laugh at some of the comments I heard and read during the recent city election campaign. Apparently, some people think the city government has some sort of secret subterranean lair, deep underground, that tells businesses where they need to locate. Some people seem to think that the city is telling businesses to open on North Main Street rather than the other way around...

One of this writer's pet peeves is bias in the media, which is done either by between-the-lines editorializing in the story or by careful omission of certain facts to sway the reader to take a certain position on whatever issue is being reported. But if a reader is already well aquatinted with an issue, a story with spin can easily be spotted...

The world could be coated in lemons and I wouldn't complain. I love the smell, taste and even textures of the lovely, bright yellow fruits. The fact that there is some sour bitterness to them occasionally doesn't bother me a bit. When an waiter takes my order at a restaurant, my order of unsweet tea is always followed by "with lots of lemon."...

I'm getting ready to go on a vacation for the first time in several years, and I'm really getting excited as the time draws near for my departure date. All of us here in the newsroom are taking time off within weeks of each other, so we are all sharing in each others excitement...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to deny a rezoning at 2506 U.S. 231 North which had been requested by Celebration 2000, an office supply business now located on Madison Street in Shelbyville. Grady Cunningham, who owns the business, had wanted to move from its current leased space to a site that he would own outright. He was asking the county to rezone the site from R-1 (residential) to C-2 (commercial)...

A Wartrace woman was injured this morning on State Highway 64 near Fairfield when her van was struck by an out-of-control logging truck. Darla Huffman, 50, was flown from the scene to Vanderbilt University Medical Center by LifeFlight helicopter. She suffered a broken arm, several fractures and "multiple injuries," State Trooper Barry Qualls said...

A Shelbyville man was charged after a car chase through eastern Shelbyville early Monday night. Troy Shondale Sales, 36, South Brittain Street, was pursued from Blue Ribbon Parkway to the Bethany Lane-Maplewood Drive intersection, where he allegedly fled on foot after a minor accident...

Shelbyville Post 23 didn't respond well to their American Legion rival Columbia Post 19's challenge on Tuesday night at SCHS. The visitors from Maury County sent 15 batters to the plate in the top of the first inning in the early portion of the doubleheader and turned the influx of baserunners into a quick 10-0 lead from which Shelbyville never recovered...

With the weekend right around the corner, that can only mean one thing for many Bedford County residents: horse show time. The Liberty Lions Club presents its 8th annual Walking Horse show beginning 6:30 p.m. Friday at Bedford County Agriculture and Education Center. Admission is $5 for adults with children under 6 years old admitted free...

With an average of a 30 percent water loss this year, Bell Buckle is looking at purchasing a telemetry system to monitor the status of that town's water system. Alderman Mark Felices has been researching the idea so that water mangers would be able to check the levels of all the system's tanks and pumps remotely, saving workers the time of having to drive to each location to check the levels manually...