Stories from Tuesday, June 19, 2007

A woman who told police she was headed to Bedford County Jail for the weekend didn't make it before striking a utility pole a few blocks away early Friday night. Sheila Dove Gillard, 55, Womble Road, allegedly greeted Officer Sam Jacobs at the East Franklin Street accident by saying, "Guess what? I'm on my way to jail to serve 48 hours for driving on (a) revoked (license)."...

To some, the Fairfield Pike duck pond near H.V. Griffin Park is a Shelbyville tradition. It's a place to relax, feed the ever-present ducks or even fish. For new owners Roger and Paralee Williams, it's a potential showplace fallen on somewhat hard times. Extreme drought has left what portion of the pond hasn't dried up full of dead and dying fish...

If someone told you that they had rebuilt a Nissan 4x4 truck to run with no internal combustion engine or fossil fuels, you would likely think that there's no conceivable way this could work. And so did this writer. That is, until he saw it for himself...

The first preliminary meeting about the possibility of Middle Tennessee State University opening an extension campus in the old Harris Middle School building on Elm Street was a positive one, according to County Mayor Eugene Ray. Ray said he is pleased with the response of MTSU officials to the project so far...

Gov. Phil Bredesen's request for federal farm assistance for all 95 counties in Tennessee received approval Monday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bredesen made the request April 11 after record low temperatures severely damaged crops across the state and Southeast...

NASHVILLE -- Each year the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association gets together some of their top members from across the state to hold the Tennessee Showcase, which combines the top talent from the diamond over the eight regions. The event is something of an all-star weekend whereby the four teams face each other in a two-day, round robin format. This year's set of contests was at Vanderbilt University's Hawkins Field last Friday and Saturday...

Shelbyville Central improved to 4-0 in Team Camp No. 2 action thanks to a pair of victories at new Harris Middle School on Monday. The Golden Eaglettes downed Beech (57-22) and Lebanon (46-17) on Sunday before dispatching Tennessee (49-35) and Oak Ridge (76-44) yesterday...