Stories from Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Funeral services for Billie Williamson, 72, of Unionville, who died at his home Monday after an extended illness, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Tommy Dye officiating. Burial will follow at Pressgrove Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

A celebration of life memorial service for Thomas Michael Berry, 68, of Bell Buckle, who died Monday, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bell Buckle Baptist Church. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

In a decision that was nothing less than history-making, the Walking Horse Trainers Association (WHTA) voted yesterday to sign the 2007-2009 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Operating Plan. The National Horse Show Commission (NHSC), made up of representatives of the WHTA A and the Walking Horse Owners' Association (WHOA), concurred with the vote of the Trainers, accepting the Plan with the proposed changes in a 7-1 decision in a separate meeting...

Bill Moore of Shelbyville imagines if his grandfather knew how he was making his living these days, he would be rolling over in his grave. In fact, if time rolled back 30 or so years, and Moore was told what he would be doing today, he likely wouldn't believe it either...

The inter-denominational Community Bible Study (CBS) will resume meeting on August 9 at 9:30 a.m. after taking a break for the summer months. The schedule runs with the school schedule. Anyone interested in an in-depth study of the Bible is encouraged to get involved in these classes...

Tyson Winnette received a large gift from his father, Garrett Winnette: a collection of 150 guns and 350 knives. It was such a large gift that he decided the best thing for him to do was to hold an auction and sell the collection. "I really don't have a good place to keep the guns and knives," Winnette said. ...

Bedford County's Emergency Medical Services voted Monday to raise ambulance rates $50 across the board following a review of fee schedules from neighboring counties. Last month, the board asked BCEMS Director Chad Graham and his staff to look what other comparable ambulance services were charging and make recommendations for a new rate structure...

A woman was arrested after allegedly using a large porcelain angel to smash doors and windows of a Patricia Drive home Friday. Lashante Danielle Hamler, 18, Hickory Drive, and a teenage girl allegedly forced their way into the home while its occupants, a mother and her young children, locked themselves in a bedroom...

Funeral services for Carrie Estelle Forkum, 94, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center after an extended illness, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Cal Arquitt officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Trousdale County. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today.

Catherine Nix Forrester, 93, of Fayetteville died Monday morning at Lincoln Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville with Tony Billions and Charlie Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today.