Stories from Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Here's another in an occasional series of "what would you do" columns. All incidents but one are taken from Shelbyville Police Department reports. *Not so tough: A witness sees a man hit his small child in the back of the head so hard he falls. Police are called. The father admits the hit, saying he wrestles and is "trying to make his kids tough."...

I realized as I rose this morning that the days are already beginning to shorten. Only a few days ago the sun beat me in rising at 5 a.m., but today the sky was dark, and not just with the clouds that promised to bathe the earth with rain. Change is again in the air...

Since 2004, Bedford County has known that Marine Pfc Daniel Bradley McClenney was a hero. Now it is time for the rest of the world to know it too. For out of the thousands that have died in this war, one solider from each state is being honored with four pages devoted to their life and final sacrifice in the new book "Faces of Freedom -- Profiles of America's Fallen Heroes" with McClenney representing Tennessee...

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration (The Celebration, TWHNC) announced the judges for the 69th Annual World Grand Championship event. According to Celebration CEO Ron Thomas, this is a highly qualified panel. Marking the cards this year will be Mike Carpenter, Sam Sorrell, Allen Forman, Justin Jenné and Ronnie Spears...

With more growth in Shelbyville's future, planning commission chairman Morton Renegar says updating the city's subdivision regulations is a must. In August, the commission will begin looking at the first of several sections of the regulations which would make future developments more attractive by requiring green space and amenities such as sidewalks...

Denise Hobbs, executive director for The Center for Family Development, Lynne Farrar, associate director, and Sue Fletcher, program director for Healthy Families, announced the hiring of Bonny D. Delk of Bell Buckle as the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer Coordinator and the Healthy Families' Program Supervisor...

A lease agreement between the county's communication center and the county was deferred Tuesday evening after questions were raised about the length of the lease. The request had been made by chairman Charles McDonald of the communications center for the lease so that the current facilities used by the center would still be available should the county eventually sell the current Bedford County Medical Center property...

Two young men, one armed, stole a car from a woman depositing trash into recycling bins at Thomas Intermediate School, Tate Avenue, early Monday afternoon. "We need your car. Where are the keys?" one of the men told Sue Ray of Shelbyville as she pulled magazines from her gold 1999 Lincoln Town Car's trunk, police said. The man's arm was by his side and he brandished a silver pistol, according to Ray...

Kerry Alexander Holland, 38, of Shelbyville, died Sunday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at First Seventh-day Adventist Church, where he was a member, with Myron Edmonds officiating. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Oakwood Memorial Gardens in Huntsville, Ala. Visitation will begin 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Davie E. Husted, 84, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Bedford County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Mark Ashley, the Rev. Leland Carden and Dr. Tom Rousseau officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin 2 p.m. Thursday.

More patience at the plate evolved into another first-inning scoring surge for Shelbyville Senior American Legion only to have their advantage slip away and result in a loss. Tony Allen, Ben Jones and Tyler Hatfield sandwiched free passes earned around a single from Bryant Prater to contribute to a 3-0 lead over Old Hickory American Legion on Tuesday at Siegel High in Murfreesboro...