Stories from Monday, August 13, 2007

James Michael Pope, 26, of Smyrna died Friday. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery in Rover. Visitation with the family will begin at 6 p.m. today.

Funeral services for Mamie Della Brown Smith, 69, of Shelbyville, who died Thursday at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ with the Rev. Keith Ireland officiating. Burial will follow at Holden Cemetery...

The largest single group of respondents to a non-scientific poll on the Times-Gazette web site support leaving Volunteer Fire Services Inc. as is. However, if you add those who favor combining VFSI with the county ambulance service and those who support combining it with the Shelbyville Fire Department, you would find a majority of respondents in favor of some sort of change...

Janet Frey, an employee with the Geneaological Society of Utah, recently completed a project of photographing Bedford County marriage licenses from 1853 through 1976 at the county's history room on the first floor of Bedford County Courthouse. Frey, who lives in Pleasant View, northwest of Nashville, said that the Genealogical Society of Utah works closely with the Tennessee State Library and Archives to preserve fragile historical records. ...

Changes to ensure the credibility and security of the show will be in place on Aug. 23 when the 69th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration (TWHNC) opens the gates. According to Celebration CEO Ron Thomas, virtually every major group within the Walking Horse industry and outside organizations such as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), has been contacted and consulted by the Celebration board to gain knowledge regarding policies designed to ensure to the protection of the horses shown during the show.. ...

Bedford County Utility District (BCUD) commissioners are sending a contract to Shelbyville's utility board for the sale of some of the rural district's jurisdiction to the city as another step in more than a year of discussions. While the potential agreement affects a relatively small territory, the discussions between the utilities raise growth issues for both governments and the people they serve, largely because water and sewer are basic services...

Harris Middle's defense led the way as the Golden Eagles won 6-0 over Christiana Middle in a jamboree game Saturday evening at LaVergne High. In two quarters of play, the Eagle defense only allowed one first down late in the final quarter. After holding Christiana to negative yards on their opening possession, the Harris offense drove down the field but were denied the end zone after being stopped on first-and-goal on the 1-yard line...