Stories from Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Funeral services for Dorothy Tait Fittz, 95, of Wenatchee, Wash., a former resident of Shelbyville, will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at Wartrace Baptist Church with the Rev. John Meyer officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Knoll officiating....

I hate everything about flying. Anyone who knows me will quickly agree that no amount of security, frequent maintenance checks on the best planes in the world, or even medications like Dramamine or Xanax will ever change how I feel about flying. Couple my fear of planes with the stress of airports, such as waiting in long lines or getting delayed, and air travel is often pure misery for me...

SPRING HILL -- Two weeks ago Cascade's Lady Champions were all smiles following a thrilling 1-0 defeat of Forrest. It was their first-ever victory over their rivals and helped them secure the No. 2 seed in the District 11-A/AA tournament. The same two teams squared off in the district tournament semifinals on Tuesday but what took place in no way resembled the first matchup. The Lady Rockets opened up a 2-0 advantage and closed out a 6-2 win thanks to four goals from Anna Wiser...

Forrest Estel Wells, 86, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Charles Williams and the Rev. Ron DeWitt officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church cemetery....

Funeral services for Martha Louise Isom, 66, of Chapel Hill, who died Monday at Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Mike Shelton officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be noon-2 p.m. Friday...

A 1995 Nissan Altima was stolen between Saturday and Monday from Warren and Associates Auto Sales, North Main Street. The car was described by Dayton Warren of the dealership as white with a black, unpainted bumper, Shelbyville police said. Other thefts reported to authorities:...

A Shelbyville woman who's moved into a Habitat for Humanity house before closing on the mortgage added a front deck and has since been told it should be removed, she and a Habitat official said Wednesday afternoon. Donna Crow was notified by a letter left at her McBride Lane home off Shelbyville Mills Road that the deck should be gone before Thursday and Habitat Executive Director Bill Parks says enforcement might become a decision for the charity's board...

Humorist and novelist Bunkie Lynn told a Shelbyville audience on Tuesday that as a book lover, she hopes Shelbyville can break ground on a new library soon just as her own community, Hendersonville, recently did. Lynn was the keynote speaker at the Friends of Argie Cooper Public Library 2007 Author's Luncheon and donated half of her book sales at the luncheon to the Friends organization, which is trying to raise money for a new library...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee, meeting Tuesday night, recommended against a rule which would have limited the number of outside boards on which county commissioners could serve, saying there's no problem with the existing system...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee voted to recommend Tuesday night that the county look at all options concerning Bedford County Nursing Home after hearing that there is some interest in buying the county-owned facility...

If preseason publications have anything to do with it, this should be a very successful year for Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglette basketball team. Shelbyville ventures into familiar territory as the Sporting News lists the Eaglettes as one of the top 20 prep girls teams to watch this season...

Funeral services for Bobbie Jo Stone Gibson, 78, of Shelbyville, who died Wednesday after an extended illness, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Tom Clifford and the Rev. Ron Chilton will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...