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Zoning Appeals grants exception for cabinet shop (Local News ~ 11/30/07)
After hearing conflicting reports from neighbors, Bedford County Board of Zoning Appeals decided Thursday night to approve a special exception for a cabinet shop at 164 Big Springs Road. Ken Remfert has an existing cabinet shop but wanted to move it to a building he has purchased nearby. ... -
Two more churches join Storm Shelter program (Local News ~ 11/30/07)
Two more churches, Southside Church of Christ and Rover Baptist Church, have been added to the Bedford County Storm Shelter Program. The program, a cooperative effort between the Bedford County Emergency Management Agency, Bedford County Communications Center, Volunteer Fire Services, Shelbyville Fire Department, Bedford County Ham Radio Club, and local churches, offers temporary shelter during severe weather... -
Woman, 29, charged with raping 12-year-old (Local News ~ 11/30/07)
A 29-year-old Shelbyville woman was indicted this month on five counts of rape of a 12-year-old boy, according to public records. Rhonda Louise Medley, 29, was arrested Aug. 21 by Shelbyville police detective Brian Crews who charged her with the crimes alleged on July 10, 12, 16, 17 and 19, the woman's arrest warrants state... -
Suspect showers following pursuit (Local News ~ 11/30/07)
A man accused of wrecking his car during a police chase Wednesday night allegedly headed straight for the shower. Officer David Curley of the Shelbyville Police Department said he clocked a Ford Mustang convertible driven by Joshua Van Allen, 25, Glover Lane, at 54 mph in a 30 mph zone on Kingree Road... -
Quintec sold to Italian firm (Local News ~ 11/30/07)
Quintec Films Corp. on Railroad Avenue in Shelbyville has been acquired by Manuli Stretch Group of Milan, Italy, the world's largest stretch film manufacturer. The transfer became effective on Wednesday; terms of the deal were not disclosed. Manuli Stretch Group has annual sales in excess of $460 million and operates manufacturing facilities in Italy, Germany, the U.K. and Argentina... -
It's here at last -- in time for holiday giving (Local News ~ 11/30/07)
"Bedford County Bicentennial: Celebrating the Past 1807-2007," our new pictorial history, is now available. Call (931) 684-1200 or stop by our offices at 323 E. Depot St. for more information. -
Feet survive tough fight with Hornets
(Community Sports ~ 11/30/07)
Webb Middle went into the half up seven but were forced to sweat out a 46-41 road win over Huntland Middle on Thursday night. After holding the Hornets to eight first-half points, the hosts got hot over the final 12 minutes, but Feet post Baylor Bishop scored eight of his 16 points in the final period to help the Bell Buckle boys improve to 7-5...
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Lady Patriots cornered in final seconds
(Community Sports ~ 11/30/07)
Liberty Middle took Cornersville Middle to the final minutes before falling 39-36 on the road despite placing two ladies in double figures offensively. The Lady Bulldogs led the entire contest, and at one point, were up by as many as 10 on two different occasions late in the game before Liberty's pressure defense began to assert itself...
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Champion 'D' smothers Moore Co. (Community Sports ~ 11/30/07)
The saying that practice makes perfect proved true for Cascade Middle as they defeated visiting Moore County Middle 33-17 after finally being able to string together a few practices following football season. "We've been working all defense this week because we were so poor our last effort," Champion coach Mike Edmondson said. "We did improve, but there are some areas we've got to work on. We did a good job overall."... -
Junior Viqs finally climb past Chapel Hill (Community Sports ~ 11/30/07)
Kelsie Smith scored 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Community Junior High to a 33-16 home win over Forrest Middle, ending a long drought against the Marshall County team that had dominated the series between the two programs in recent years... -
Potts achieves 200th win (Community Sports ~ 11/30/07)
It might not go down as his most impressive win, but it was the 200th of his career for Harris Middle coach Mark Potts when the Eaglettes defeated Warren County at home Tuesday night. Potts has lost only 43 games in a 14-year coaching career. He's claimed seven conference championships in the 9 years he's been back at Harris after taking a few years off from coaching. He posts a .860 winning percentage and is one of Tennessee's most successful middle school coaches... -
Alfred Taylor Locke
(Obituary ~ 11/30/07)
Alfred Taylor Locke, 85, of Shelbyville died Friday morning at Bedford County Nursing Home after an extended illness. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jim Tedder officiating. Visitation with the family will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home.
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Floyd Wesley Roberson
(Obituary ~ 11/30/07)
Graveside services for Floyd Wesley Roberson, 77, of Shelbyville, who died Friday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Hopper Cemetery in Marshall County. Dr. Kevin Minchey will officiate. Visitation with the family will be 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Sunday...
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Harris girls survive close battle (Community Sports ~ 11/30/07)
It went down to the wire, but Harris Middle's Eaglettes held on to claim a 30-29 win over visiting Warren County in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup Thursday night. "This was a struggle," Harris coach Mark Potts said. "We didn't play very well but managed to keep it together and pull out the victory. We had entirely too many turnovers and we just threw the ball all over the gym. We didn't come focused to play, but we had some kids step up when we needed them...
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