Stories from Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Edward Jeffrey O'Tey, 89, of Bell Buckle died Friday at Bedford County Medical Center. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ with Larry Crusmon officiating. Mr. O'Tey's remains were cremated per his request....

Charles Adkins Jr., 83, of Shelbyville died Monday at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Charles Couey and the Rev. Brack Buckles officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery...

Tracy Watson, Cascade Elementary School's guidance counselor, has been named Elementary School Counselor of the Year by the Tennessee Counseling Association (TCA). She has been Cascade's counselor for eight years. Watson wasn't aware that she had been nominated until the award was announced at the TCA State Conference...

Four Shelbyville Central football players were honored during the annual Region 5-4A banquet on Monday evening in the Hall of Fame Room at the Calsonic Arena. Seniors Julian Haile, Taylor Hicks and Stephon Ransom, along with sophomore Jeffery Holman, represented the Golden Eagles on the all-region team...

Two amplifiers and two speakers belonging to Ariosto Zunin, Quarry Street, were taken from his car at his home overnight Sunday, Shelbyville police said. Entry was gained by breaking a window. Shelbyville police are advising people not to give to a woman who they say begs money in parking lots of businesses along North Main Street between Madison Street and Colloredo Boulevard...

LEWISBURG -- The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the National Park Service. An agreement between the organizations will initiate efforts to work together on projects to enhance training of park rangers in horsemanship and educate recreational trail riders of all ages...

As codes enforcer for the city of Shelbyville, David Langford has to deal with a variety of issues in his job. Routine items like abandoned vehicles, grass that is too high or when a neighbor's property is too messy are just some of the challenges Langford faces with the public...

Changes in local industry have had a major negative impact on United Way of Bedford County pledges over the past several years, and early results from this year's campaign have proven troubling. One major industry has already turned in the results of its fund-raising campaign with figures showing about half the donations and pledges that same company brought in last year...

Arnold Air Force Base in Coffee and Franklin counties now has a better chance of getting the Common Battlefield Airmen Training program, also known as CBAT, according to a Georgia newspaper. The Valdosta Daily Times reported Sunday that Moody Air Force Base, in Valdosta, Ga., is out of the running for the Air Force facility. It had been one of three sites, along with Arnold AFB and Barksdale AFB in Shreveport, La., under consideration to host CBAT...

Minnie Eva Cook Anderson, 90, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Don Gallagher officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Wednesday.

CHAPEL HILL -- Tyler Christian pulled down a rebound, went back up and scored over a pair of Middle Tennessee Christian Middle defenders to cap off a 5-0 spurt and give Community Junior High a 30-29 lead with 2:38 left in their World Tournament opener on Monday night...

The Times-Gazette will publish a special advertising supplement on Dec. 30 which will give one lucky reader a chance to win $500 to pay off those holiday bills...

Harris Middle's Eaglettes remain undefeated after rolling to a 48-12 win over host Tullahoma East in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup Monday night. The Eaglettes (8-0, 6-0 CTC) were never threatened, posting leads of 18-3 at the end of the first quarter and 34-8 at the half...