Stories from Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Funeral services for Lee Roy Gravely, 75, of Wartrace, who died Tuesday at his home after a brief illness, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Johnny McGriff will officiate and burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens....

Funeral services for Sarah Katherine Parsons Darnell, 87, of Shelbyville, who died Monday, will be noon Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crowell's Chapel Cemetery....

Get ready to hit the links for a good cause. The Exchange Club of Bedford County has announced its first major fund raiser, Puttin' for Prevention, to be held April 19 at Blackberry Ridge. All proceeds will benefit The Center for Family Development...

A single modified tactical Navy Standard Missile-3 was launched from the Navy's USS Lake Erie last Wednesday in an attempt to take down an errant satellite before it entered Earth's atmosphere. According to Wayne Hawkins, Arnold Engineering Development Center plans and programs directorate engineer, the center has been testing numerous variants and upgrades of the missile since its original design in the late 1960s...

The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association has reached an agreement re-affiliating its annual Futurity with the Celebration. The two events were not affiliated during 2007, after many years of joint operation. The new agreement will allow the Futurity to use the Celebration's judging panel and allow Futurity classes to once again function as preliminary classes for the 2008 Celebration...

A man who claimed he was retrieving his dog from the Shelbyville Mills Road home of his girlfriend was arrested after allegedly attacking the woman, who told police she doesn't know him. Adrian Adair Buck, 42, is listed in public records as living at the home where the incident occurred...

The Shelbyville Golden Eaglettes have earned a spot in the sectional round Saturday night, where a win will advance them to the TSSAA state tournament next week in Murfreesboro. But their work is far from done as Shelbyville Central must first play visiting Lebanon on Wednesday night at 7 in the Region 4-AAA tournament championship game...

The final student dress code policy as approved Feb. 21 by Bedford County Board of Education is now available for download. Look for all of our coverage about dress code / school attire at our SSA Information Central page...

Shelbyville native Edwin T. Nance Jr., 81, died Sunday in Evergreen, Colo. A memorial service will be held Thursday at Our Lady of Peace in Dillon, Colo.