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Draine, Thompson lead Eagle comeback
(High School Sports ~ 03/24/08)
Sometimes, confidence comes along slowly. In the case of the Shelbyville baseball team, at least it's gradually showing up. After six losses to open the season, the Golden Eagles won their second consecutive game Saturday with a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over Giles County in their final game of the Courier Diamond Classic in Savannah...
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Sydney C. "Bud" McGrew
(Obituary ~ 03/24/08)
Sydney C. "Bud" McGrew, 75, of Shelbyville died Sunday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Stephen Caine officiating. Burial will follow at McGrew Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel...
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Isaac Don Cataldo
(Obituary ~ 03/24/08)
No services are planned for 1-month-old Isaac Don Cataldo of Wartrace, who died Saturday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was the son of Ben and Irene Cataldo and the twin brother of Arthur Benjamin Cataldo, all of Wartrace. Doak-Howell Funeral Home handled arrangements...
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Banker, civic leader McGrew remembered (Local News ~ 03/24/08)
Sydney C. "Bud" McGrew, 75, is being mourned as a leader in the financial community but also the community at large. McGrew died Sunday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. "Bedford County is going to sadly miss Bud," said County Mayor Eugene Ray this morning. "He has contributed a great deal to our community."... -
Timely phone call led to grand jury action (Local News ~ 03/24/08)
Bedford County's grand jury has indicted a Shelbyville man on theft and traffic charges arising from a December incident that culminated with his arrest at about the time police were interviewing the complainant. With a suspect in custody, an observant officer noticed his prisoner had a cell phone, so he had a fellow officer call the victim's number. The cell phone found on the suspect began to ring, according to police reports... -
Monument may honor county's bicentennial (Local News ~ 03/24/08)
Bedford County Bicentennial Organizing Committee has proposed placing a stone monument on the courthouse lawn which would commemorate last year's Bicentennial observance and which would display the county seal developed several years ago. Funds remaining in the Bicentennial account would be sufficient to pay for the monument... -
Seminar in Murfreesboro focuses on Somalis (Local News ~ 03/24/08)
MURFREESBORO -- "There will always be change." Those were the words of Salaad Nur, a Somali immigrant who spoke Thursday evening at Middle Tennessee State University to a group of students about the refugees who have moved to this state after fleeing their war torn country... -
Nashville center strives to help Shelbyville Somalis (Local News ~ 03/24/08)
For the Somali Community Center of Nashville, Fridays are generally known as "Shelbyville Day." That's when carloads of Somali refugees from Bedford County head to the city for assistance from the center, which provides social services and advocacy "to meet the needs of refugees and immigrants in a culturally sensitive manner," according to program coordinator Kerry Foley... -
Red Hat wearers to parade in April (Local News ~ 03/24/08)
If you like red or pink hats, Shelbyville's square will be a feast for your eyes April 26. The Main Street Program has announced Red Hat Day, with a special parade in honor of The Red Hat Society's 10th anniversary. Red and pink hatters are wanted for the parade, said Cindy Stephenson, who is coordinating the event along with other members of the Main Street program. ... -
Sally Mae Foster
(Obituary ~ 03/24/08)
Funeral services for Sally Mae Foster, 88, of Bell Buckle, who died Monday at her home, will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. The Rev. Billy Pugh will officiate and burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday...
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