Stories from Thursday, March 27, 2008

Despite an up-and-down performance throughout, one thing was evident in the end -- there was no quit in the Shelbyville Golden Eagle baseball team on Wednesday night. Shelbyville's last-inning comeback bid fell just short, however, as the hosts dropped a tough 6-5 District 8-AAA decision to Franklin County...

Here are excerpts from some recent blog postings of interest at the Times-Gazette web site: http://www.t-g.com/blogs/bettybrown/entry/17477/ This was not our first visit to the Gulf Coast since the infamous Katrina stormed through .... We went down in November of that year to take floor tiles for a church building. ...

Problems with Tyson Foods' sewage treatment facility at its chicken processing plant in Shelbyville have been corrected, according to company officials. Last Feburary, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) issued a notice of violation to Tyson Foods' environmental office in Shelbyville, stating that the plant's sewage treatment facility discharged effluent into the Duck River with levels of ammonia greater than allowed by the plant's permit...

Tyson Foods CEO Dick Bond visited the firm's Shelbyville plant on Wednesday. Here, he discusses the impact of ethanol promotion on food prices: ...

When Dick Bond says that the price of food will soon go up due to increased ethanol production, you'd best listen to him. He should know: he's the president and CEO of Tyson Foods. Bond paid a rare visit to the Shelbyville poultry complex Wednesday to tour the facility and meet with plant management as well as officials from around Bedford County...

Margaret Bingham Adcock, 82, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Friday and beginning 11 a.m. Saturday...