Stories from Thursday, May 1, 2008

Shelbyville may soon join forces with other Tennessee municipalities to lobby against a bill requiring union representation for public service employees. City manager Ed Craig explained that a bill has made its way through Congress and is now in the Senate that would require states to have mandatory collective bargaining for fire and police...

A thief took a gamble and won last Friday, making a loser out of a $500 lottery winner. An employee of a Bedford County farmer took the Tennessee Lottery ticket from the glove box of his boss's vehicle, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department was told this week...

Several years ago Shelbyville Central senior Taylor Hicks made a commitment to work as hard as he could to develop his football skills and become bigger and stronger. The lineman's efforts have paid off with a scholarship to play football at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City...

COLUMBIA -- The Shelbyville Golden Eagles are 'hitting' their stride at the right time of the year. And a dominating 9-3 District 8-AAA Tournament opening round do-or-die victory Wednesday afternoon at Columbia is absolute proof. Shelbyville (12-15) picked up its third straight win and kept its season alive with an impressive 16-hit barrage on the offensive end, backing up a standout performance by junior Jordan Cooper on the hill...

Shelbyville Central's tennis teams took gold in three of four events and placed second in another in the District 8-AAA tennis tournament in Sewanee. Winners advance to the regional individual tournament. Team semifinals will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at H.V. Griffin Park. The Eagles face Columbia and Eaglettes take on Coffee County...

The sounds of guitars and voices will fill the air at the end of May in Bedford County, with country and bluegrass artists converging once again for the Wartrace MusicFest. The event is set for the weekend of May 30-31 and is funded in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Tennessee Department of Tourism. The festival begins at 2 p.m. that Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday...

The practice of selling or giving away animals at places like Wal-Mart may soon be a thing of the past. Shelbyville's city council will consider an ordinance that would make it unlawful to display any animal in a public place with the purpose of giving them away or selling them, unless the person in question is a dealer...

Wartrace will hold a special called meeting Monday to consider a contract with the Tullahoma Utilties Board (TUB) to furnish water to the town's customers. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the town hall and will be held in conjunction with the meeting of the Wartrace Water Board...