Stories from Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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A suspect arrested in connection with Wednesday's armed robbery of Regions Bank's Madison Street branch has confessed to the crime, police say. Tyler Campbell, 22, of Cottonwood Drive in Shelbyville, gave what Detective Sgt. Jason Williams of the Shelbyville Police Department described as a "full confession" during questioning....

Funeral services for Troy Dale Billingsley, 46, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville after an extended illness, will be noon Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Willis Pope and Jonathon Osterhaus officiating. Burial will follow at the Willow Mount Cemetery...

Faced with what looks to be a tight budget year ahead, Bedford County Financial Management Committee voted Tuesday night to recommend a bid for liability and worker's compensation insurance directly from Tennessee Risk Management Pool, bypassing a local insurance agent...

Monday evening's rainfall provided an eye-catching scene of rich greenery Tuesday morning at Bell Buckle Park, making it easy to see why the park earned the 2008 Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award for Parks and Recreation. Bell Buckle Park is a community treasure and the Governor's award is more than gratifying to those who put countless hours of blood, sweat and tears into the park that now serves as a tangible reminder to what Bell Buckle is all about...

Leadership Bedford graduated another successful class May 20 with a banquet at River Bend Country Club. The class of 2007-08 includes Michael Hix, Marsha Howard, Hugh Jones, Cindi Loso, David McGee, Daryl O'Neal, Amy Shoemaker, Amanda Smith, April Stout, Karl Thompson, Greta Walden and Mike Winton...

Youth Leadership Bedford, like its parent group, Leadership Bedford, seeks to develop and enhance leadership skills, specifically those of high school juniors. "This youth group was outstanding," said Tonya Davis, a member of the Leadership Bedford board of directors. "The had strong communication, interacted well, and had great decision making. They are strong potential leaders."...

Pat Peller has learned to look at life in a totally different way since he found out he had cancer. He was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small cell Non-Hodgkins lymphoma in August 2006. It's in his bone marrow and affects his immune system...

Witnesses told police a man seriously injured Friday night was "dancing" in the McDonald's Restaurant parking lot before allegedly running into the path of a car on Madison Street. Sontay Henry, 20, Belmont Avenue, was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville following impact, which occurred at about 9 p.m...