Stories from Thursday, July 17, 2008

The music is loud, the hips are shaking, and the energy has skyrocketed through the roof as the group makes its best attempt at the Beto shuffle. What is this craze that's become so attractive to thousands of women across the nation, including hundreds here in Bedford County?...

The jury in the murder trial of Ashley Cook appeared deadlocked as deliberations continued into the third day this morning. The jury continued deliberations at 9 a.m. As of 10:20 a.m., no decision had yet been made, but Judge Robert Crigler had initially said a mistrial would be declared at 10:30 if the jury could not agree on whether to convict Cook for first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder...

Jordan Burchett looked like a young man with cruel intentions as he cork-screwed his frame, wagged his tongue and fired strike after strike for Shelbyville Senior American Legion Post 23. The left-hander totaled 10 strikeouts in only five innings of work to guide his team to an 11-4 victory in the first half of a doubleheader sweep over the Middle Tennessee Mudcats at Central High on Wednesday...

A thief removed the electric meter from a Shelbyville convenience store before smashing a window and stealing Tennessee lottery tickets Monday, police said. The front door glass at P & R Market was broken when police arrived to investigate a report of a broken door, Officer Cody King said...

Friday is the first day for early voting for the Aug. 7 election in Bedford County, not only for local offices but for state primaries. Registered voters can cast their ballots until Aug. 2 at the elections office in the basement of the courthouse, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday...

Entering the sixth inning Shelbyville Sox starting pitcher Levi Bain matched Nashville Bulldogs hurler Jeff Lykins pitch for pitch as both right-handers mowed through batters in a Tennessee Baseball Federation matchup at Eugene Ray Field on Wednesday night...

Variety, uniqueness and quality are what is expected to attract thousands of people to Murfreesboro from all over the country this weekend. No, it's not the Avenue or all the new restaurants on Medical Center Parkway that are bringing the folks in this time...

I was very much looking forward to working last Saturday. Yes, on a Saturday. The reason being, Saturday was also the day of the Uptown City Fair, and I was assigned to cover it. John Philleo, my editor, and I set out around 10 a.m. to cover the fair and I was delighted to see the vendors setting up and old fashioned cars parked on the square ... people were beginning to roll in and it seemed like it would be a great day for the city...