Stories from Monday, July 28, 2008

Barbara Jolene Crocker, 64, of Shelbyville, died Sunday morning at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday.

David Quintine Brandon, 75, of Shelbyville died Sunday at his home. Per his request, his remains were cremated. A memorial service may be held at a later date. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Members of Shelbyville's city council and its planning commission listed their priorities Thursday to make the city a better place in the future. Taking adhesive green "dots," members marked items they thought should be priorities for the city on several large sheets that listed a series of city goals and objectives...

The county's unemployment rate jumped to 7.5 percent, an increase of 36 percent over last year, according to preliminary figures released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. It is the highest rate for Bedford County since June, 2003, when the jobless rate was 8.1 percent. Since then, the county has generally posted its highest unemployment rates in the summer, with January figures also high...

The parking lot at Wal-Mart was packed to capacity Saturday and in the aisles with the school supplies, it was elbow-to-elbow with shoppers. The shelves thinned and the shopping carts filled, but not all those school supplies made it home....

Two dozen Bedford countians made a trip to Buffalo Valley Drive Thursday morning to see the unveiling of two new housing communities that will open soon. "This will benefit both the city and the county," said Jim Bailey, property manager for Buffalo Valley, Inc. properties, the sponsoring agent. "I am looking forward to extending our facilities for the elderly in this area. We're very proud."...

Every time the Shelbyville Sox had a productive inning at the plate, they were done in during the bottom of the very same frames by the Nashville Brewers in a 10-6 loss during a Tennessee Baseball Federation matchup on a toasty Sunday afternoon at Hillsboro High School...

Chase Johnson banged out three singles and reached base in all five plate appearances to lead the Shelbyville Senior American Legion offense in a 9-5 win over the Middle Tennessee Mudcats at Cascade High School late last week. Bryan Sharp belted a two-run home run in the top of the fourth to break a tie at 5 and Post 23 never looked back...

Gladys 'Polly' Vanderford, 66, of Rover, formerly of Lenoir City, died Saturday in Lenoir City. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, with the Rev. Tom Lamb officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery in Rover. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Donald Hendrick Prince, 76, of Petersburg, died Saturday at Heritage Medical Center. He was cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Hillcrest Funeral Home is handling arrangements.