Stories from Monday, February 9, 2009

An flash fire at Bemis Custom Products this weekend resulted in two workers receiving serious burns and being airlifted to Nashville. One worker is in critical condition and the other is listed as stable, a company official said. The company would not identify the workers. Sheriff Randall Boyce said two workers had to be flown by Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter to a Nashville hospital following the incident on Saturday for what he described as severe burns...

Even though he's been retired for more than eight years now, Larry Brown has never been one to just sit around. Before moving to Tennessee from Michigan, he would spend his free time in the frozen north zipping across the landscape on his snowmobile...

Friday, which was officially National Go Red for Women Day, was a day of awareness for heart disease, a condition that is the number one killer of American men and women. Women are just as prone to the disease as men are -- and its effects are just as devastating...

Police were called to Shelbyville's job center today to control a crowd of 150 refugees from Nashville who had been brought to town by various charitable organizations to apply for jobs at Tyson Foods. Sheriff Randall Boyce said they were called to stop the refugees from cutting line and pushing and shoving. ...

With 85 teams using the baseball fields at H.V. Griffin Park, upgraded lighting must be installed or there can be no night games this coming year, Shelbyville City Council was told during its study session last Tuesday. The council will vote this week on spending an estimated $64,500 to replace field lighting poles...

The Bell Buckle Board of Mayor and Aldermen hope citizens will start coming to meetings and participating as important decisions are made. Their attendance could be especially important at Tuesday's meeting, since the board will be exploring the possibility of a hike in water rates...

Barbara Manier, 79, of Rover, died Saturday following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, with the Rev. David Wall officiating. Burial will follow at Manier-Windrow Cemetery in Rutherford County. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

Kristan Nicole Miller, 20, of Shelbyville, died Thursday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Don Herron officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Murfreesboro. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

Joshua Thomas Quinlan, 30, of Tullahoma, formerly of Shelbyville, died Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Joe Bailey officiating. He will be cremated following the service. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

MANCHESTER -- This one could have gone either way, but unfortunately for Harris Middle fans, Franklin County South made a few more plays at the end. It was a matchup between a pair of teams that have dominated the Central Tennessee Conference over the past few years...