Stories from Friday, June 12, 2009

Shelbyville Post 23's seniors easily scored an early win, then hung on by their fingernails to win the nightcap in a home doubleheader Wednesday night. Shelbyville 10, Smyrna 0: Pitcher Josh Brown tossed a one-hitter while his teammates racked up 12 hits in the opener...

A dispute over a storage tank that was built to store agricultural sludge on U.S. 41-A South was resolved after an agreement was made to purchase the land and dismantle the structure. During Tuesday's Bedford County Board of Commissioners meeting, a group of citizens that were concerned about the tank owned by Wayne Simons were directed to the Solid Waste Authority board to express their views...

The scouts made it three-for-three when the San Francisco Giants chose Shelbyville's Jonathan White in the 40th round of the major league draft on Thursday. White joins Rex Brothers and Jordan Cooper to form a trio of former players drafted this week from the Shelbyville Golden Eagles baseball program. It is an unprecedented event that speaks volumes about the development of talent by coach Brad Frasier and his predecessor, Scott Hall...

It's a dream job for a young actor -- a Midsummer Night's Dream job, that is. On Sunday, two dormitories at Webb School opened their doors, and the actors, technicians, gophers, carpenters and general flunkies for the Tennessee Shakespeare Festival started moving in, ready to begin work on both "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Romeo and Juliet."...

The Shelbyville Woman's Club had a humorous and historically-minded speaker at its June meeting Wednesday. Michael Bradley, a professor at Motlow State Community College since 1970 and an author of several books about the Civil War, was the guest presenter. He displayed not only his sense of humor but his knowledge about the war and some of its local heroes...

Bell Buckle Motorcycle Days is scheduled to get revved up Saturday. The event was originally scheduled in May, but was rained out. There is no better destination for a motorcycle and its rider than the meandering roads and gently rolling countryside of Historic Bell Buckle, according to the town's chamber of commerce...

President Obama's 2010 budget request includes a $24 million reduction in funding for contractor labor at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center, according to an AEDC news release. The cuts would take effect Oct. 1, with the start of a new federal fiscal year...

Janice Marie Polly, 57, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at Heritage Medical Center in Shelbyville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Randall Harmon officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery at Talley Station in Marshall County. Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

Funeral services for Lori Beth Mooningham, 27, of Shelbyville, who died Wednesday at Heritage Medical Center, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. The Rev. Steve Murphree and the Rev. Kenneth Smith will officiate and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery...