Stories from Wednesday, August 19, 2009

What were you doing on Sept. 11, 2001? Even though the horrific attack that changed the country was eight years ago, many do not forget, and the community is being invited to join a Patriot Day Observance on the upcoming anniversary. The event will be held Friday, Sept. 11 from noon until 1 p.m. on the Bedford County Courthouse square and is being presented by the Exchange Club of Bedford County, Mainstreet Shelbyville and the city's parks and recreation department...

Two of the women who pleaded guilty to a rape in Bedford County Jail will be spending the next 20 years in prison after sentences were handed down on Monday. Brooke L. Whitaker was sentenced to 12 years by Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler, the maximum punishment available. This sentence will be served consecutively with the eight and a half years that Whitaker must also serve for other offenses, making it more than 20 years of incarceration...

I try to write my columns first thing in the morning because it's easier to be funny before the world has ticked you off. Recently, though, that was problem when my husband's clock radio went off and the fist thing I heard was about the woman trying to destroy the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris...

Local and federal officials are starting to get involved in the issue of making broadband Internet access more accessible to more people. "Broadband" refers to high-speed Internet access, as opposed to the dial-up access that introduced most people to the Internet. There are various forms of broadband, including DSL, cable Internet, wireless broadband and satellite broadband. Speeds and prices vary widely...

Community High's soccer team tied visiting Huntland 3-3 in a soccer scrimmage Tuesday. Senior Sabrina Hargrove scored two goals for the Viqueens.

Harris Middle didn't see the results they'd hoped for as the Golden Eagles fell 26-8 to Central Tennessee Conference foe Tullahoma in the season opener Tuesday night at Eagle Stadium. The Eagles moved the football but costly turnovers led to a pair of Wildcat touchdowns...

James Ferrell, Sr., 60, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Farrar Hill Church with the Rev. William Rhoton officiating. Burial will follow at Farrar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Liberty Middle got their football season off on the right foot with a 28-0 win at Woodbury on Tuesday evening. Coach Jimmy Darden was exceptionally pleased with how dominant his defense was in the shutout, breaking up four passes and intercepting another en route to allowing a mere two first downs...