Stories from Friday, September 18, 2009

Who deserves to have a road or bridge named after them? That's the question still being studied by Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee, which on Tuesday deferred action on a draft of guidelines for naming roads and bridges...

For once, the food pantry at Good Samaritan Association isn't in dire need -- but the coffers are. "We've got plenty of food right now," said Musa Alexander, who has been helping out at the local charity for many years now. "But it's going very fast. We do have a lot of fresh vegetables -- the people here in Shelbyville are so generous. When they find out through your paper that we need stuff, they come with bags and baskets -- and checks in their hands."...

A jury swiftly found a Smyrna man guilty Thursday after three Shelbyville children testified about the men who robbed them at gunpoint during a home invasion earlier this year. It took less than 30 minutes for the jury to convict José Gomez on a single count of aggravated burglary and three counts of aggravated robbery...

More than a hundred people -- including Gov. Phil Bredesen -- showed up at the Fly Cultural Arts Center Thursday night to meet and hear from Ty Cobb, a candidate for state representative, Cobb is the brother of Curt Cobb, who held the seat until July when he resigned to take a court clerk position in Bedford County...

A day-long drenching brought frustration, flood and fire to Bedford County Thursday. Although few public roads were covered, such as parts of Bugscuffle Road near Wartrace, private and access lanes were impassable and yards and fields were turned into ponds...

Shelbyville Central looks to bounce back from last week's disappointing performance at Giles County when the Golden Eagles travel to seventh-ranked Columbia tonight in a District 8-AAA matchup. The Eagles (3-1, 1-0 8-AAA) opened the season with three wins before suffering a 51-3 loss last week on the road...

Leta Gray Davenport Morris, 83, of Tullahoma died Thursday at Harton Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Geoff Giesemann officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Lynchburg Funeral Home.

Landen James Sampson, 6 weeks, of Unionville died Wednesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Round Hill Cemetery in Belfast with Matt Collins officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

A majority of the fan base is approaching this one with the same zeal of a Sasquatch bedding down for a full body wax. Claws are sunk deep into the padded table with teeth clinched tightly together as the warm adhesive is applied and ready to be removed, taking with it 8-inch hairs with roots dangling on the tip...