Stories from Thursday, October 15, 2009

It has been a rough season and bumpy road for the Community Vikings. Chances at a victory have been few and far between. The Vikings (0-7, 0-4 District 9-A) return to Unionville on Friday night against Moore Country (3-4, 0-3) after two weeks on the road...

Marlin Fowler Spence, 73 of Bell Buckle died Wednesday. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at McElroy Cemetery with J.W. Gentry officiating. Woodfin Memorial Chapel of Murfreesboro is in charge of arrangements.

A clear path to the TSSAA state playoffs is on the line for tenth-ranked Cascade when it travels to Middle Tennessee Christian on Friday night. The Champions (4-3, 3-0 District 9-A) are sitting pretty atop the district standings for the moment but the Cougars (3-5, 3-1) are right on their heels. A loss would put the Champs in a three-way tie for first with the tiebreakers working against them, meaning they would likely need a wild card to get into the postseason...

A former Shelbyville physician is facing charges of rape and sodomy in Alabama. Dr. Michael Roy Sharpe was fired from three Tennessee hospitals -- twice when he was accused of sexual misconduct -- but was allowed to set up a pediatrics practice in Alabama, where he is now accused of having sex with a 15-year-old patient. The third Tennessee hospital that supposedly dismissed him was Bedford County General Hospital (now known as Heritage Medical Center)...

So how has Shelbyville been managing without a manager? According to the city recorder, one day at a time. One week after city manager Ed Craig stepped down following a city council vote of 4-2 that asked for his resignation, work continues at City Hall with Shelbyville employees at their jobs serving the public...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- Democratic House candidate Ty Cobb had an abundance of campaign cash, a coveted endorsement from a prominent anti-abortion rights organization and a family history that includes his father and brother perviously holding the seat he sought. He still lost by 15 percentage points...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved budget amendments for the school system and the county general budget during a relatively short and uneventful meeting on Tuesday night. County Mayor Eugene Ray, who provided details of the meeting to the Times-Gazette, said that he emphasized the importance of new rules governing disclosure statements as they apply to the commission. ...

In these hard times, Good Samaritan has had its hands full trying to help out those in the community who need it the most. While they always accept donations of food, there are needs in other areas as well. Food drives that have already taken place have kept the shelves stocked at the non-profit organization, thanks to recent mentions in the Times-Gazette, as well as a lot of cash on hand to buy more foodstuffs when needed, according to director Cathy Miller....

Well, I now have a dog and frankly, it's totally creeping me out. I'm not a dog person. I've had some good ones in my life, from Bonnie the cocker spaniel to Topsy, The Ugliest Dog on Earth (Why didn't they have that competition when I had her???) There was Jelly Bean, the dachshund and Silver, the Rottweiler-spitz cross (very determined spitz daddy, very accommodating Rott mommy). ...

A bank bag containing more than $14,400 in checks and cash was stolen from a delivery truck at a Shelbyville store Tuesday, police said. The truck, operated by Prime Meats of Tucker, Ga,, was outside La Azteca Market, Madison Street, when the theft occurred around noon Monday, Officer Justin Smith's report said...

To the Editor: Since the Bible is the foundation of our laws and our social morays why do you think this Holy book is being so condemned by our politically correct society? Christianity is being marginalized in our modern society along with entrepreneurship (read capitalism) because people don't want to be reminded of their sinful behaviors. ...

Gertrude Marie Barker, 85, of Manchester died Wednesday at United Regional Medical Center in Manchester. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Willow Mount Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Gray officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home...