Stories from Friday, February 12, 2010

"It's a slap to the people of Bedford County." After a three year investigation into a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme, Detective Sgt. Brian Farris of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department is finally speaking his mind about the sentences handed down by a federal judge in the case...

There's a dance coming up at the Fly Arts Center, which isn't unusual. This one, however, is a fundraiser for one nonprofit held by another nonprofit, which is unusual. The Bedford County Arts Council will hold a sweetheart dance at the Fly on Saturday, Feb. 20, and some of the proceeds have been dedicated to the American Heart Association...

It was a short meeting for Shelbyville City Council Thursday night, with only a handful of items addressed. The council approved a resolution to apply for a grant from Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) for funding for a part of the costs of the construction of a rail spur line to the former Quintec building on Railroad Avenue...