Stories from Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Thomas P. "Tommy" Arwood Jr. of Bedford County died Tuesday in Nashville. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Mike Bayne officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. Thursday.

I was killing time in Bell Buckle -- an excellent place to do just that -- when I saw two young women, riding their horses through the town. It was an instant flashback to my own teen years, when I was found in the saddle more than out of it, and a perfect day ended with me tired, dusty, and smelling like horse sweat, leather and sunscreen...

Last week, I summarized (with attribution) an Associated Press story about the AT&T 3G Microcell, a device which functions as sort of a home cell tower, giving you 3G service inside your home, routing calls and data through your high-speed internet connection...

The chief logistics officer for the United States Marine Corps paid Shelbyville a visit Saturday, which isn't so unusual when you learn that he grew up not too far away. Marine Lt. Gen. Frank A. Panter Jr., Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics, spoke Saturday evening before the Brigadier General Austin C. Shofner Detachment 1128, which was holding its third annual Marine Corps League Awards Banquet at River Bend Country Club...

Bedford County Finance Department has identified $82,357 in local option sales tax and Hall income tax revenue that was due to Bedford County but had been mistakenly paid to other government entities instead. County officials say they are working with Tennessee Department of Revenue to have the funds transferred from the governments that received them to Bedford County...

A woman who lives on the Bedford / Moore County line is asking the county to consider re-drawing the county line so that her home would fall within Moore County. Kim Jolley presented her request to Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee on Tuesday night. Committee members were sympathetic to Jolley's plight but say they want to study the matter further before setting a precedent that could come back to haunt them...

A Shelbyville man charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault following an alleged attack on his girlfriend in February was arrested Monday in Putnam County. Larry Dean Meek, 25, Cates Street, is accused of attacking the 23-year-old woman after an argument over $50, Det. Carol Jean of the Shelbyville Police Department said. He is being held on $100,000 bond at Bedford County Jail...

Police responding to a report of an intoxicated person at a Deery Street residence Tuesday night said they found a man smoking a marijuana cigarette in his backyard. Robert Thomas Fuller, 49, was ordered to place the cigarette on the ground, officer David Curley said...

Shelbyville Central graduate Tom Hodges grew up being a huge Eagle fan while playing basketball for the Golden Eagles in middle school and high school. Hodges will continue that Eagle tradition after being named the women's head basketball coach at Morehead State University on Monday...