Stories from Friday, June 11, 2010

Jannie Ruth Stevens, 68, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Heritage Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Ronnie Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

A man with six convictions of driving on a revoked license was charged again early Wednesday after a traffic stop by Shelbyville police. Barry Montele Rippy, 37, Depot Street, turned from Madison Street onto Anthony Road without using a turn signal at 2:54 a.m., officer Chris Vest said...

Shelbyville's city council voted down a request to install a drainage pipe on private property after council members and the city attorney said they hadn't had a chance to examine the matter. A motion was added to the council's agenda that would have authorized the public works department to enter the property on Rolling Road to install the pipe, provided that easements can be obtained from adjoining property owners...

On Wednesday, the Tennessee Senate and House approved a bill which requires jails in Tennessee to send information to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding prisoners who don't have documentation that they are in the U.S. legally. State Sen. ...

Retired Marine John Castellaw visited Shelbyville on Thursday to campaign with Ben Leming, a Democratic candidate for the Sixth District U.S. House seat who is also a former active duty Marine. Before retiring two years ago, Castellaw served as what he described as the chief financial officer for the Marine Corps. He had also been chief of staff for U.S. Central Command and commanded U.S. operations in East Timor in 1999-2000...

No, you aren't seeing a horse of a different color if you go to Calsonic Arena this weekend. You'll be seeing ponies -- lots of them -- and of all different colors, but all spotted. The Southeast regional Pony of the Americas championship is being held there, starting today and going through Sunday. Admission is free and classes begin at 7:30 a.m. each day...

Visitors to Shelbyville's public square will have a place to sit and relax in the near future. The city council approved a lease agreement with John Norton Associates to allow the city to maintain and landscape the empty lot between Norton's law office and the now-empty Pope's Cafe...

A second-inning home run gave the Forrest Rockets a one-run lead that held up for most of its contest against the Cascade Colts in Wartrace on Thursday night. Devon Klages singled with one down in the bottom of the fifth to mount a rally for Cascade. Following a single by Daniel McBee and a walk to Chase Lambert, Klages plated the tying score on a fielder's choice by Gavin Elmore...