Stories from Sunday, June 13, 2010

Protecting the environment is, no doubt, a complicated issue. I have no doubt that there are political solutions that go too far or that are motivated by selfish concerns. My purpose here isn't to express any opinion whatsoever on the latest treaty or law or what have you. You're free to debate the relative merits of those in some other forum...

I vividly remember the summer my sister came home from her first year of college. After being at home as an only-child for a year, living with your sister again is not exactly easy. Over the year that Kelly was gone, I had gotten used to the only-child lifestyle. ...

Usually when I get anonymous complaints about my column, I dump them. I don't have a lot of respect for good old Anon because I believe if Anon feels strongly enough to complain, Anon should stick his name to it. But this one made me laugh out loud...

Tiffany Young's passion for educating children and adults about water safety was obvious as she spoke about her son's drowning accident. Her son, 2-year-old Matthew G. Woods, drowned in a relative's pool in August 2008. The second annual Water Safety Weekend, which is held in memory of Matthew, will take place Saturday, June 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Shelbyville Recreation Center...

A Bedford County man was seriously injured in a two-truck crash on Union Street at the Colloredo Boulevard intersection Friday morning, police said. Thomas B. Coble, 70, Bethlehem Church Road, was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville after initial treatment at Heritage Medical Center, Accident Investigator Matt Griffy of the Shelbyville Police Department said. ...

Bedford County Financial Management Committee received preliminary revenue estimates for the 2010-2011 budget on Friday, and even though they are basically flat Finance Director Robert Daniel told the committee that a 2 percent raise is possible for county employees, who have gone three years without one...

The county's solid waste authority has voted to defer sending a letter to the state's environmental office so that changes can be reviewed. Last month, Solid Waste Authority voted to draft a letter to be sent to state officials expressing concerns about Quail Hollow Landfill near Raus being reopened if the Cedar Ridge Landfill in Marshall County is closed...

The Fourth of July will be upon us in a few short weeks, and that always brings out the crackling sounds of fireworks, and for the first time, the sale of the items inside Shelbyville. But city officials want to remind citizens there are specific times when the pyrotechnics are to be used and about the rules concerning selling them...

A two-run walk-off single by Jackson McAnally capped a three-run rally for Shelbyville Junior American Legion Post 23 in a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over visiting Tullahoma on Friday afternoon. An error off the bat of Jarrett Dickens followed by singles from Luke Faulk and David Pearson got things heated up for Post 23 in the eventful sixth inning. A squeeze bunt to bring home a run precluded McAnally's theatrics...

Recent Shelbyville Central graduate Chase Bledsoe has signed to play golf at Martin Methodist College in Pulaski. Bledsoe, a four-year member of the Golden Eagle golf team, is one of eight golfers Redhawk coach Matt Rackley signed. A trip to the golf course with his dad Thomas in middle school for the first time paid dividends for Bledsoe...

His temporary name is Gus Guss, but it ought to be Lucky. The black and tan puppy, about 3 months old, was found the Friday night of Memorial Day weekend, bleeding from bullet wounds to his chest. "We think someone tried to shoot him in the heart and missed," said Linn Ann Guss, who is fostering the pup, thought to be a German shepherd mix. "Twice."...