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Driver recovering after head-on crash
(Local News ~ 06/18/10)
The woman seriously injured in a traffic crash Tuesday night south of Shelbyville is recovering at a Nashville hospital, State Trooper Barry Qualls said. Jessica Marie Drake, 24, of Manchester had her right knee replaced and suffered a lacerated liver, Qualls said...
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More pay, no raises in school budget
(Local News ~ 06/18/10)
Bedford County Board of Education got its first look at the proposed 2010-2011 school budget and at the plans for spending federal "Race To The Top" funds during its regular monthly meeting Thursday night. The proposed school budget would work within the same property tax rate, according to School Superintendent Ed Gray. ...
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Viqueens' Freeman signs Martin grant (High School Sports ~ 06/18/10)
The dream of being able to extend an athletic career past the high school level was realized for another Bedford County student-athlete this summer as Community's Lauren Freeman signed scholarship papers to play volleyball at Martin Methodist College... -
Harris awards cap long history of Rotary Club (Local News ~ 06/18/10)
At the next-to-last meeting of Shelbyville's noon Rotary Club, 27 people were named Paul Harris Fellows, the recognition given in return for a $1,000 contribution to Rotary International charities such as its drive to eliminate polio. The club became only the second in its district to have 100 percent of its membership with Paul Harris Fellow status. Fellowships were also given to family members of Rotarians, former Rotarians, and family members of former Rotarians... -
Candidate spends day on the 'job' (Local News ~ 06/18/10)
"I'm pretty good at this!" That was the declaration made by Mike McWherter, the unopposed Democratic candidate for governor, as he loaded a massive dishwasher Thursday at Parkway Diner. "We used to have one just like this in the governor's mansion -- and I had to use it, too!"... -
Wish comes alive (Local News ~ 06/18/10)
Dreams come true. That's how 11-year-old Korley Davis describes her experience and meeting with country music superstar Taylor Swift at the CMA Festival, part of the wish she was granted by the Make-A-Wish foundation and Shelbyville Central High School... -
Sibyl Mae Evans
(Obituary ~ 06/18/10)
Sibyl Mae Evans, 85, of Idabel, Okla., mother of Morris Evans of Wartrace, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Valliant, Okla. Burial will follow at 10 a.m. EDT Monday at Valley View Cemetery, Hurricane, W. Va. Huckleberry Funeral Service of Valliant is in charge of arrangements.
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Melba P. Cleek
(Obituary ~ 06/18/10)
Melba P. Cleek, 91, of Shelbyville died Thursday night at Christian Care Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Saturday.
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Donna Jean Gentry Whitaker
(Obituary ~ 06/18/10)
Donna Jean Gentry Whitaker, 45, of Lewisburg died Friday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. George Gomez officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Saturday.
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Dr. Leland Gerald Jordan
(Obituary ~ 06/18/10)
Dr. Leland Gerald Jordan, 88, of Fosterville died Friday at St. Thomas Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Fosterville Baptist Church with Dr. Don Frensley officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Fosterville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, Murfreesboro.
- Power glider lands east of Shelbyville (Local News ~ 06/18/10)
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