Stories from Friday, June 25, 2010

Shelbyville's city council will hold a special called meeting Tuesday evening to approve this year's budget and to look at possibly implementing a solid waste fee. A public hearing is set on the budget ordinance for the special called meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m., and there are reportedly no plans to increase the tax rate...

First Baptist Church was flooded with orange Thursday night as Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl addressed the inaugural Steak and Chicken fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of Bedford County. Pearl and board members made it clear that the focus of the event was the children of Bedford County, not basketball...

Shelbyville's Board of Zoning Appeals upheld the decision of the codes department over an application for a proposed rock quarry. In what was mainly a legal proceeding, the board determined that planning director Ed Dodson acted properly by not forwarding Wright Paving's request to the BZA for a special exception for property on L. Fisher Road where the firm asked to operate a quarry and stone crusher five years ago...

A Peachtree Lane resident was robbed at gunpoint in her home late Tuesday morning by a companion of a woman she considered a friend, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said Thursday. The victim's friend, a woman, arrived at 11 a.m. accompanied by a man who sat outside in the car for awhile, Deputy Garcia Jordan said. The friend went to the car and was followed on her return by the man, who pushed his way inside as the victim attempted to lock the door, Jordan said...

A purse containing approximately $300 was stolen from a vehicle at a Mockingbird Drive home overnight Wednesday, Shelbyville police said. A tire tool found in the driver's seat was used to smash a passenger side window, according to police. Other thefts reported to police:...

The Cascade Colts broke open a tight contest against visiting Moore County with a 10-run fourth inning to win 11-0 on Thursday afternoon. Devon Klages singled and later scored on a Lance Parker base hit to give Cascade their lone run in the first three innings versus Raider starter Dakota Bateman...