Stories from Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Shelbyville City Open continued on the hard courts at H.V. Griffin Park on Monday. The field of 96 participants was narrowed immensely as semifinal matches and some consolation matches took place. Some championship trophies are up for grabs as the action concludes today...

I've come to the sudden conclusion that there is something seriously wrong with our health care system, and it's not just because the nurse practitioner tried to push a $123 antibiotic on me. Seriously -- they added one tiny ingredient to good old cheap amoxycillin, which allowed them to patent it under a different name --therefore, no generic alternative -- and wanted me to pay $123 for that familiar pink stuff that usually costs me $4...

Friday is the big day. The Times-Gazette will publish a special section giving readers a chance to win a share of $1,000 in gasoline money. Seven area Canter Oil/Serve & Go markets will give six winners a share of $1,000 in gasoline for their summer travels as part of the "Big $1,000 Gas Up for Summer Give-Away."...

Rick Gann has announced his candidacy for election to a 3rd District seat on the Bedford County Board of Education in the Aug. 5 general election. Gann and his wife, Jeanna, have been married 23 years. They have one daughter who has attended school at Community Elementary School since beginning school and will begin attending Community Middle School in the fall. Gann and his wife moved to Bedford County in 1996...

The city of Shelbyville is in the process of writing a letter to the district attorney to ask about the status of a state investigation into a city police officer. In March, officer Tory Moore was placed on a leave of absence with pay after allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor were raised...

It's never the "same-old, same-old" at the Bedford County Fair. Sure, some things never change -- the mixed smells of machine oil and popcorn, the delighted screams of carnival riders and the bored mooing of the cattle. But even the midst of those constants, there is always something new...

Michael Wayne Lovvorn, 53, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

The Rev. Vance Gilmore "Preacher" King, 82, of Rockvale died Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

The public is being invited to hear answers about Shelbyville's upcoming trash fee next Monday. A financial director from the University of Tennessee's Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) will be joining the Shelbyville city council at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the courtroom at police headquarters...