Stories from Friday, July 30, 2010

An examination of Shelbyville's financial figures from the 1990s appears to contradict the claims of a former mayor who said he left the city with a $3 million surplus. The city is facing a $770,000 deficit and Mayor Wallace Cartwright has said the city could be broke by September 2011 if something isn't done to increase revenue...

A Bedford County judge will rule next month whether a petition filed by an adoption agency to be appointed as a temporary guardian for a Russian boy sent back to his homeland by his adopted mother will be moved to juvenile court. In May, the World Association for Children and Parents filed a petition requesting that Bedford County's Circuit Court appoint the agency as a temporary guardian for eight-year-old Justin A. Hansen...

The dirty water pouring out of faucets from the Bell Buckle lines has customers annoyed and the water department mystified. "Ronnie is in the field and he's got everybody and his little brother working on it day and night," said Bell Buckle Mayor Dennis Webb, referring to Water Department Supervisor Ronnie Lokey...

Duck River Electric Membership Corp. officials are warning members to be prepared when the electric bill comes in August. Electric consumers who tried to beat the recent heat indices in the triple digits by staying indoors more will see the effects of running those air conditioners...

A cell phone was stolen from an Oak Street residence early Wednesday night, Shelbyville police said. Glass was broken from a back door to gain entry, according to the report. Marijuana was found in the purse of a Bedford County woman after a traffic stop in Shelbyville on Tuesday night, police said...

With temperatures soaring into the 90s, both Shelbyville Central and visiting Portland went to work on the gridiron in tough conditions Thursday to prepare for the fast-approaching high school football season. The teams knocked some cobwebs off by going through some base sets on each side of the ball, running plays against one another. Around lunch time, the squads came out after a short break to scrimmage...