Stories from Wednesday, October 13, 2010

October is Cyber Security Awareness month. The National Cyber Security Alliance formed StaySafeOnline.org to help educate everyone on the dangers of internet usage. It partners with the Department of Homeland Security and MS-ISAC (Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center) and is endorsed by organizations nationwide...

The local chapter of the Red Cross is asking for assistance so they can give help to those that truly need it this season. Greg King, CEO of the Heart of Tennessee Chapter said that volunteers have been very busy in Bedford County recently, and funding donations are needed from the community so that the Red Cross to help continue to provide aid for disaster-affected families...

Bell Buckle Alderman James Anderson resigned his position in a letter sent to the members of the board of mayor and aldermen last week, with today being his last day. Mayor Dennis Webb made the announcement at the Tuesday night work session held prior to the regular meeting...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners suspended its rules Tuesday night to consider a county open records policy which had not been on the meeting's published agenda and which had not gone through the normal committee review process. The policy was approved by apparently-unanimous voice vote...

It's fall once again, and that means it's time to get rid of all the junk that's been piling up around your property and garage. Next week, the city's public works department will be lending a hand to help you haul away all that stuff when they hold their annual Fall Clean-up...

Two men in a stolen truck took an automatic teller machine and attempted to steal another from convenience stores along U.S. 231 North early Tuesday. But the men's cowardice -- or consciences -- got the best of them as they dumped the ATM almost in sight of the store and took off immediately when an alarm sounded at the other store, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

I was on my way out the door Tuesday morning when I told my youngest to look up something really cool on the internet. It was a story about these new lobsters they've discovered off the Connecticut shore. "One is bright blue," I said hurriedly as I dug my shoes out from under the couch, pushed the cats off of my purse and hunted for my car keys...

Drugs were found in a Bates Street home after the resident allowed a search Monday, Shelbyville police said. Police were told of the possibility of drugs present in the residence of Justin Ray Lee, 28, officer Waymond Boyd's report said. After Lee gave permission for a search, drug dog Remy was brought to the home by officer Tracey Nelson and detected four half-smoked marijuana cigarettes, a glass pipe used to smoke marijuana and .21 grams of a white powder Lee told police was crystal meth...

EAGLEVILLE -- It may be time for school administrators at Community to think about building a trophy case and hanging some banners. The Viqueen volleyball team left little doubt who has the top squad in District 9-A by backing up a regular season title with a tournament championship after dispatching host Eagleville 3-1 on Tuesday night...

Community, Eagleville, Hampshire and Shelbyville Central all participated in the 13th annual Community Invitational cross country meet at Williams Farm in Rover on Monday. The girls race saw two of the better runners in the area go head to head with Central's Angel Carrillo locking up with Viqueen Michaela Jones at the front of the pack...