Stories from Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Marvin Whitaker, 91, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at The Heart Remembers. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Dr. Tom Rousseau officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

The voltage conversion to upgrade Duck River Electric Membership Corp. service in the Haskins Chapel area of Bedford County planned for today has been rescheduled for Thursday from 8 a.m. until approximately noon. This scheduled interruption of electric service is necessary to improve the reliability of service for affected members, say DREMC officials...

Bedford County Emergency Management Agency director Scott Johnson said that local officials had "a momentary scare" when the county seemed likely to fall victim to a tornado. "We did have a momentary scare this afternoon from the storms," stated Johnson in an e-mail to the Times-Gazette....

United Way of Bedford County will hold its annual Child Safety Fun Fair Saturday at H.V. Griffin Park, immediately following the annual Spooktacular 5K Run and at the same time as Jostens Harvest Hoopla, a fund-raiser to benefit United Way. Child Safety Fun Fair will run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, and will include free ID kits and fingerprinting, as well as free child seat safety checks by certified Tennessee Highway Patrol officers, as well as fun activities and booths for the family...

Heritage South Community Credit Union's Canned Food Drive to benefit the local Good Samaritan Association will be held Wednesday. "During trying economic times, Bedford Countians and Heritage South always do what is needed to help our neighbors." Marvin McBee, credit union CEO, said. "I know that we can help fill the shelves at Good Samaritan."...

Kenny Britt found a way to go from the outhouse to the penthouse. Approximately 58 hours after allegedly punching a guy in the face in a barroom brawl, Britt turned in a career performance in the Tennessee Titans' 37-19 win over Philadelphia on Sunday at LP Field...

MURFREESBORO -- Middle Tennessee excelled in all phases of the game to claim a 38-10 homecoming win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. The Blue Raiders had a balanced offensive attack while the defense totally shut down the ULM running game. Middle Tennessee rushed for 244 yards and added 219 in the air for a total of 463 yards...

Tenacious full-court pressure helped Community Middle overcome a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat host Cascade Middle 27-23 on Monday night. A 3-pointer by Juli Jones at the buzzer signaling the end of the third quarter put the Lady Champions (1-2) in front 18-14 and provided a bevy of momentum heading into the final frame...

The Liberty Lady Patriots continue to impress in the early season with a 44-8 dismantling of visiting Westwood in front of a large partisan crowd on Monday night. Liberty utilized the scoring of Hannah Calvert, Kristen McClenney and Olivia Calvert to score 22 unanswered points in the first quarter and continued to pad the cushion to lead 30-3 at the half...

A 3-pointer by Robert Windham thrust Webb Middle in front of Huntland Middle in the fourth quarter but the Feet weren't able to hold the advantage, falling 35-28 in their season opener at the Frank G. Barton Jr. Athletic Complex in Bell Buckle on Monday night...

One of the drivers in a head-on traffic accident in September died Friday at a Nashville hospital. Mary Catherine Leverette, 47, of Shelbyville was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center from the scene of the Sept. 20 accident on U.S. 41A South near Davis Hill...

The high winds and heavy rain that dumped as many as 2 to 4 inches on Bedford County Sunday night left behind little damage. "We got over 2 inches of rain and some wind," said Janet Robinson, town recorder for Bell Buckle. She said Volunteer Fire Chief Ronnie Lokey turned the warning siren on to alert people to the potential for dangerous weather,...

A man accused of attempting to avoid a Shelbyville police officer early Sunday ended up in exactly the wrong place for him -- the driveway of the officer's mother. The officer said he saw Ryan Foster King, 21, Gant Road, abruptly turn into a side street off North Main Street and travel at "well above a safe speed for this residential area."...

Faye Harris, 74, of Blackwell, Okla. died Sunday at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, Enid, Okla. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday followed by a small service at 7 at Blackwell Funeral Home, Blackwell, Okla. with Lanny Jobe officiating. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jennings-Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, Lynchburg, with Lee Bedchard officiating. Burial will follow at Lynchburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday.