Stories from Thursday, November 18, 2010

The controversial ordinance that would enact a monthly $11 trash fee for Shelbyville residents will have to be completely rewritten and would likely not be passed until next spring. Meanwhile, the city is trying to save money by not filling vacant job positions throughout Shelbyville's various departments...

John William "Jay" Klipa, 43, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday at his home. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Whitworth Cemetery with Darryl Lewis officiating. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro.

Lonnie H. Curtis, 96, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

Do you think you have nosy neighbors? They can't possibly be as bad as the busybodies who invade the new country home of retired actress Myra Marlowe. In fact, they've gotten so bad she's had to call upon her acting skills to create a diversion -- a homicidally crazy "sister" -- to scare them away so she can write her autobiography...

According to the annual Kids Count report released this month by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, Bedford County has infant mortality twice as bad as the state average, a rate of substantiated child abuse that is nearly twice the state average and a rate of teen violent deaths that is nearly twice the state average...

The Internal Revenue Service is looking to return $2.48 million in undelivered refund checks, including eight to people who have Bedford County addresses on file. A total of 2,091 Tennessee taxpayers are due one or more refund checks that could not be delivered because of mailing address errors...

Coach Chad Spencer plans on youth being served this basketball season as his Cascade Lady Champions take the floor with a lineup laced with underclassmen. Many are counting the Orange and Black out of the District 9-A title race after the graduation of guard M.K. Potts and the transfer of post Jessica Popp and wing Tiffani Grogan...

A full-court press and a zone defense gave the Webb Middle girls a double-digit lead to work with and the Lady Feet held on late to defeat host St. Andrew's-Sewanee 18-17 on Wednesday. "I am proud of the girls," said Webb coach Kenneth Parker, whose team notched its first victory after five defeats. "They ran our game plan but just have to make the shots in the paint."...

Harris Middle's Golden Eagles remain undefeated after a 37-35 win at Christiana Middle on Tuesday. Tre Trice led the Eagles with 13 points while Mason Cunningham added six. Jalon Baker led Christiana with 10. Harris(3-0) led 10-7 at the end of the opening frame, 16-13 at halftime and 26-22 going into the fourth quarter...