Stories from Thursday, December 16, 2010

A Fayetteville man has been charged with stealing a purse from a vehicle at a Shelbyville convenience store Monday. James Earl Price, 53, is accused of taking the purse, which contained WIC vouchers and Ranitidine medication (for stomach problems) at Quik Mart, Lane Parkway...

There are 56 sex offenders living in Bedford County, and a new web site from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations lets you check out who they are and where they live. The web site can be found at http://tnmap.state.tn.us/sor/. You can search by location, offender's name, or just use the interactive map to zoom in. By clicking on the blue dots, complete information on an offender, including a photo, address and the type of offense the person was convicted of will appear...

This may be the year you want coal in your stocking -- you might need it for heat. Snow, ice, record lows and lengthy cold spells are going to send utility bills skyrocketing over the next few months. There are many in Bedford County who won't be able to pay their doubled or even tripled fuel bills when the time comes, and the financial assistance that has been there for them in the past simply isn't there for them anymore...

Molly Culbreath, who oversees the Middle Tennessee State University side of Middle Tennessee Education Center, says she's pleased with the overall numbers for the elementary education degree program being offered at MTEC, including students from Marshall, Williamson, Maury and Coffee counties...

The Webb School Choir and String Ensemble performed to a packed house on Thursday, Dec. 9, at the annual celebration of Lessons and Carols. In addition to music and song, the service of Lessons and Carols included the reading of nine Bible passages by select members of the Webb faculty and student body. The same Bible verses are read each year; they tell the story of the fall of mankind, God's redemptive grace and His ultimate gift of Jesus Christ...

John E. "Pud" Mooneyhan, Jr., 48, of Wartrace died Wednesday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday.