Stories from Thursday, December 23, 2010

An estimated 500 pounds of copper wire was among items stolen from a minibarn at a Sims Road home overnight Thursday, Dec. 16, according to a report released by the Bedford County Sheriff's Department. The victim estimated the copper wire's worth as $1,700...

County Mayor Eugene Ray told Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee Tuesday night that the cost of livestock carcass removal through Appertain Corp. would likely be reduced once a new contract is in place. However, the University of Tennessee and Middle Tennessee State University still haven't found a long-term alternative to landfill disposal...

Zoning issues and the objections of neighbors are the reasons that a homeless shelter won't be allowed in a Shelbyville neighborhood, according to the city's planning director. Dr. Carl Bailey, president and chairman of the board of CROSS Shelter Project Inc., had claimed in a column published on Dec. ...

Joan Baldovin, 75, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Charles Anderson, 40, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. William Catholic Church. Father Dennis Spies will officiate. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Monday at St. William Catholic Church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

POINTS NORTH -- The chair at Santa's desk looks sturdily made, but even so it creaks a little as he leans back in thought. "I honestly can't remember," he says, having been asked about the very first toy he ever delivered. Then, suddenly, he leans forward...

Sharp-eyed Times-Gazette readers might have seen a local face in Sunday's issue of Parade magazine, which is included in the print edition of the Times-Gazette and more than 500 other newspapers each week. Calvin Cannon, whose program to provide prom tuxedoes to needy young men received a grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project, can be seen in a montage of grant recipients on the first page of a two-page Pepsi ad in the magazine. ...

There is something about the holidays Caine Warren, 10, looks forward to more than gifts under the Christmas tree. Each year, Caine and his grandmother Christy Warren visit area nursing homes, presenting residents with cuddlies and toiletries. "Christies Cuddlies for Clera" has been going on for five years now...

Shelbyville Central will enter the Christmas holidays with a two-game win streak and as winners of three of their last four games after a 66-39 victory over McMinn County in the Mid-South Classic played at Jackson County on Wednesday. Briana McDonald scored 15 of her game-high 18 points in the third quarter while Kelsie Smith and Chernita Smith joined her in double digits scoring 12 and 11 points respectively...

For the first time in decades, a Shelbyville Central Golden Eagle has been named all-state in football. Senior linebacker Bobby Wilson was named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State team after having a outstanding season for the Eagles. Wilson was moved from defensive end to linebacker his senior year and was one of the top defenders in District 8-AAA...