Stories from Thursday, January 6, 2011

City council members could be passing the first reading of an ordinance imposing an $11 monthly trash fee as soon as next week if all goes according to plan. Shelbyville's city council decided Tuesday in a special study session to move ahead with a plan to implement the fee, plus a property tax increase that has yet to be determined in an effort to balance the city's books...

Mary Frances Streeter, 72, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Holden Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon.

This is in response to the Wed. December 29, 2010 Times-Gazette front page story "County may look at sale of nursing home" by John I. Carney. My issue is not with John but with persons promoting the very ideas of trying to persuade the readers (ultimately the engaged county voters) that the county need not be in a health care provider role...

Rev. Aubrey Lee Knois, Sr., 80, of Lewisburg died there Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Paul Lucas and the Rev. Willis Pope officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery in Rover. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

James Gregory "Greg" Thomason, 53, of Princeton, W. Va., formerly of Shelbyville, died Tuesday at his residence. His body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. EST Saturday at Princeton Church of God with Fred Farley, Terry Choate and the Rev. Olen Robertson officiating. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m.

There is a huge gold and green bow on the outdoor sign at Parkway Diner today, next to the words: "Pray for Korley." Korley is Korley Davis, the Liberty School 6th grader in dire need of a lung transplant. If Christy Boyce, a friend of the family, has her way, businesses all over Shelbyville will display similar ribbons and the same, heartfelt message...

Faye Sutton was excited and out of breath when she returned a call from the Times-Gazette to confirm she had won $500 in the newspaper's annual Big Event contest. Her daughter, Kathy, had taken the original call and told her that she had won, but Faye couldn't believe it...

One of Liberty School's and Shelbyville Central High's biggest sports fans needs our prayers and thoughts. Korley Davis, a student at Liberty and daughter of Central teacher Becky Davis, has suffered with leukemia for years and is in need of a double lung transplant which would take place in Pittsburgh...

Harris Middle's Eaglettes claimed a 40-27 win over visiting Christiana Middle on Tuesday night. The Eaglettes (6-5) led by three points going into the fourth quarter where they outscored their opponent 16-6. Harris led 11-5 at the end of the opening frame , 16-13 at the intermission and 24-21 after three periods...

Marion Curtis Adams III, 60, of Winter Haven, Fla., originally of Shelbyville, died Dec. 30. Funeral services were held Jan. 3 in Winter Haven.