Stories from Friday, January 28, 2011

Queenie Harvey, 69, of Shelbyville died Friday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday at Scott United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robin L. Kimbrough as eulogist. Burial will follow at Coopers Green Cemetery in Rockvale. The body will lie in state from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday with visitation with the family from 11 a.m.-noon at the church. J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home of Tullahoma is in charge of arrangements.

NASHVILLE (AP) -- The family of Charlie Louvin has opened the country music pioneer's funeral to the public. The 83-year-old Louvin, half of the Country Music Hall of Fame duo The Louvin Brothers, died early Wednesday after fighting pancreatic cancer...

If you're expecting to hear "Little Good-Byes," "This Woman Needs," or "I Will... But" when the country music trio SHeDAISY performs at the Rollin' Round Robin Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Bell Buckle Saturday, don't. The three Osborn sisters, Kristyn, Kelsi and Kassidy will only be performing one song -- but Kassidy promises you won't be disappointed...

Bedford County students will get fewer official report cards during the 2011-2012 school year, as the county moves from six-week grading periods to nine-week periods. The change was approved Thursday night by Bedford County Board of Education, which adopted a calendar for the 2011-2012 school year...

Bedford County Juvenile Detention Center on Lane Parkway, which was originally pitched to county officials as a potential source of revenue, may in fact be costing the county money, according to discussion at Tuesday night's meeting of Bedford County Financial Management Committee...

A bill introduced by State Sen. Jim Tracy would, if approved by the General Assembly and signed by the governor, give notaries public the authority to conduct marriage ceremonies. "It came from a constituent," Tracy told the Times-Gazette last week. Tracy said the constituent had been asking for some time for Tracy to introduce it...

A suspect who attempted to elude police Wednesday night didn't help his cause by making noise in the attic of a friend's home while Shelbyville officers stood below. Thomas John Kapise, 37, of Tullahoma tried to hide at a Ray Street home after allegedly smashing the window of a truck at B.A. Metals, North Main Street, police said...

MURFREESBORO -- Alex Northcutt's 3-pointer at the buzzer signaling the end of the third quarter pushed Trinity Christian ahead of Liberty Middle 30-21. In a prime example of the fight the Patriots showed throughout the season, they answered quickly. Post Matt Clanton knocked down a pair of field goals and a free throw in the next 100 seconds, forcing their foes to call a timeout and sending the fans who made the drive up to Middle Tennessee Christian School to their feet in excitement...

Webb Middle's girls ended their season on a high note by taking down Thurman Francis 23-18 in Smyrna on Thursday. The Lady Feet concluded their schedule with three consecutive victories and finished 4-9 overall. "I want to thank the girls for their effort and time as well as a tremendous set of parents," first-year Webb coach Kenneth Parker said...