Stories from Thursday, May 5, 2011

A man who allegedly attempted to sell stolen car stereo equipment to his father was charged with burglary and theft of property on Tuesday, police said. James Erik Dale, 20, of Anthony Lane is accused of taking a speaker box containing two subwoofers and an amplifier from a neighbor's car...

Here are updates to the list published Wednesday of local and regional tornado relief efforts. Please notify the Times-Gazette at 684-1200 or tgnews@t-g.com if we can assist in publicizing other efforts, and be sure to provide complete details: n McNabb Automotive Group is spearheading a collection of items needed by Alabama storm victims. ...

A total of nine applications for Shelbyville city manager position have been submitted, with three "really good candidates" to be looked into. City recorder Betty Lamb told city council members Tuesday night during their May study session that Ron Darden, consultant for the Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS), is currently reviewing applications for the job, noting that some have come from out of state...

A woman accused of soring horses by federal authorities has been ordered to stay away from a witness in the case, who claimed of being "fearful." Christen Altman, 25, of Shelbyville, has been ordered by a U.S. Magistrate to avoid all contact with anyone "who is or may become a victim or potential witness in the investigation or prosecution" in the soring case...

Additional surveys conducted by the National Weather Service revealed that Bedford County didn't escape last week's storms unscathed after all. An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 90 to 100 MPH struck in the extreme southeast area of the county, with damage centered along Magnolia Lane and Winding Way Road. The damage path ran approximately one mile through both Bedford and Coffee Counties, and the maximum path width was 75 yards, according to the NWS....

Cascade Middle wound up with a fourth-place finish in the Mid-South Conference tournament after falling to host Huntland Middle 7-5 in the losers' bracket on Wednesday night. The Champions (10-6) looked to be cruising their way to the next round with a 3-0 lead after two and a half innings...

A six-run sixth inning proved to be the difference as Shelbyville Central fell 13-7 to Riverdale in Murfreesboro to close out the regular season on Wednesday. The score was knotted at 7-all before the Warriors' rally. "That one inning really hurt," Central coach Brad Frasier said. "It's just hard to overcome something like that late in the game."...

A two-run output in the bottom of the fifth inning broke open a tie ballgame to lift Cascade to an 8-6 win over visiting Moore County in both teams' final game of the regular season Wednesday. The Lady Champions (14-11, 10-2 9-A) scored four runs in the first inning with a two-run double from Summer Carter being the big blow...

TULLAHOMA -- Shelbyville Central let one slip away in a 4-3 loss to Tullahoma in a District 8-AAA matchup on Wednesday night. The Eaglettes jumped out to a 3-0 lead and were up 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh fame before a three-base error and a pair of singles led to two runs for the Lady Wildcats...

The Times-Gazette's project of collecting photos which have fallen across Bedford County following the April 27 Alabama and Mississippi tornadoes was featured on two Nashville television newscasts Wednesday night. Cindy Cox and Sheree Floyd, who found photos at their Bedford County residences, were featured along with several Times-Gazette staff members on WKRN (Channel 2) and WTVF (Channel 5). Floyd said her husband, who mows yards, is finding more photos while working...

Tony Scott, 54, of Waynesboro, formerly of Shelbyville, died Thursday at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Waynesboro with Billy Joe Calvert officiating. Burial will follow at Highland United Methodist Church Cemetery in Lawrenceburg. Visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday and beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday.