Stories from Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Otha Willard Rowlett Miller, 100, died Tuesday at Boulevard Terrace Rehab and Nursing Center in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Gary Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Beasley Cemetery in Rutherford County. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

There were some pedigreed pooches lounging in the shade Saturday at Bell Buckle, but there were just as many mutts monopolizing the Mayberry of Moon Pies. As it should be. The inaugural celebration of Bell Buckle's "Mutts in May" was not about the best-bred dogs, but about the fastest, longest, smallest, biggest, ugliest, cutest, and the ones who resembled their owners the most...

Food items seized from Bedford Cheese during a federal raid in February are to be destroyed, with officials saying that the Shelbyville company must comply with a number of requirements before reopening. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Marshals had seized 96 cases of cheese -- about 1,700 pounds, including two vats of material -- held at the Shelbyville facility at the time, alleging unsanitary conditions caused by rodents...

The voice of the Tennessee Titans, Mike Keith, will be the keynote speaker June 9 for the second annual Steak & Chicken dinner for the Boys & Girls Club of Bedford County. The Steak & Chicken dinner is a variation on the Steak & Hamburger fundraisers held by the Murfreesboro Boys & Girls Club. It is the main fundraiser for the Shelbyville club, which opened its doors in late March...

The Boys & Girls Club of Bedford County has received a grant for furnishings and laptop computers just in time for the first summer program of the club that opened its doors in late March. The Project One Four Foundation completed the renovation of the club's Learning Resource Center by adding another counter top along one side of the room and purchasing seven HP Pavilion laptops...

A Shelbyville police officer said he was forced to use a Taser on a fleeing suspect Friday. Randy Allen Ray II, 29, of Baker Street ran into a wooded area behind his home when officer Jon Cook, who was outside the residence, said he needed to question him about alleged theft and forgery of checks, police said...

Randall Lee "Randy" Martin, 54, of Shelbyville died Sunday. The family has honored his request for private services. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.