Stories from Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Alberto Luna-Juarez, 46, of Nashville, died Sunday in Nashville. Funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. William Catholic Church with Father Alejandro Godinez officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.

A Bedford County man killed in a tractor accident was found early Monday morning on his Pepper Hill Road farm. The body of Thomas Roger Smith Jr., 39, was discovered by a relative at 1:52 a.m., according to a report by Deputy Trey Green of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department...

Even on the week of his retirement, Charles McDonald talks excitedly about future projects and initiatives at Duck River Electric Membership Corporation, his employer for the past 37 years. McDonald, director of member services for the Shelbyville-based, multi-county electric cooperative, which serves 2,500 square miles of Middle Tennessee, will retire on Friday...

Well, the Smoking Tractor Pull didn't. Smoke, that is. The rough weather that shut down the Bedford County Fair Thursday night also shut down the pull, one of the favorite events held at the annual fair. "We'll be having the Smoking Tractor Pull Friday night," said Fair Director Judy Gambill. "We'll be honoring all the family passes and Thursday night passes that people had."...

State Sen. Jim Tracy said last week that he plans to follow legislation introduced by his colleague State Sen. Bill Ketron to adopt a so-called "Caylee's Law" in Tennessee. "I do feel like there needs to be tougher penalties for that situation, where someone doesn't turn in a disappearance on time," said Tracy...

Two men attacked a Tullahoma man and stole the car he was driving after he stopped at a pay phone on North Main Street early Sunday, police were told later in the day. The victim told police one of the men hit him in the back of the head, knocking him out, as another asked for a cigarette. The men were described as white and accompanied by another man, all arriving in a maroon Chevrolet pickup truck which drove into the lot from Butler Street...

Attorneys have been given until next Friday to inform a federal judge about the status of a lawsuit against the city over an alleged wrongful arrest. U.S. District Judge Harry S. Mattice, Jr. issued an order on Monday instructing lawyers for the city of Shelbyville and James Edward "Blue" Farrar Jr. to inform him by Aug. 5 where the case stands...

The Shelbyville American Legion Post 23 16-year old baseball squad swept host Gallatin Post 17 in a Saturday afternoon doubleheader. Shelbyville 6, Gallatin 5: Doubles by Heath Sain and Leland Brothers sparked a five-run rally in the fourth inning to lead Shelbyville Post 23 in the opener...

Thomas Roger Smith, Jr., 39, of Longview died Monday from injuries sustained in a farming accident. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Living Stones Community Church with Eddie Reed officiating. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. at the church. A graveside committal service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Clark Cemetery in Longview.