Stories from Thursday, August 4, 2011

There were 2 mature Bradford Pear trees but now theres about half of one left standing.

Lighting show 8/3/2011

A pet monkey was shot and killed by a Bedford County deputy Thursday morning after it attacked a woman and another deputy and terrorized a Frank Martin Road neighborhood. Michelle Pyrdum, 42, of Frank Martin Road, underwent treatment for a deep gash to her calf muscle after the monkey attacked her from behind, Cpl. ...

Large Cedar tree uprooted on Hickory Dr

Telephone pole by Bearden Chiropractic - Main & Butler. Notice how the middle of the pole is missing

Ferocious winds left a trail of damage throughout northern Shelbyville late Wednesday, with most concentrated in an area between North Main Street and Green Lane eastward to the H.V. Griffin Park area. The hardest-hit area was at Olympus Fitness, Northside Business Park Drive, and the adjacent Northside Professional Center, North Main Street...

City manager Jay Johnson reported to Shelbyville's council this week that the city's budget situation has improved slightly. Johnson said that because of the difficult decisions the council made over the past year in relation to budget cuts, such as holding the line on expenses and making personnel cuts, as well as better than expected sales tax revenue, "we ended the year in a good position."...

A proposal to update Bedford County's zoning map looks like it will be more involved than first thought, and county zoning director Chris White said he wants to meet on a district-by-district basis with county commission members to review possible changes in their districts...

A wallet and money were stolen from the console of an unlocked vehicle parked at a Bethany Lane home overnight Monday, Shelbyville police said. l The license plate was taken from a car at a Sherwood Court residence Monday night, according to police...

Bradford pear .... just had it trimmed.

A tree that split onto driveway

Storm Damage on Ray Street

Storm damage at 1302 N Main Street, Shelbyville. Wind storm on 8/03/11 snapped the sign of Dr. Bearden, Chiropractor.

Bearden Chiropractic sign on Main Street was snapped. The 4x4 was snapped and the concrete pulled completely out of the ground.

Storm Damage on Ray Street