Stories from Friday, April 6, 2012

Shelbyville's fire chief told the city council that the time is drawing near to look at options for replacing an aging pumper truck. For more information, see today's print edition of the Times-Gazette.

Six-month-old Paisleigh Hasty could be the youngest loyal reader of the T-G, and we appreciate her enthusiasm. Paisleigh, daughter of Joseph and Jennifer Hasty of the Bedford area of the county and sister to 23-month-old Carleigh, also happens to be a fan of the Shelbyville Central High School Eagles, and a friend of coach Brad Frasier. "(Paisleigh) looks at the paper daily when her dad gets home!" If you have a great photo to share, please email Sadie Fowler at sfowler@t-g.com or upload it to our website, http://www.t-g.com. (Submitted photo)

One of the items Shelbyville's city council will take up next week at their monthly meeting concerns getting ready for city elections this November. Bedford County election commissioner Summer Leverette told city recorder Vickie Haskins that the council will need to pass a resolution asking her office to hold the city election for wards 1, 3, and 5...

Fighting Shelbyville's drainage battle is an ongoing process, and city council members received an update this week on the public works department's progress. Last year, the council set aside $80,000 for stormwater management projects, and public works director Mark Clanton asked for permission to place a bid for an estimated $35,000 for work on the Cloverdale Road drainage ditch...