Stories from Tuesday, May 15, 2012

There's a gap of nearly $800,000 between where next year's school budget is and where it needs to be. That's what Bedford County Board of Education learned at a budget study session Monday night. For the past two fiscal years, 2010-11 and 2011-12, the school system has been spending more than it has taken in. The difference came out of the school system's fund balance...

Rosie J. Taylor, 62, died Saturday, May 12, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Green Meadows Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Lovvorn Cemetery in Barfield. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Thomas Earl Burgess, 62, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Christian Care Center. A memorial service will be held today at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 in Rhea Chapel at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Heritage Funeral Home-Columbia is in charge of arrangements.

Nancy Carolyn Crenshaw LeBlanc of Nashville, formerly of Shelbyville, died Saturday, May 12, 2012 following a long illness. Private family funeral services will be held. Crawford Mortuary & Crematory of Nashville is in charge of arrangements.

Kimberley Dawn Shima, age 37, of Shelbyville died Sunday, May 13, 2012. Her remains were cremated. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at East Park Methodist Church with the Rev. Randall Harmon officiating. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.

A man held in the county jail on kidnapping charges has filed a second federal suit against a number of individuals, claiming that he was briefly moved out of state without permission. Jimmy Ray Massey, 38, of Highway 64 East, was indicted in February on two counts of domestic assault, kidnapping, leaving the scene of an accident, reckless endangerment, DUI (first offense) evading arrest and failure to appear. ...

A woman who said she is eight months pregnant was checked at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma after being shoved to the ground Friday night at the indoor soccer arena on Sunlite Drive. Anna Acosta suffered stomach pain after attempting to stop an attack on a friend in an on-field fight during a game, Shelbyville police said...

Insulting comments -- and reactions to them -- left three Shelbyville residents in custody or pain over the weekend. An insult shouted at an officer led to an allegedly-intoxicated man's arrest Saturday. Vendor Savoy Ingram, 52, of Cates Street was standing on his front porch next to an open 12-pack of beer, officer David Curley said...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Memorabilia maker Jostens says 372 jobs will be affected when it moves all production work from its Topeka plant to Clarksville, beginning in July. The Minneapolis-based maker of yearbooks, class rings and similar products informed its Topeka workers of the decision Monday...

These cows get out of the sun and take to the shade in a field south of Shelbyville. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

How'd you like to be an opponent and see this stack of four (yes, it's four -- look at the helmets and shoulder pads in center) Shelbyville Golden Eagles in your path? These players were lined up during Central High's Blue-Gold spring game Monday night. Look for details in Wednesday's T-G sports page, and see a photo gallery online. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

When it comes to postseason baseball, everyone has the hopes of playing and winning on as many Friday nights as they can. The Cascade Champions have secured at least one more Friday night with an impressive 11-0 opening round victory in the region tournament over Nashville Christian on Monday night...

MURFREESBORO -- A history-making season came to an end as Shelbyville Central dropped a 9-3 decision to host Riverdale in the Region 5-AAA semifinals on Monday night. The Eaglettes, playing in their first-ever region tournament, turned in a fine performance but a couple of infield hits led to a six-run fourth inning for the winners -- and that proved to be the difference in the game...

On Friday, the Shelbyville Central Golden' Eagle tennis team fell to the Oakland Patriots in a dual team playoff match. Several of those same players struck again and defeated the remaining Eagles in the individual region tournament on Monday afternoon...

WINCHESTER -- Harris Middle School capped off an outstanding undefeated season with a 1-0 win over Warren County in the Central Tennessee Conference soccer tournament on Saturday. The Eagles scored 73 goals this season and only allowed a dozen, but it was a shot by Roman Ramirez that was deflected in by a Warren County defender that was the difference in this game...