Stories from Friday, January 18, 2013

George W. Holden, 80, of Unionville died Friday morning, Jan. 18, 2013 at Christian Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Bruce Hamilton officiating. Burial will follow at Burns Cemetery in Rockvale. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

Garnette Spurlock, 95, of Nashville, formerly of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Jan. 17. 2013. A celebration of her life will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Spring Hill Funeral Home in Nashville with Clay Faircloth officiating. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. Sunday and 9-9:45 a.m. Monday.

Virginia Joyce Nelson Farrar Ray, 77, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Ray Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow a Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-9 p.m. Sunday.

Alleged threats made at Thomas Magnet School last month were serious enough for a Tullahoma man to be bound over to the Bedford County grand jury. Meanwhile, a judge said that Tennessee needs a law that "falls more squarely" with the alleged crime that was committed...

Nearly 400 people from the outdoor firefighting industry have been conducting training exercises in northern Bedford County this week. While the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy hosts firefighter training year-round, this time of year is always busy...

The number of traffic deaths in Bedford County doubled last year over 2011, but remained below previous years, Tennessee Highway Patrol statistics show. Eight were killed locally in 2012, a number skewed by a three-fatality crash in December. Bedford County had four fatalities in 2011, nine in 2010, 13 in 2009, and 12 in 2008. the THP said...

Following a nearly two-hour attorney/client meeting Thursday, Shelbyville's council took no action regarding an ongoing lawsuit over a proposed rock quarry. Last month, the council voted to appeal in the matter of Wright Paving vs. the City of Shelbyville to the Tennessee Supreme Court...

NASHVILLE -- The federal government should act now in practicing fiscal responsibility according to State Sen. Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville), who filed a resolution in the Tennessee State Senate urging Congress to immediately adopt a balanced budget. Forty-nine states, including Tennessee, maintain balanced budgets through a constitutional requirement or by state statute...

From Shelbyville to Trier, Germany with a four-year stint at Mississippi Sate in between. That's the path of former Golden Eagle standout Barry Stewart's basketball career. Stewart, curently a member of the TBB Trier professional team in Germany, was recently chosen as an all-star in the Basketball Bundesligh (English: Federal Basketball League), also known as BBL, the highest level of professional basketball in Germany...

A few weeks ago, we brought you the first part of a two-part story highlighting the top sports headlines from 2012. Here are the final five headlines that made the list: 5. Shelbyville softball qualifies for region The Shelbyville Central softball team made history in 2012, making the first trip in school history to the region tournament with a second-place finish in District 8-AAA...

The Webb Middle Boys (6-5, 5-1 MTAC) suffered their first defeat in CTC play at the hands of GCA on Thursday night. GCA used a strong first half to put the Feet away, 32-27. GCA pulled ahead, outscoring the Feet 10-6 in the opening frame, but dealt a backbreaker with by posting 12 more in the second while Webb could only muster up two points. ...