Stories from Thursday, January 24, 2013

This is a 17 point buck that was killed on my farm here in BEdford Co,

There are at least several country songs about singers who start from humble roots and make it big in the music industry, and for most people those songs are just entertainment. But those lyrics are music to the ears of one young woman from Bedford County...

A two-fold event -- a community-wide safety day followed by a Christian pop and rock concert -- is being organized by personnel from local emergency service agencies as a way of reaching out to children from the community, said organizer Jason Barber...

U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais will host "Coffee with the Congressman" from noon-1 p.m. Monday at Pope's Café on the square. DesJarlais will converse with constituents about issues facing the new session of Congress. DesJarlais (R-South Pittsburg) represents the 4th Congressional District, into which Bedford County was moved effective with the current session. ...

Whether you call it downtown or uptown, community and business leaders are circling around the Shelbyville square to better promote and improve it. "We're interested in doing everything we can to promote our square and to improve it," said City Councilwoman Kay Rose...

The cold and slick stuff is due to fall from the skies tomorrow morning and the city's public works department is ready. With Shelbyville and most of middle Tennessee under a winter weather advisory starting tonight, the city's public works department is "ready to go."...

The county's general sessions judge will hear evidence next month against a man accused of planning a pair of slayings. A preliminary hearing is set on Feb. 14 for James Otis Mears, 54, who faces two counts of criminal attempt to commit first degree murder, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, as well as violation of probation...

Witnesses were horrified to see a car speeding - backwards -- for a long distance on Madison Street shortly before noon Wednesday. The driver was attemptimg to flee after striking the rear of a truck, Shelbyville police said. Patty Whitaker of South Brittain Street was treated at Heritage Medical Center, officer David Curley said...

Most college kids only dream about being able to work individually with a major Division I college basketball program. But for Adam Feldbruegge, it was just a daily routine for two years while attending the University of Tennessee. "When I ended up going down to Tennessee, I dated a girl who was best friends with a girl that played. ...

I recently finished reading Stephen King's novel "11/22/63," which was released in 2011. I thoroughly enjoyed it -- but it's probably a wee bit too late to do a book review for the newspaper. Instead, I want to use it as a jumping-off point for something else...

The Shelbyville Bedford County Humane Association would like to thank the following individuals for their special donations: Melody Turnbow in memory of Betty Faulk; Diane Forbes in memory of Margie Elam; Diane Forbes in memory of Bob Randolph; James and Barbara Troxler in memory of Harold Rose; Billie Overcast in memory of Reggie Cunningham; Melody Turnbow in honor of Whit, Lori and Reagan Turnbow; Melody Turnbow in honor of Kyle, Meagan and Hannah Turnbow; Laurie Perry and Tracie Lovell in memory of Samson Jennings; Sharon Beyer in memory of Thelma Jaste; Lynn Johnson in memory of Thelma Jaste; Robert Peterson in memory of Thelma Jaste; Bernard and Reva Talon in memory of Thelma Jaste; Richard Lotz in memory of Thelma Jaste; David Gentilini in memory of Thelma Jaste; Mildred Koonz in memory of Thelma Jaste; Norman McCurdy in memory of Thelma Jaste; James and Barbara Troxler in memory of John Lane; and Trisha Perry and Laura Henegar in memory of Max Murray.. ...

A Woodbury man has been charged with raping an 8-year-old child in Bedford County. Jonathan Allen Brannon, 23, of Woodbury was taken into custody Tuesday after admitting to the incident, Detective Sgt. Chad Webster of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...