Stories from Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Dorothy Ann Mills, 74, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Feb. 3, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 6th, at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Frelan George officiating. Burial will follow at Unity Cemetery in Howell community. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday.

A Shelbyville man was charged with stealing his girlfriend's car after allegedly driving away from an argument late Sunday night. Brandon Hart was arrested in Lewisburg early Monday driving the girlfriend's PT Cruiser, which police say is owned by her mother. He was charged with theft of property (motor vehicle)...

Bond was set at $205,000 for a Bedford County man charged with breaking into a home near Flat Creek on Sunday afternoon. Shawn Lewis Watson, 18, was arrested by Bedford County deputies at a home south of Shelbyville. "He is accused of burglarizing a home and taking a rifle and two shotguns," Deputy Lindsey Puckett said...

Air Force Airman Logan C. Adcock graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills...

A handful of Bedford County residents performed community service projects in the community recently as part of the National Days of Service project. The National Day of Service, on Jan. 18-19, was timed to coincide around the same time as Martin Luther King Day and President Obama's second inauguration...

Yet another crash at the dangerous 437 Bypass-Fairfield Pike intersection left an Ohio woman seriously injured late Sunday night. Laynie Laginess, 31, of Proctorville, Ohio was briefly pinned in her Ford Ranger pickup truck after it was struck in the driver's door, Lt. Trey Clanton of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

Bell Buckle resident Rebekah Majors-Manley reflected back recently on her attendance at President Obama's inauguration on Jan. 21. "Initially I had given my tickets away to both events to other passionate volunteers wanting the honor to attend the exciting events of the president's inauguration and ball," Majors-Manley said. ...

Six members of Motlow State Community College's basketball teams -- four men and two women, most backups -- were charged with possession of marijuana after a traffic stop late Sunday night, Shelbyville police said. All were charged after none admitted possessing the drug, officer Chris Vest said...

In a repeat of last year's seemingly unusual outcome, three women defied stereotypes again by topping the T-G's annual Super Sunday Trivia Contest. Darlene Smotherman of Shelbyville tackled all six questions right and also had luck on her side as her name was drawn as the winner of the contest, with Frances Hayes of Shelbyville and Sandra Davis of Shelbyville earning second and third, respectively...

The city council is expected to ask Tennessee to make Shelbyville's bypass "a community priority" when they take action during their regular meeting next week. But other road projects are already high on the state's "to do" list, and completing the bypass would be a multi-year process...

Inmates from the Bedford County Workhouse clean up leaves and small debris along North Jefferson Street Monday morning. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

Columbia Academy just had too many offensive threats as the Bulldogs were able to knock off the Webb Feet in the final game of the regular season, 72-48. :We played better offensively, but until we start guarding people a little better, we're going to have trouble," said Webb coach Jeff Mitchell...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eagles pulled away in the fourth quarter to claim a 59-38 win over visiting Stewart's Creek in opening round action of the TMSAA Area/Sectional on Monday night. The Eagles (13-5) advance to the next round in Clarksville on Wednesday at 6:45 against an opponent to be named...

MANCHESTER --­ Conference Champions! Harris Middle School's Golden Eaglettes claimed the Central Tennessee Conference Tournament championship with a 40-36 victory over Franklin County South at Coffee County Middle School on Saturday evening. The Eaglettes (15-3) were the regular season conference champs as well...

Sometimes, it's a tough luck call that directly affects the outcome of a basketball game. Unfortunately for the Cascade Lady Champions, such a decision happened on their senior night on Monday night, with what could have been a game-winning shot. "We were a little out of control and we had a timeout so I thought we could run something that we had practiced," said Cascade coach Chad Spencer...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Viqueens squared off in a non-district game against Lancaster Academy on Monday night, but it was three seniors that stole the show in front of a large home crowd. The Lady Knights won a closely contested ball game by a score of 61-54, but the loss did little to dampen the crowds enthusiasm as they showered their appreciation on four year stars Katie Leverette, Kristin Ray and Hannah Busbee...

UNIONVILLE -- Scheduling bigger, stronger, faster opponents is a recipe for disaster in most cases. But the Community Vikings took the opportunity to rest their starters, yet still managed to allow their seniors the marquee time they so well deserved in their last appearance in the Purple and Gold on their home court against Lancaster Academy on Monday night...

In the final regular season game of the season, the Cascade Champions wanted to build a little momentum against non-district opponent Franklin County before heading into the District 9-A tournament this weekend. A win on Monday night's senior night, however, meant a little bit more for the lone Champion senior--Jake Pimental...

Kenneth Wayne Rodgers, 54, of Sacramento, Calif. died early Sunday morning, Feb. 3, 2013 as the result of an automobile accident. He has several Bedford County relatives. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at United Pentecostal Church in Murfreesboro.

Johnny Howard Robinson, 89, of Wheel died Mon., Feb. 4, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Rockvale. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Timothy Newton Jay, 52, of Salida, Colo., who has relatives in Bedford County, died Monday, Feb. 4 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. The family has chosen cremation. No local services are planned at this time. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is handline

H.B. Cowan & Company works with a wide variety of insurance providers to meet all of your personal and business insurance needs. For personal insurance, your representative will assist you in getting the best coverage at the most reasonable price for your homeowners, auto, health, disability, and life insurance...

The business name says CPA, but David Brown does so much more for clients. In addition to offering accounting and tax services, David E. Brown CPA does business and insurance consulting and conducts family mediation. Brown opened a new office at 110 Public Square East in downtown Shelbyville, next to his wife Linda's Heritage Jewelers store. The Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce will have a ribbon-cutting at Brown's office at 4 p.m. Friday...

The Shelbyville Sleep Center has recently received its accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. And according to Dr. Prakash Patel, the accreditation means that the Sleep Center is a top quality facility. "It is a really a year process that involves several criteria that has to be met to receive the accreditation," explained Patel...

Janie Pickle reported for the club, which met on Jan. 21, with Sara Kelly hosting. Debbie Parker gave the devotional. Visitors were Jamie Stephenson, who will become a member, and Bethney Kelly. Ann Spencer reported on the county council meeting. Yearly reports were filled out and turned in. The county council will meet on April 5, and leader training will be Feb. 12. County-wide meeting will be April 11. Achievement night will be Feb. 24...

Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) announces the availability of funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the 2013 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). This program is intended to assure that children and individuals with disabilities, who rely on free and reduced price meals during the school year, have access to nutritious meals during the summer. ...

Police arrested a man accused of stealing tools from a pickup truck at a Landers Street apartment complex Thursday night. Officer Jose Garza said he saw Kyle Benjamin Burgett, 31, of Hickory Drive looking into the truck's bed, then taking items from a tool box as he drove by a second tome moments later...

Wesley Edward Muehlhauser, 97, of Shelbyville died Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at Christian Care Center of Shelbyville. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Stephen Caine officiating. At his request the body was cremated. Hillcrest Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.