Stories from Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Richard Britton, 90, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. at the church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Richard B. Throneberry, 83, of Shelbyville died Tuesday evening, April 23, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Phillip Lane officiating. Burial will follow at Haskins Cemetery in Clay Hill community. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Thursday.

Jean Morgan Perryman, 63, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Wheel. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m.-noon at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill.

First Community Bank of Bedford County has been serving the community for 25 years and is throwing a party for customers even as employees remember their roots. "The community was who we wanted to serve," said Board Chairwoman Donna Stone. "We always put customers first."...

Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Acting Commissioner Burns Phillips announced last week that the department is restructuring its career center network to more effectively serve Tennessee citizens within current budget constraints...

Local non-profit agencies presented their contribution requests to Bedford County Financial Management Committee on Tuesday, as the committee begins the county's budget process for the 2013-14 fiscal year. It's likely to be a tight budget year for the county, with cutbacks in state and federal funding and the prospect of major capital projects on the horizon, but the committee did get a little good news on Tuesday: county property tax collections actually had a strong month in March, with some taxpayers who missed the Feb. ...

There's a program in Bedford County geared toward preparing children for kindergarten that some qualified individuals may not know about, officials say. Head Start and Early Head Start is a free child-development program, serving families with children ages six weeks to 5 years old...

After consulting with the city's attorney, Shelbyville's council voted to meet with Railroad Avenue property owners to resolve an issue that has brought a state industrial access road project to a halt. The $2.35 million dollar project was put on hold by the Tennessee Department of Transportation after residents produced a deed that many involved in the project had no knowledge of, raising questions about the right-of-way...

MURFREESBORO -- Ken Paulson, a lawyer who combined his passions for journalism, free expression and popular music to become a national advocate for the First Amendment, will be the next dean of the College of Mass Communication at Middle Tennessee State University, officials announced Tuesday...

Harris Middle School struggled to get clutch hits against Franklin County North on Tuesday afternoon and fell 7-1. "Things just didn't go our way tonight. We put the ball in play we just couldn't find any holes," Harris coach Bill Woods said. "North is a good hitting club and you have to hit and score with them if you are going to beat them and we just didn't get it done tonight."...

When I heard I was going to get to try out a review model of the HTC One, I was excited -- not only for the chance to try out another top-of-the-line mobile phone, but because I knew the HTC One was to be one of the first phones capable of running Facebook's new "Facebook Home" application, which I was curious about...

A woman and her daughter are trying to make a difference for children one hair cut at a time. On April 13 Rachel Mills-Eli cut off 13 inches of her hair to donate to a child as part of the Locks of Love project. Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis, according to the group's web site. ...

The Golden Eagles struck first, just under two minutes into the match, but despite the quick start fell 3-2 to visiting Columbia in a District 8-AAA contest on Tuesday. Talented freshman Chucky Hernandez found the back of the net first for the Eagles, then Columbia followed with a pair of goals off the foot of Sean Murphy to hold a 2-1 halftime lead...

Athena Broadband will provide free Wi-Fi Internet access for visitors to the Shelbyville & Bedford County Chamber of Commerce building on South Cannon Boulevard starting later this week. The Shelbyville-based Internet provider already provides free Wi-Fi on the public square. ...

It was close going into the seventh inning, but Shelbyville Central fell 8-3 to visiting Lawrence County in a District 8-AAA match up on Tuesday evening. Leading 3-1 after six innings, the Wildcats rallied for five runs in the top of the seventh to increase the score to 8-1 before the Eagles pushed across a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning...

Mother's Day is just around the corner and what a wonderful time to remember those special women -- past and present -- who have filled your life with love. Many of the women in our lives say they don't want anything else that has to be dusted, watered or returned for a better fitting. Those same women have hearts as big as all out doors and are always ready to do for others...

After a storied career in the Mary Kay business -- pink Cadillacs and all -- Carolyn Davis is starting her career from scratch. In 2003, Carolyn moved to West Tennessee and left behind a thriving business that included hundreds of local clients. Now, she's back in Bedford County, a place that's near and dear to her heart, and is hoping to reconnect with some of her Mary Kay clients looking for quality skin care products...

Bottom of the seventh, bases loaded, one out, and trailing by four runs. The Cascade Champions were all but beaten by the Huntland Hornets. Enter: Chandler Monajjem. The Champion starting pitcher came through in the clutch and smoked a two RBI double to center field that darted past the Huntland center fielder, allowing senior Tyler Wilson to round third and head for home for the improbably 9-8 rallying victory in a key District 9-A contest on Tuesday night...

Several businesses on the Shelbyville Square are giving away flowers for those wanting to give Mom a special bouquet this year. Flowers will be given away on Saturday, May 11.

Chalk up another Viqueen sweep. Community picked up a pair of wins over visiting Fayetteville City on Tuesday night by scores of 8-2 and an impressive 16-0 shutout nightcap win. GAME ONE Game one was a bit of a grind in the early goings. Fayetteville drove in a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, but saw the game tied with a two-run Viqueen answer in the bottom of the frame...

The Harris Middle Eaglettes were able to string together enough clutch plays on Tuesday night to escape Franklin County North, 4-3, despite committing four errors in the field. North struck first in the top of the first frame, but Harris answered the tying run in the bottom of the inning...