Stories from Friday, May 17, 2013

Mable Countess Park, 83, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013. A memorial service will be held at Fairlane Church of Christ at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 23.

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The Times-Gazette is holding all wedding and engagement announcements this month. The announcements will run in our special Bridal Section on Friday, May 31.

The view from my driveway after an evening walk

Patricia F. Hill, 63, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Per her wishes, she will be cremated with no services being planned at this time. Gowen-Smith Chapel is handling arrangements.

A total of 111 pages detail Shelbyville's budget outlook for the next fiscal year, with several meetings ahead to hash out the numbers. The proposed budget is set to be passed on first reading at a special called City Council meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the courtroom at Shelbyville police headquarters...

Michael Watson, who is currently vice president of Duck River Electric Membership Corp., has been named president and CEO to succeed Jim Allison when he retires at the end of June. DREMC is a Shelbyville-based, member-owned electric cooperative serving all or part of 16 counties in southern Middle Tennessee. In Bedford County, DREMC serves the areas not served by Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System...

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life in Bedford County will be held 6 p.m. May 31 through noon June 1 at Bedford County Ag Center on Midland Road, and organizers stress that the event is for the general public, not just for those who have signed up on participating teams...

Shelbyville & Bedford County Chamber of Commerce president Jeff Anderson praised outgoing CEO Walt Wood in an e-mail to chamber members and said the chamber is already searching for appropriate candidates to fill the position "through professional organizations and networks." He said a committee will be formed soon to evaluate the most-qualified candidates...

Emergency workers prepare to replace a utility pole struck by the overturned truck at left this morning on Madison Street. The driver, Garrett Winnette, 75, of Wartrace told medical personnel he felt no pain except from the seat belt. He was taken to Heritage Medical Center to be checked. A witness told the T-G the truck was airborne before striking the pole. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Motlow State Community College held its graduation ceremonies May 11 in Copperweld Arena on the Moore County Campus. A record 758 graduates received diplomas. Dr. Art Walker, Motlow's fourth president, was guest speaker for two commencement ceremonies. ...

Thirteen years. Fourteen seasons. Six hundred games. The Shelbyville Central High School senior baseball players have shared the diamond for as long as they can remember. From the time they were 6-year-olds hitting off a tee all the way through their final year of high school ball, they have been teammates...

Another year has come and gone. Tonight, Community High School will start graduation weekend, with Cascade and Shelbyville Central to follow tomorrow. Throughout the year, all three schools have had tremendous performances from the athletic programs...

Given some talent and skill, a bit of confidence, the difference between struggle and success at authorship is in learning the business side, and how to promote your work...

Possession of one Xanax pill led to a drug charge against a Shelbyville woman Wednesday night. Ashley Lynn Edmondson, 30, of Highway 64 West was charged with possession of a schedule IV drug during a traffic stop of a car in which she was riding. Edmondson, the owner of the car, allowed a search requested by officer Cody Swift after driver Jeffrey Brent Cunningham, 46, of Chestnut Drive was stopped on Evans Street because a headlight was out. ...

A Shelbyville man has been charged with sexually assaulting a co-worker, also from Shelbyville, on the roof of the Columbia Walmart last year. Timothy Lee Farliss, 30, surrendered to Columbia authorities Tuesday, The Daily Herald reported. The incident occurred Nov. 25 as the man and woman, 24, were cleaning a roof hood vent. They were employed by a Shelbyville industrial services company, according to the report...

Kenneth Jason Elvington, 36, of Bell Buckle died Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Birmingham, Alabama. Memorial services will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Mike Norris officiating. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m.