Stories from Thursday, July 25, 2013

John Hall Bingham, 59, of Shelbyville died Thursday, July 25, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jason Porter officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

Willie Dickens 'Buddy' Hayes Jr., 74, of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., a native of Shelbyville, died Sunday, July 21, 2013. A memorial service was held Thursday in Ft. Walton Beach. Another memorial service will be held on Aug. 22 in Shelbyville. Arrangements will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Picture of Hannah Grace Luna @ The Southern Girls Rock Camp @ MTSU The showcase is this Sat July 27th @ 6pm 701 N Main ST Murfreesboro TN @ Central Magnet School Come see some great bands !

Two booms. One flash. And, for two Bedford County men, thankfulness for survival -- as a live electric wire fell on their car this morning. Keith Ransom and Jonathan Ferrell of Shelbyville were turning from El Bethel Road onto Nashville Dirt Road about 7 a.m. today when the unexpected happened...

With the long awaited widening of North Main Street set to begin next year, Shelbyville's public works department is working closely with the state to keep the inevitable detours and traffic hassles to a minimum. Bids are scheduled to be let in December for the 1.2 mile project -- widening North Main to include a center turn lane from the intersection with Madison Street to just north of Rolling Road...

In the hope of generating leads, a candlelight vigil for the area's missing will be held Saturday on the courthouse lawn starting at 7 p.m.. According to Kristy Smelcer, the event will focus on raising awareness about five people missing from Bedford County -- Shelley Jones Mook, Antonio "Tony" Taylor, Chloie Leverette, Gage Daniel and Bobby Smelcer, Kristy's brother...

A backpack giveaway will be held Friday, and organizers still need last minute donations. The Summer Feed and Fun Blowout will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the old Walmart, 1250 Madison St. The day camp is organized by the Center for Family Development, Johnson Residential Group (the Summer Feed Program) and Luke Faulk's Nothing But God Ministries (NBG). The old Walmart is being converted into an NBG facility...

Deann Haywood, left, talks to Heather Vandenbusch of Regions Bank before donating supplies to United Way of Bedford County's Stuff the School Bus campaign. United Way accepted donations Wednesday in front of the bank on the square and will accept donations of money or supplies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Atmos Energy on Lane Parkway. Dawn Holley, United Way's executive director, said the supplies will be distributed to Bedford County's students through individual schools. Various businesses are accepting supplies on behalf of the program as well. For more information, contact United Way at 684-6685 or unitedwaybedford@bellsouth.net. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

A Murfreesboro murder suspect has been placed on Tennessee's Top Ten Most Wanted list. Bounthavy Mickey "Soviet" Mouthouta, 46, whose last known address is 105 Riddick Court, Murfreesboro, is wanted by the Smyrna Police Department and TBI for one count of first degree murder and one count of attempted first degree murder...

Bedford County Utility District (BCUD) urges people to be vigilant for leaking natural gas. The district adds a distinctive odor to natural gas to make it smell like rotten eggs so that in case of a leak, you can detect it (natural gas is otherwise odorless)...

While reading the article about jail relocation in Thursday's T-G, I noticed a comment to the effect that the present jail could be torn down to make room for tour bus parking, which was presumed to be something which would make our square more attractive to tours on the way to Jack Daniels Distillery. ...

Two children's bicycles were stolen Monday night from a Pickle Street home. They are a faded green Next and orange and gray Next with black rims, police said. Both were stolen from the front yard between 7:30-10 p.m. The following were arrested since Tuesday by the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. ...

A full house turned out for the University of Tennessee's monthly Seasonal Eating cooking demonstration, taught by extension agent Whitney Danhof. July's theme was "Summer Bounty," and featured new ideas for using seasonal fruits and vegetables....