Stories from Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Bricks from the mailbox of Michael Dill are scattered along Highway 130 East after Leslie A. Dotson, 28, of Prestonsburg, Ky., ran off the roadway and struck a culvert Sunday afternoon. A witness told State Trooper Chad McAnally that Dodson, who was westbound toward Shelbyville, just ran off the road. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

A huge crowd came out to celebrate July 4 a couple of months late on Labor Day night. Fireworks lit up the night and fun lit up faces as music from Razy'n Cain and games and food excited participants at H.V. Griffin Park.

Dogs and animals will again be a topic of discussion for the Shelbyville city council tonight, reviewing how other cities regulate how many can be kept in a home. Last month, the council heard about complaints about folks keeping chickens and large numbers of dogs on small lots in city neighborhoods...

Need a four-legged friend in your life? The city animal control department will soon help you fill that fun and furry gap. Adoption Day at Shelbyville's animal shelter, located at 716 Industrial Pkwy. will be held Saturday, Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. until noon, according to animal control officer Randy McCullough...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners will vote again this month on a rezoning request they turned down, for the fifth time, in July. For years, Grady Cunningham has been asking the county to rezone his property at 2506 U.S. 231 North from R-1 (residential) to C-2 (commercial). Commissioners turned him down for the fifth time in July...

A Shelbyville man was accidently shot and killed during a skeet shoot early Monday night at his home. David Peoples, 41, was operating a skeet machine for a juvenile hunt on Barnett Road, Sheriff Randall Boyce said today. "Two shooters would step up, shoot and turn around and walk off," Boyce said. "One of them turned around, was walking away and the gun went off."...

Robert Ellis Vincent, 61, of Shelbyville died Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Tom Henry officiating. Burial will follow at Pressgrove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m.

Wanda Jane Housch, 86, of Shelbyville died Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, at Glen Oaks Convalescent and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jamie Byrom officiating. Burial to follow at Rose Bank Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 PM Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Robert Allen "Bob" Moncier, 46, of Rogersville died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. He was the husband of the former Karla Gordon of Shelbyville. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Christian-Sells Funeral Home in Rogersville with the Rev. Keith Osborne officiating. Burial will follow at Choptank Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Shelbyville Central's new athletic trainer is very familiar with the Golden Eagle and Eaglette athletic department. Everett Boutwell, a 2009 graduate of Shelbyville Central, recently joined the staff of Elite Physical Therapy and named the athletic trainer for Shelbyville Central...

Donald Mark Brown, 56, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 at The Heart Remembers after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Gray and the Rev. Scott Reed officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at noon.

Jeremy Shane Hargrove, 35, of Shelbyville died Aug. 28 at Vanderbilt Medical Center after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 9 at Victory Baptist Church.

David Wayne Peoples, 41, of Shelbyville died suddenly Monday, Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Victory Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the cemetery at the family's farm. Visitation will be held from 4-9 p.m. Friday at the church. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is handing arrangements.