Stories from Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Richard Earl Hasty, 62, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Murfreesboro Funeral Home with Jackie Glover officiating. Burial will follow at Spence Harris Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday.

Robert "Snake" Anderson III, 71, of Shelbyville died Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 at Scott United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon at the church. Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Cleanup efforts near the site of Monday's Southern Energy explosion and fire have been taken over by the city of Shelbyville. State environmental officials ordered the move at 3 p.m. Tuesday after determining the company's cleanup efforts were inadequate...

The Bedford County Board of Education spent much of its meeting Tuesday discussing two recent incidents: the gun scare last Friday at Shelbyville Central High School and the downtown fire on Monday. Deputy Chief Mike Rogers of the Shelbyville Police Department spoke briefly on the gun scare. Board chairwoman Amy Martin had invited him to the meeting...

Shelbyville officials spent Tuesday checking whether Southern Energy's Lane Parkway facility is zoned properly -- and whether substances stored inside the building are legally permitted. Monday's fire and explosion sparked when methanol was being transferred from a tractor-trailer to a permanent tank in a warehouse area of the building, which also housed the company's corporate offices, Fire Chief Ricky McConnell said...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee narrowed the list of potential sites for Bedford County Jail from 16 down to 9 on Tuesday night, eliminating sites that the committee considered obvious bad choices. Bedford County Planning and Zoning Director Chris White had researched 16 jail sites. ...

A man who bought property from Shelbyville in 1995 only to learn over a decade later that it was owned by the railroad has followed through with his threat to file a lawsuit. Last Friday, Bobby Sanders filed a complaint in Chancery Court against Shelbyville, the county and the Bedford County Railroad Authority, asking to be declared sole owner of the property in question on East Lane Street, and that the title to the land "be quieted fully and forever" against all claims from any and all parties.. ...

A marketing advocate for one of the two insurance companies offering coverage in Tennessee through the Health Insurance Marketplace outlined the basics of the program, and answered some questions, during a presentation Tuesday at Shelbyville Recreation Center...

United Way of Bedford County recently received $10,000 through an energy conservation award. Daniel Kleindienst and the staff of the Bedford County Schools maintenance department presented the money to United Way. The money came from an energy award the department received through the TVA-EnerNOC Demand Response Program in partnership with Duck River Electric Membership Corp. ...

Christy Warren plans to continue her mission of making the holidays a little brighter for seniors at local nursing homes. Warren is preparing for her eighth year of holding Christy's Cuddlies for Clera, a mission to provide toiletries and other personal items for residents in nursing homes...

The 66 seniors in The Webb School Class of 2014 participated in Blazer Day, one of many traditions, Nov. 12, as they received their senior blazers in a special chapel ceremony. The presentation is scheduled annually on or near the birthday of founder, W. R. "Sawney" Webb, who was born on Nov. 11, 1842...

Thirteen students at The Webb School are spending the school year on an intensive study of leadership in a new program, Chambliss Leads. These 13 residents of the Chambliss dormitory, encompassing 10th-12th graders, are researching leaders, examining leadership styles, profiling their personal leadership qualities and characteristics, exploring peer review and peer coaching, and completing group leadership development projects...

Free smoke detectors will be installed during a drive Saturday in several areas of Shelbyville, Bell Buckle and Wartrace. The smoke detector drive is a service project by the Cascade High School FFA with help from the Shelbyville Fire Department, partner agencies and volunteers, SFD assistant chief Brian Nicholson said...

As the Harton Regional Medical Center Senior Extra attendees enjoyed a box lunch prepared by the HRMC / Morrison dietary department, they anxiously awaited the beginning of the November program...

New Beginnings Baptist Church is serving as a local drop-off location for Operation Christmas Child. Hours this week are: Wednesday-Friday, 5-7 p.m., Saturday, 1-3 p.m. and Sunday noon to 2 p.m. The church is at 2027 Madison St. The phone number is 703-9972...

Shelbyville Central used a balanced scoring attack to claim a 49-44 win over Lebanon in the season home opener on Tuesday night. The Golden Eaglettes placed three players in double digits in scoring. Junior Olivia Calvert led the way with 14 points, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Senior Jameka Braden followed with 13, while scoring her 1,000th career point in the fourth quarter. Junior To'Nesha Allison added 11 for the Eaglettes...

Shelbyville Central saw a slim first half lead slip away in the third quarter in a 67-51 loss to Lebanon in a non-district matchup on Tuesday night. After playing to a 13-all tie at the end of the first quarter Tavist Allison scored six points in the second quarter to lead the Eagles to a 27-26 lead at halftime...

Tuesday's rivalry game between the Cascade Lady Champions and the Community Viqueens was par for the course. In a game that wasn't decided until the final minutes, the Viqueens were able to get enough free throws late in the fourth quarter from sophomore Sarah Pierce to hold off the Lady Champs and improve to 4-0 on the young season...

The last time the Community Vikings and Cascade Champions met on the court, the Vikings stunned their district rivals and ended their season with a 65-57 defeat. Needless to say, that game left a bitter taste in the Champs' mouths. On Tuesday night, Cascade got its payback...