Stories from Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Sara Catherine Rusk, 69, of Frederick, Md., a former resident of Bedford County, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 at South End Baptist Church in Frederick. A private burial will follow. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. Stauffer Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

The suspect in a purse snatching Friday night told police he did it because he wasn't paid for delivering a package. Kirby Lashune "K.B." Butcher, 38, of Elizabeth Street was arrested moments after allegedly pulling away from the grip of two women trying to stop him from leaving a Depot Street home, officer Cody Swift said in a report...

Middle Tennessee State University has released its dean's list for the fall 2013 semester. To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours...

Shelbyville dairyman, beef producer, and row-crop grower Stephen Philpott is returning to the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative board of directors after he was elected by Zone 2 delegates during last month's TFC annual meeting in Nashville. Philpott previously served from 2001-2008 and was chairman in his final year...

Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 34,000 pounds of mechanically separated chicken products that may be contaminated with a strain of salmonella. The recall does not involve any chicken from Tyson's Shelbyville plant, according to Worth Sparkman, a spokesperson for Tyson...

Dorothy Frazier works on a quilt at the Shelbyville/Bedford County Senior Center. A finished quilt hangs on the wall in the background. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

The state Registry of Election Finance, meeting last week, dismissed a complaint filed against state Sen. Jim Tracy over a pancake breakfast he held in 2012 for constituents. The Tennessean reported the panel voted 4-0 on Wednesday after determining there was no evidence that Tracy misused campaign funds at the event...

Sometimes it seems there is an awareness month for everything, and January is no exception as state health officials announced Monday that this is Radon Action Month. Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer among non-smokers in the United States and is the second leading cause of lung cancer...

The Shelbyville Housing Authority was awarded a $49,037 grant Monday to help public housing residents gain access to education, job training and employment. It's part of nearly $16.3 million awarded nationwide by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ­-- with $641,578 given to Tennessee...

The Webb School boys basketball team gave FRA everything it could handle on Saturday afternoon, but couldn't overcome a pair of big runs by the visitors and suffered a tough, 51-33 defeat. FRA used an early jolt of offense to establish control, racing out to a 15-6 lead after the first eight minutes of play...

Harris Middle School School's Golden Eaglettes claimed a pair of Central Tennessee Conference game since Friday while the Eagles split a pair of games. Eaglettes The Eaglettes (10-2, 10-2 CTC) defeated Tullahoma East 60-1 on Friday followed by a 55-19 victory over Tullahoma West on Monday night...

This picture was taken in Barrie, ON, CA

Snowy owl in Barrie, ON, Canada

Snowy owl

Katherine Gray Keeling, 96, of Nashville, formerly of Wartrace, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home's 2707 Gallatin Road location in Nashville with Matthew Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

Traci Shannon Holland, 40, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Dwight Love officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.