Stories from Friday, June 13, 2014

An escape attempt by a newly-arrested suspect -- so new, in fact, he hadn't yet been taken to a jail cell -- ended with his capture within five minutes Wednesday afternoon. Jeffrey Allen Stokes, 24, of Happy Valley Road was charged with jail escape after running from Bedford County Jail to a laundromat a block away on North Main Street, Sgt. Kevin Roddy of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

A man who works in Shelbyville was arrested at his job site Wednesday night in connection with a fatal accident in Nashville. Members of the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force took Kam Za Cin, 31, of Nashville into custody on a Davidson County grand jury indictment charging him with one count of vehicular homicide, one count of reckless endangerment with a motor vehicle and five counts of aggravated assault...

The Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church met this week at Brentwood United Methodist Church. The conference is the annual business meeting for the United Methodist Church in Middle Tennessee. During the conference, United Methodist pastors were appointed or reappointed to their churches for the coming year...

After five years of starts and stops, ground was broken last week on Cedar Glade Apartments, a 64-unit project at 500 Cedar Glade Circle. The address is relatively new -- behind Feldhaus Memorial Chapel and Shelbyville Automotive, with access roads placed on either side of Feldhaus' business...

The second reading of Shelbyville's 2014-2015 budget was passed Thursday, as well as the ordinance setting the city property tax rate -- which stays the same at $1.65. The budget will also include a $3,624 contribution for Tennessee Backroads Heritage, which had previously been removed from the list of non-profit agencies receiving funding this fiscal year...

Shelbyville's airport authority approved a 20-year ground lease agreement with Titan Transfer, which intends to build a corporate aircraft hangar at the facility. During a special called meeting Thursday afternoon, Tommy Hodges, doing business as HEC Aviation LLC, said he will be moving his private jet from Tullahoma to the 75-foot by ***75-foot hangar...

Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Director Sylvia Pinson has cancelled Saturday's planned Flag Day observance due to wet conditions at River Bottom Park, which may be made even worse by forecast rain this weekend. Pinson noted that the patriotic observance of Flag Day should still take place throughout the city and that the mayors of both Shelbyville and Bedford County have issued Flag Day proclamations suggesting that the flag be flown at least between Flag Day (June 14) and Independence Day (July 4).. ...

Shelbyville singer-songwriter Kacey Smith will get perhaps her biggest audience ever this Saturday as she sings the National Anthem for the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Michigan International Speedway, a race which will be carried nationally by ESPN. Pre-race activities begin at 12:30 Central time...

Billy James with his new son Mason.

Michael Adcock with his children Dakayla, Alyssa, Dylan, Carissa and Cary and Daughter in law Haley.

Happy Fathers Day Cary Stewart you have two beautiful girls Zoee and Jaycee Stewart

Larry Stewart spends time with all his children. One happy day.

Rebecca Harper, 83, of Shelbyville died Friday, June 13, 2014. Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.