Stories from Thursday, July 3, 2014

So many politicians and pundits are missing the entire point about Tuesday's Supreme Court decision allowing some employers to opt out of birth control coverage for women in insurance plans. No one's trying to tell women how to live their lives or deny anyone's rights. It's simply about respecting faith-based groups' beliefs...

A man was charged with evading arrest after refusing an officer's orders to stop Tuesday night, police said. Dominique Krishon Ridley, 19, of Tate Avenue was seen by officer David Dye getting out of a car on Regent Drive, a report said. Ridley allegedly ignored the blue lights on Dye's patrol car and ran behind a building...

Mackie Shanks, owner of M. Shanks Architects, takes a peek above the ceiling at Argie Cooper Public Library Wednesday as his team does a top-to-bottom inspection of the 100-year-old structure. Shelbyville's city council has been considering buying the building and possibly turning it into a multi-purpose civic center. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

If you live along Belmont Avenue, you may see some young people with clipboards and cameras looking around the neighborhood. Graduate students from Middle Tennessee State University are doing a review and assessment of Shelbyville's three historic districts...

Families of veterans and those currently in the military were on the minds of the leader of Tennessee's National Guard at a rally and parade Wednesday night on the Shelbyville square. "It's the families who bear the greatest burden," Maj. Gen. Terry "Max" Haston, adjutant general of the state Guard, told the crowd of several hundred. He urged them to continue their support of those in the military...

A follow-up discussion by the city council over problems with dogs includes some suggested provisions to Shelbyville's ordinances. The topic was discussed last month after complaints were received about addresses that are all too familiar to council members -- with issues about the number or condition of animals...

A Tullahoma man died early Friday morning in a head-on collision just over the Moore County line on U.S. 41A South. He has been identified as Davy T. Wall, 26, of Tullahoma. Wall was traveling toward Shelbyville when he crossed the center line and struck an SUV driven by Velencia Whittaker, 48, of Shelbyville, witnesses told the Tennessee Highway Patrol...

Thomas Neil Hampton, 76, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at East Side Church of Christ. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

William Ross Stafford, 88, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11 a,n, Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Ron Skeeters officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

Christopher Lee Bryan, 32, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m.