Stories from Thursday, October 30, 2014

Jada's first pumpkin

Jada Harris in her first Pumpkin l

Robert E. Leverette, 71, of Unionville died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. Burial, with military honors, followed at Simpson Cemetery in Rover.

Roy Redden, age 78, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Jeff Haynes officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

State regulators are questioning whether or not Bedford County can borrow money to build a new industrial park, according to discussion Tuesday night at a special called meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners. The state's division of local finance has said that the county can't use an inter-fund loan -- borrowing from itself -- and can't use the debt service fund for such a project...

A Shelbyville man has until Monday to clean up a large number of auto-related items -- including a leaking oil barrel -- alongside a heavily-traveled downtown street. The mess on Highway 82 Bypass began with an eviction last week, an arrest on Tuesday, and now junk covers a large portion of a lot next to Absolute Auto. The auto repair shop continues in business and is not affected by the eviction of John Holden, who owns the spread of old tires and boxes...

It was just a passion she had. That's how Shanda Carney Fanning's father Eph Carney described her daughter's aviation career Tuesday as Shelbyville's airport received a mahogany scale model of the United Parcel Service (UPS) aircraft she flew. Fanning was one of two pilots killed last year in Alabama when the jet crashed near the Birmingham airport...

The large number of items piled up along 82 Bypass next to Absolute Auto in downtown Shelbyville aren't being given away. A passerby found out the hard way Tuesday when the items' owner allegedly struck her as she loaded goods into her vehicle after seeing a "free" sign, Shelbyville police said...

The Community Vikings have one more shot to play spoiler in the 2014 schedule on Friday night at Eagleville. In the 2014 finale, the Vikings will hope to right the sails and cause some chaos in the final week of District 9-A play. The Vikings have struggled to find their offensive rhythm this year, managing just over nine points per game over the last three weeks...

The Times-Gazette and Ann Haney will hold a coupon class at the newspaper office from 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Learn how to do couponing with Haney, a national expert. Also learn how to make free Christmas gift baskets. Includes free coupons for attendees. Reservations required. Space is limited. Call 684-1200. Admission cost is one canned good for donation to Good Samaritan Center...

The Cascade Champions have a tough task on senior night Friday. The top-ranked CPA Lions (9-0, 4-0 12-AA) are slated to invade the Stable to finish out the final week of the 2014 regular season. Approaching Friday night, Champion coach Jake Tyre says his team is going into it with the mindset it's just another game on the schedule...

Tire & Muffler USA, Inc. will host a customer appreciation day Friday, Oct. 31 in honor of its 16th anniversary. Customers are invited to come out and enjoy famous Cartwright chili prepared by Joel Johnson. The business is located at 1117 N. Main St. in Shelbyville...

Some of the best and most successful players to ever wear an Eaglette basketball uniform will return to the court when Shelbyville Central hosts the Eaglette Alumni Game and Reunion on Saturday. Former players, managers and coaches will be on hand and recognized at 6 p.m. followed by a five-on-five alumni game featuring some of the greatest players ever to take the floor for the Eaglettes...