Stories from Wednesday, March 11, 2015

A small bag of marijuana was found on a man arrested after he passed out while sitting in his truck outside a Shelbyville store Monday morning. Jose Francisco De La Cruz, 42, of Nashville told police he had driven to Shelbyville to meet a friend. He stopped at Wedge Market, Belmont Avenue, where police were called to check on him...

Consumerization has become a part of a lives. With consumerization, we purchase products for convenience. Our smart TVs, thermostats, refrigerators, baby monitors, and other devices connect to our home networks so that we have a world we can connect to from anywhere, a world where we can use any device to log in to our home or business devices...

Swimmers and boaters can be assured of increased safety at Tennessee's public marinas and docks thanks to new regulations that took effect Jan. 1. Approved last year by the General Assembly and signed into law by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Senate Bill No. 1954/House Bill No. 1892 -- known as the Noah Dean and Nate Act -- makes it mandatory that State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO) inspectors examine the electrical wiring and equipment of all Tennessee public marinas and docks...

Air Force Airman Andrew J. Vanderpool graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills...

Anna Claire Tuma and Karley Dodson of Murfreesboro have been selected as The Webb School's participants at the Tennessee American Legion Auxiliary Volunteer Girls State The event is May 24-30 at Lipscomb University in Nashville. Rising seniors from across the state receive leadership and citizenship training at the events. ...

Goggin Warehousing today announced that it has submitted and had approved their 2014 data with the SmartWay*® Transport Partnership, a innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry. The SmartWay Transport Partnership provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains...

With the ice and snow a thing of the past, state road crews now have their hands full with filling Tennessee's many potholes. Potholes are a normal and expected part of the winter season, said Heather Jensen, Region 3 community relations officer for Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to approve a settlement with former Bedford County Sheriff's Department employees David Sakich and Kevin Holton, each of whom will receive $75,000 after having been dismissed last September. Sakich and Holton had been among the plaintiffs in a high-profile wage and hour lawsuit against the county during the administration of the previous sheriff, Randall Boyce. ...

Today is the ninth anniversary of the dedication of Bedford County Veterans Memorial Plaza on the south side of the county courthouse. "While many of the veterans who worked to create this plaza are now deceased, their efforts live on," said Cindy Stephenson, administrator of the county veterans service office...

Mark Allen Dye, age 46, of Bell Buckle died Sunday, March 8, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Billy Howell and George Carnell officiating. Burial will follow at Blanton's Chapel Cemetery in Coffee County. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday.