Stories from Thursday, April 30, 2015

Richard "Dick" Harris Sr., 83, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Heritage Medical Center. Per his wishes, he was cremated. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 at Edgemont Baptist Church. Gowen-Smith Chapel is handling arrangements.

Kailey showing off her sea animal artwork that was featured at the art show at the Fly building.

Bedford County Financial Management Committee voted on Tuesday night to recommend selling two county-owned houses on Union Street, even though the bid wasn't as high as some commissioners would have liked. The houses, which were bought by the county back when it operated a hospital and nursing home right next to them on Union Street, once housed Bedford County Emergency Management Agency and later The Next Step Home, a now-defunct women's halfway house...

MURFREESBORO -- Bedford County Fire Department has received two Hurst Jaws of Life vehicle extraction tools thanks to a grant. Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation made the $20,000 grant to the fire department based on an application that Lt. Chris Reed made in January. Reed said the department was notified in March that it received the grant...

A former county corrections officer could receive more than $75,000 in front pay in addition to damages awarded over her firing in 2012, according to court documents. Last month, a jury found that Virginia Lynn Hall was terminated from the Bedford County Jail in violation of the Tennessee Human Rights Act, determining she was owed $385,000 for back pay, humiliation, and embarrassment...

A multi-employer job fair with more than 100 positions available will be held next week. The Goodwill Career Solutions center at 108 Lane Parkway will host the job fair from 10 a.m. until noon Tuesday. At least nine employers will participate, including Alliance HR Services, HG Staffing, Metro Industrial, QSI, Select Staffing, Staffing Solutions, Staffmark, Wal-Mart Logistics and Goodwill. Pay rates range from $7.25 to $18 per hour...

A suspect in an April 14 drive-by shooting possessed marijuana when he was arrested Tuesday night, Shelbyville police said. Tyias Sayvon Allison, 19, of Green Lane was found hiding in a closet by officer Cody Swift as police searched an Elizabeth Street home for a runaway juvenile. Officers found .27 grams of marijuana in his clothing as he surrendered without incident...

The Walking Horse Trainers Association Give Back Program and Celebration Feeds partnered together to donate feed to aid and assist in the rehabilitation of 55 horses rescued in Giles County. One ton of feed was donated by the WHTA and a second ton of feed was donated by Charlie Green Stables...

Cascade sent its four seniors out on a high note Wednesday evening, wrapping up the regular season with an 11-1 drubbing of Page on senior night. While it was a night to honor seniors Summer Carter, Heather Hart and Sarah Edmondson, Hart has been unable to play for the past two seasons due to torn ACLs...

The Liberty Patriots drove in three runs in each of the first three innings and finished off the Fayetteville City Tigers with a five-spot in the fifth inning to reach the 10-0 mercy rule. Eighth-grader Grayson Tramel was nearly perfect on the mound against the Tigers...