Stories from Friday, May 15, 2015

This cool group of kiddos showed off their dance moves in the 2015 Thomas Magnet School Talent Show. Kaegan Young, Anna Haskins, Gavyn Anderson, Brylee Reese, Tanner Johnson, Tucker Johnson, Ryan Edwards, Chandler Jones & Grayson Anderson

A revised ordinance dealing with dogs and cats in Shelbyville died for the lack of support from the city council Thursday night. No member seconded the proposal on first reading, which would have allowed an initial vote. The revised measure would have banned direct point chaining -- or tethering of dogs to a stationary object -- over the next two years...

The Webb School is beautifying its campus while also supporting the arts. The school Tuesday dedicated its first commissioned art piece, by Sparta artist Nan Jacobsohn. Jacobsohn used a theme of "Tennessee wildlife" for the bas relief piece. She said she conducted extensive research to learn what plant and animal species were native to Tennessee so she would not use "invasive species" in her design...

An assistant on a bus for special education students has been charged with meeting and having sex with a mentally challenged 17-year-old boy on three occasions. Angela Christine French, 25, of Baker Street was arrested early Wednesday after being found with the boy, who authorities were told is schizophrenic and has the mind of a 10-year-old, behind a convenience store in rural Bedford County...

Community Health Systems, parent firm of Heritage Medical Center in Shelbyville and Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma, announed constructing a new Shared Services Center in Nashville. Through this expansion, the national healthcare company will create 1,500 new jobs over the next five years...

Drivers pulling up to a busy intersection near Shelbyville may have saved a Franklin County woman from serious injury Tuesday. The victim, of Estill Springs, told investigators her ex-boyfriend refused to let her leave his truck, at one point speeding away with her partially hanging outside the door...

On May 3, the Bedford County Historical Society dedicated an historical marker at New Hope Cemetery on New Hope Road south of Shelbyville near Flat Creek. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the cemetery association's decoration day service held annually on the first Sunday in May...