Stories from Wednesday, June 10, 2015

A driver who told police he was "upset" about poor drivers was clocked at 82 mph on Madison Street near Davis Lane on Monday afternoon. Officer Tory Moore said he heard a diesel engine at "wide open throttle" while parked running radar, then watched a truck driven by Cody Williams of Shelbyville accelerate from approximately 68 mph at the Madison Street-Bethany Lane intersection to 82 mph at his location...

Mexico may be a long way from Shelbyville, but for one blooming artist, no distance is too great to care about orphans. James Carl Baltimore is using his growing artistic abilities to raise money for orphans who sleep in dumps along the United States-Mexico border. He's working with Danny and Rosa Flick, a husband-wife missionary team Temple Baptist Church in Murfreesboro that has worked in Mexico for several decades...

A former Shelbyville resident who sent her adopted child back to Russia in 2010 may have to pay up to $30,000 in back child support, following a decision by the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Torry Hansen has not made monthly court-ordered payments of $1,000 since early 2013, according to documents in the case...

Thomas Allen Richards, 37, of Tullahoma died Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at his residence. He was the brother of Misty Hicks of Shelbyville. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home in Tullahoma. Burial will follow at Concord Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Thursday.

Wilma C. Stroo, 89, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi died Wednesday, June 10, 2015. She was the sister of Janice Carney of Shelbyville. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Main Street Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, followed by burial at Highland Cemetery there. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg.

Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted 13-5 Tuesday night to endorse the concept of a wheel tax, although they're a long way from having any sort of specific proposal or dollar amount. Once a proposal is in place the commission would have to vote on it and it would be sent to the voters for approval at the March 2016 county election...

Vernon 'Mr. Haney' Wilhoite, 84, of Rover died Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Mark Pierce and Jim Lawyer officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m.

Clarence Wallace Frederick, 77, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Heritage Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Ellen Hill and the Rev. Jack Carney officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.