Stories from Thursday, January 7, 2016

Owen Dwane Cole, 68, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Allen Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Funding for the city of Shelbyville to clean up abandoned or poorly cared-for houses is available through a federal-state block grant, but whether city council members want to use those funds is up in the air. "If funded the city would obtain permission from the property owner or court to go in and clean up property," Shelbyville City Manager Jay Johnson told City Council members at a study session Tuesday night...

When national news outlets reported the death of Wayne Rogers, 82, over the New Year's holiday weekend, they naturally focused on the fact that he starred as "Trapper John" McIntyre for the first few years of the 1970s TV series "M*A*S*H." Some reports noted that in recent years, he had become a successful investor and businessman outside the entertainment industry...

About 300 households served by Duck River Electric Membership Corp. west of Shelbyville in the Wheel area were without power for about an hour this morning, during a time of day when many were getting ready for work. According to Steve Oden of DREMC, the utility had been doing some work in the area, such as replacing old utility poles. ...

While they suffered a handful of individual losses, the Shelbyville Central wrestling team notched a 48-31 win over visiting Whitwell on Tuesday night. The Eagles racked up a handful of early wins, with Montel Hendricks, Andy Solis, Jerrimery Jones and William Hallum each claiming forfeit wins...

The town of Bell Buckle has cancelled a planning commission meeting scheduled for this evening, due to a lack of business and to illness.

Wedding dresses from every decade since the 1840s will be on display starting Sunday and continuing through March 6 at the Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro. The gown worn by Kate Canady of Shelbyville will be on display alongside the naval uniform worn by her husband Brent during their wedding...

To the editor: I am writing in response to your recent articles related to the proposed changes to the Shelbyville City Charter with specific regards to the Hotel Taxes and their use here in Bedford County. Many residents are not aware that every visitor that stays in a Hotel, Motel, or Bed & Breakfast is charged a 7 percent hotel tax which is then paid to the city monthly. ...

A Shelbyville man was charged with assaulting a woman at his home and holding her against her will. Manuel Jonael Quinonez, 26, of Cedar Grove Road is being held on $500,000 bond on charges of aggravated rape, aggravated domestic assault and false imprisonment, the Shelbyville Police Department said...

Terry Joe Logan, 66, of Murfreesboro died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2016 at Saint Thomas Rutherford. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Jennings-Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Lynchburg. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.