Shelbyville, Tennessee · Thursday, March 11, 2010
[Masthead] Fair ~ 55°F  

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Buying first home? Section to offer help
If you're thinking of buying your first home, now is the time to do it, and the Shelbyville Times-Gazette wants to help. First-time homebuyers will be turning out in big numbers to take advantage of the federal housing tax credit worth up to $8,000...
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A preliminary hearing was set for next Monday for a murder suspect, but not before strong words were exchanged between his attorney and the county's general sessions judge. David Edward Niles, 24, who has been charged with...
David Stemper has announced his candidacy for Bedford County Circuit Court Clerk in the May 4 Democratic primary. Stemper, a 13-year resident of Bedford County, is a 1988 graduate of Boonsboro (Md.) High School and a winner...
Rock fans young and old will be entertained Friday night as Shelbyville Central High's Golden Eagle soccer team sponsors Eaglepalooza 2010, a spin-off of the video game "Rock Band." Eaglepalooza 2010 begins at 6:00 at...
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BracketBucks contest returns for 2010
In 2008, Steve Elliott took home a 32-inch flat panel TV and came within a hair's breadth of winning a $25,000 nationwide cash prize. In 2009, Jo Ann Bills won a 40-inch flat panel TV. That's the question for Times-Gazette readers as the newspaper prepares for the annual BracketBucks contest, in which participants pick the winners of the annual NCAA men's basketball tournament and are eligible to win a 40-inch Sony Bravia flat-panel television from Kincaid Service Company on Madison Street, valued at $1,499. ...
First sign of spring? It's Hubby digging out the camping gear
The weirdest thing happened last Friday. The sky turned blue and there were no clouds in it at all. Then, on Sunday, the outdoor thermometer rose above the little blue line that denotes the "Yes, it's too stinking cold to wear flip-flops to school" cut-off point...
T-G subscription fund-raiser extended through March 26
Times-Gazette readers can assist a variety of groups at area high schools by buying a new subscription to the newspaper or by adding the EZ-Pay feature to their existing subscription. The subscriber can choose to assist any club or sports program at any of the three public high schools in Bedford County. The chosen group will receive $20 for each new one-year subscription, $10 for a new six-month subscription, or $5 for a three-month subscription...
Story comments suspended
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Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Shelbyville, Tennessee:

Tonight
T-storms
Low: 57
Tomorrow
T-storms
High: 70
Low: 51
Friday
Rain Showers Likely
High: 64
Low: 45
Saturday
Rain Showers
High: 57
Low: 41
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 56
Low: 42
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 56
Low: 39
Tuesday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 59
Low: 40
Wednesday
Partly Sunny
High: 62

Warnings
No watches or warnings currently in effect for the Shelbyville, Tennessee, area

Advisories for Tennessee · All advisories nationwide
Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
1.603/10 15:192 mi E of Manila, AR
3.103/10 07:0958 mi NNW of Chateaugay, NY
3.103/10 00:043 mi E of Sparks, OK
2.603/09 21:507 mi SW of Caruthersville, MO
1.203/09 18:334 mi ESE of Ridgely, TN
1.303/09 18:314 mi ESE of Ridgely, TN
1.203/09 18:284 mi ESE of Ridgely, TN
1.803/07 08:406 mi ESE of Rose Bud, AR
3.203/06 09:0984 mi NNW of Norfolk, NY
1.603/05 22:087 mi S of New Madrid, MO
1.703/05 22:067 mi S of New Madrid, MO
3.103/05 14:352 mi E of Sparks, OK

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State news
  • Grizzlies beat Celtics for 1st time since '06
    BOSTON (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies keep winning on the road....
  • Judge: State right to take convicted doc's license
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The state of Tennessee allowed Dr. Visu Vilvarajah to practice medicine again even though he'd spent time in prison for killing his wife and mother-in-law. But the state may treat the doctor's recent drug conviction more harshly....
  • Law enforcement initiative aimed at gang violence
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- East Tennessee's chief federal prosecutor said at a Building Safe Communities Summit that preventing gang violence involves more than law enforcement....
  • Gibbons: Use lottery commission to pay for pre-K
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Bill Gibbons on Wednesday proposed to fund pre-kindergarten expansion by cutting the amount of money the state lottery pays to large ticket retailers like the Pilot truck stop chain that is part-owned by GOP rival Bill Haslam....
  • Bill seeks to clarify Tenn. law on guns in bars
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The sponsor of legislation that seeks to clarify a Tennessee law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is hoping to satisfy a judge's ruling against the law....