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SHELBYVILLE IMES- AZETTE 75 CENTST TUESDAY,G AUGUST 10, 2021 www.t-g.com INSIDE City studies YOUNG CHAMPION News roosters and Obituaries.........................2 Local................................3 Farm.................................5 Ray’s contract Sports..............................6 TV.....................................8 By ZOË HAGGARD a five-year contract for a Comics.............................9 [email protected] new cloud-based police Classified.......................11 Shelbyville City Council in-car and body cam sys- meets 6 p.m. Thursday at tems, costing $95,314.80 the Shelbyville Rec Center per year. to discuss items like the As the 231 Business INSERTS: new livestock ordinance, Park expands, the City •Aldi the Carlton land purchase, will consider a motion and over $960,000 in new to purchase 33 acres •Kroger equipment purchases. of Highway 231 North •Food Lion Council will have a first reading on a new frontage for $1.05 million. ordinance that would pro- The City plans to discuss hibit roosters within the vehicle purchases for the City limits. Chickens must cemetery, airport, street be in a coop and could not and solid waste depart- roam free. ments, as well as light A public hearing will installation for the tennis be held for the approval and basketball courts at of the Global Crossing H.V. Griffin Park, totaling Subdivision, coming $967,780.75. in 2022 around Grand Several items will Station Boulevard off be listed as surplus on Highway 41A, and approv- GovDeals.com with pur- T-G Photo by Dawn Hankins al for the annexation of chases going to the high- Weanling fillies, like this winner taking the blue, were show stoppers Saturday night the southeast corner of the est bidder. Those items during the Wartrace Horse Show at Jernigan Field. See inside for more photos. Highway 437 intersection include old Celebration by-pass, owned by Barlee Station material/equip- Ventures. ment; a 1980 GMC pump- Crop Also on the agenda is the consideration to er truck; a 2014 Nissan threat amend the City Manager’s Altima; and a 2003 Ford COVID vaccinations up 47% contract to allow him to Taurus. Local/5 live within three miles The full City agenda By DAWN HANKINS they will be scheduled onavirus as possible. of City limits, instead of can be found at https:// [email protected] accordingly with the health While some companies the current requirement www.shelbyvilletn.org/ While COVID-19 vac- department or clinic. like Tyson Foods recently to live inside Shelbyville. government/city_council/ cinations are on the increase Tennessee Department stated it was making the Council will also consider city_council.php. in the state, Bedford County of Health is recogniz- vaccines mandatory for its continues to schedule clin- ing August as National employees, the state has ics here and encourage the community to participate. Immunization Awareness not presented any orders As of Friday, there were Month, so the push is real- from Gov. Bill Lee’s office 118 active COVID-19 cases ly on at the state level to to indicate that a mandate Stabbing suspect for the vaccine is going to in Bedford County-11 new. get as many Tennesseans wanted 4-wheeler There are two shots and vaccinated against the cor- See COVID, Page 2 By DAVID MELSON which he wanted to drive [email protected] to a nearby convenience NASCAR An argument over use store. The girlfriend told of a four-wheeler led to a investigators she hid the Deeds office sets records Shelbyville man brutally key because she felt he battle T-G STAFF REPORT processed grew 33 per- “Our staff and everyone stabbing his stepfather was too drunk to drive. Several records were cent in one year, totalling in this office efficiently several times Saturday Allen Durden, the Sports/6 set by Register of Deeds 14,957. performed their jobs dur- night, according to the stepfather, and Burton’s Johnny Reed’s office in “During the vast major- ing the most difficult and Bedford County Sheriff’s mother, Marcie Durden, fiscal year 2020-21, which ity of the last fiscal year, trying situation we have Office. allegedly grabbed Burton ended June 30. which was dominated by ever experienced,” Reed Witnesses said Luke to try and stop him from The office collected COVUID-19, our staff set said. “Our entire office A PRIZE Burton, 27, allegedly chasing the girlfriend. $2,727,747, represent- a new record of instru- had to rotate assignments, began arguing with his The men allegedly ing a 32 percent increase ments being processed and we had to adjust to daily WINNING girlfriend at a Rabbit began fighting at that ($867,885) over 2019-20, recorded,” Reed said. health related changes all Branch Road home over point as Durden tried which Reed said was also The number is 5,000 the while maintaining a NEWSP A PER being unable to find the to wrestle Burton to the a record-setting year. over last years record-set- steady contact with our key to the four-wheeler, See Stabbing, Page 2 The number of deeds ting pace. See Deeds, Page 2 UT-TPA PRESS AW A RDS 2020 YouNG SPECTATOR STANDING OVATION Stormy 90/72 T-G Photos by Dawn Hankins This youngster, all fashioned in hat, jeans and boots, Diamond at the Ritz, owned by Kimberly Walden, was honorary flag horse during the Vol. 140, No. 95 had it made with a ring side seat at the show. 115th anniversary Wartrace Horse Show Saturday night. 2 SHELBYVILLE TIME S -GAZE tt E Tuesday, August 10, 2021 OBITUARIES Clara Belle Grubbs Stovall August 6, 2021 Clara Belle Grubbs Stovall 83 of Shelbyville died Friday, August 6, 2021. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, August 9th, at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Rev. Jack Carney officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 12:00 P.M. She was a native of Bedford County; retired employee of Fashion Dry Cleaners and a member of Wartrace United Methodist Church. She loved sewing, quilting, canning and doing puzzles. Clara was preceded in death by her parents, E. Leron “Buddy” Grubbs and Mary Hazel Shriver Grubbs; her hus- band, Dorris Lee Stovall; grandson, Jeff Loyd; brothers, Julian Grubbs and Waymon Grubbs. She is survived by her children, Maria (Steve) Lovvorn, Orien (Shirley) Loyd, Darrell Grubbs; sister, Evelyn Hittson; three grandchildren, Caron (Greg) Burr, Rachael (Jeremy) Trott, Lori (Tyler) Shoemaker; five great grand- children, Bryan Loyd, McCartney Trott, Harrison Trott, Lucy Trott and Jaxon Shoemaker. City to make repairs on N. Brittain Street to stormwater system T-G STAFF REPORTS Austin Haithcote, apprentice and scholarship recipient at Bell Buckle Water & Wastewater (seated) is congratu- The City of Shelbyville has closed off a section of N. lated on his apprenticeship by Eddy Lamb, supervisor and mentor. Brittain Street to investigate issues with the stormwater system. This section of N. Brittain Street is located between N. Jefferson Street and E. Holland Street. Haithcote Bell Buckle Water—Wastewater apprentice Initial investigation has shown signs of structural damage to the stormwater culvert. Construction is On Wednesday, Aug. related technical instruc- ship and support of Bell possible solution to aid an planned to begin the week of Aug. 16 and is expected to 4, Austin Haithcote tion expenses at no cost to Buckle Mayor Ronnie aging workforce. last 3-4 weeks. City crews will work with Shelbyville of Bell Buckle Water the utility. Funding for the Lokey and Wastewater TAUD is comprised Power, Water and Sewerage to ensure continuity of & Wastewater System scholarship was made pos- Treatment Plant Supervisor of America’s finest water, services. If any repairs are needed for their systems, received a $2,000 training sible by the generosity of Eddy Lamb who will further notice will be provided. wastewater and natural gas scholarship. TAUD Associate Member serve as Haithcote’s men- personnel and strives to For questions or concerns, please contact City Haithcote is par- Hawkins, Inc. tor throughout the dura- Manager Josh Ray at 684-2691. provide the highest quality ticipating in the Hawkins is a national tion of the apprenticeship of service for Tennessee’s TennesseeAssociation of supplier and distributor of program. residents. In addition, Utility Districts (TAUD) water treatment chemicals. TAUD currently has TAUD provides training, apprenticeship program. Haithcote will complete eight apprentices across technical assistance, and The apprenticeship pro- the program with multiple the state. “This program vehicle, Burton allegedly gram pairs on-the-job certifications and experi- is so unique and beneficial advocacy to these industry Stabbing broke a barn window and training and related tech- ence needed to strengthen to the utility”, said Kevin professionals. was last seen running into nical instruction to pre- the utility and the Bell Byrd, TAUD Workforce For more informa- (Continued from Page 1) a wooded area looking for pare water and waste- Buckle community. Development Coordinator. tion on the Association’s ground. .Marcie Durden, the girlfriend. water employees for the This unique partner- At the end of the pro- apprenticeship program Allen’s wife, told deputies Allen Durden was air- state operator certification ship between TAUD and gram the utility receives an please contact Kevin Byrd Burton stabbed him sev- lifted to a Nashville hos- exam. Bell Buckle Water & employee who is trained, at (423) 418-2283 or by eral times in the chest and pital after initial treatment The scholarship will Wastewater System is con- invested and ready to help e-mail at kevinbyrd@taud.