Stories from Tuesday, June 14, 2005

An attempted armed invasion of a Dover Street home Sunday night was prevented when the resident's boyfriend held the door shut, police said. Sharon Denise Cannon said her boyfriend, Joe Alexander, answered a knock on the front door and a man carrying what police called a "large-frame, black semi-automatic pistol" tried to force his way inside...

Funeral services for Helen Baker, 81, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Ron Skeeters and James Griggs officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Hermon Cemetery.

Terry Lynn Hastings, 57, of Bell Buckle died Monday morning at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Randy Alexander officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.

Mrs. Marjorie Noah Bills, 92, of Shelbyville died Monday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Russ Countess and Geoff Geismann officiating. Burial will follow at Palmetto Cemetery in Marshall County...

Local officials say the community's relationship with Alchem Recycling (formerly IMCO) has taken an 180 degree turn over the past six months, from adversarial to cooperative, and that Alchem is now working closely to help ensure the community's safety and protect local air quality...

If things had gone a little differently four decades ago, Mike Bone might be less concerned about whether Central High School will be expanded and more concerned about whether to build a new Bedford County Medical Center. Bone, who retires at the end of this month as Bedford County Superintendent of Schools, seriously considered a career in medicine, both as a college student and again a few years later. Education was his second choice...

Former Shelbyville Central Golden Eagle Kyle Phillips was named by the NAIA as a 2005 DAKTRONICS All-American Scholar Athlete. A junior pitcher for Freed-Hardeman, he was also named as a TranSouth Scholar Athlete and is a Chemistry/Pre-pharmacy major. Recipients of the award must be a junior or above in academic standing and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale...

An attempt failed Monday to suppress the identification of a man accused of invading a Hispanic home in March, but apparently it doesn't matter since the witness, according to the defense attorney, didn't testify he saw the defendant in a Shelbyville police car shortly after the crime...