Stories from Friday, November 4, 2005

Services for Elizabeth Coble "Libby" McLean, 89, of Shelbyville, who died Thursday in Murfreesboro, will be 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jon Bell and the Rev. Dr. Lloyd Doyle will officiate. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Fire destroyed a mobile home -- with an unusual addition -- on Old Columbia Road about 9:45 p.m. Thursday. No one was at home at the Aleen Deal residence, which included a former school bus built into the mobile home, Chief Mark Thomas of Volunteer Fire Services, Inc., said...

You might not know it, but you may have some valuable treasure gathering dust in you attic. There's one way to find out if that old family heirloom or toy from childhood is worth more than just its sentimental value. Tennessee's Backroads Heritage, Inc. is sponsoring an "Antique Appraisal Day" on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in downtown Wartrace...

Community School assistant principal Keith Williams has denied that the injuries reported by a 14-year-old student were a direct result of the paddling Williams administered Oct. 19, saying "the true source of the injury will be determined and revealed in time."...

Corporal punishment hasn't been used at Cascade High School for more than a decade, according to the principal. Meanwhile, paddling "has its place" at Shelbyville Central High School, the principal said this week, but he doesn't do it and the only instances of paddling there have been in the vocational part of the school...

Bedford County School Superintendent Ed Gray said he is generally pleased with the county's performance on the 2005 state school report card released this week, which showed improvement in a number of areas. "I think our teachers worked harder," he said. "I think our teachers worked smarter, but they also worked with every child."...

Mrs. Virginia Derryberry Gordon of Pulaski, mother of David Gordon of Shelbyville, died this morning after an extended illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced Carr-Erwin Funeral Home in Pulaski.

Funeral services for Mrs. Carol Ann Conomy Stuper, 66, of Shelbyville, who died Thursday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro after an extended illness, will be 4 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Driscoll officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Mrs. Wilma Mae Caraway Clark, 92, of Henderson, Ky., mother of Darla Glover of Shelbyville, died Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, Ind. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Terry Bolton officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Community Junior High saw 14 different players put points on the board as they improved to 4-0 with a 53-4 victory over Webb Middle in Unionville on Thursday night. "We have several players that can score pretty good," Viqueen coach Kevin Henson said of his balanced attack. ...

Christian Edmondson's 12 points headed up a solid performance by Community Junior High as they outscored Webb Middle 17-10 in the second half to take a 33-21 decision in Unionville on Thursday night. "The main thing was we needed to just make our layups," Viking coach Kevin Snell said. ...