-
Roy Porter Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/03/06)
Funeral services for Roy Porter Jr., 71, of Shelbyville, who died Wednesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 1 p.m. today at Thompson Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Herbert Lee Stewart will officiate and burial will follow in Mt. Ararat Cemetery. H. Preston Scales & Sons Funeral Home, Murfreesboro, is in charge of arrangements...
-
Claire A. Tillett
(Obituary ~ 04/03/06)
Arrangements will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel for Claire A. Tillett, 91, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center.
-
Ruby Snell Swann
(Obituary ~ 04/03/06)
Funeral services for Ruby Snell Swann, 77, of Normandy, who died Friday, were held this morning at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
-
Billy Joe Swann
(Obituary ~ 04/03/06)
Billy Joe Swann, 72, of Normandy died Friday. Funeral services were this morning at Hillcrest Funeral Home, followed by burial at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
-
Calvin Lester Mullins
(Obituary ~ 04/03/06)
Funeral services for Calvin Lester Mullins, 86, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Jeff Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
-
Central earns Saturday split (High School Sports ~ 04/03/06)
Shelbyville Central fell to visiting Warren County 10-0 in the Warrior Classic on Saturday night. The Golden Eagles managed only two hits, by Rex Brothers and Jordan Cooper, and committed three errors to allow seven unearned runs. Eagle hurlers Kelby Sanders and Cooper allowed seven hits, walked three and struck out three. Sanders took the loss... -
Champs KO another AAA foe (High School Sports ~ 04/03/06)
Cascade appears to be turning the corner on the young baseball season with a 3-1 win over Rossview in the Warrior Classic at Shelbyville Central High School on Saturday. The Champions (7-6) took down their second Class AAA opponent from Clarksville in as many days. But, a rain-shortened tournament schedule coupled with a 3-2 loss to Loretto on Thursday prevented Cascade from advancing past pool play into Sunday... -
Tracy proposes tightening BUI rules (Local News ~ 04/03/06)
A bill proposed by State Sen. Jim Tracy to make the blood alcohol content for drunk boating offenses the same as that for drunk driving offenses was passed unanimously by the Senate last week. Tracy (R-Shelbyville) is the lead Senate sponsor of legislation to lower the blood-alcohol content (BAC) to 0.08 percent from 0.10 percent for Boating Under the Influence (BUI) violations. ... -
Sportscaster to speak at National Day of Prayer (Local News ~ 04/03/06)
"America, Honor God," based on 1 Samuel 2:30, is the theme of the 55th Annual National Day of Prayer, taking place May 4. First Baptist Church on Depot Street is hosting the local luncheon gathering, as it has done for the past 12 years. With the call to prayer as its significant focus, rarely to coordinators announce the speaker prior to the event... -
Death penalty delay sought by lawmakers (Local News ~ 04/03/06)
NASHVILLE -- State lawmakers are being asked to create a death penalty study committee and stop executions for three years. Bedford County's delegation has no objection to studying the subject, but both lawmakers from Shelbyville oppose legislation stalling executions... -
Proposed upgrades would streamline organ donation (Local News ~ 04/03/06)
Improvements proposed for Tennessee's organ donor registry were revealed Thursday when Shelbyville Noon Rotary Club members were told the program is subject to votes by the state Legislature this spring. Perhaps best known for the line to sign on the back of a driver's license, the current organ donation program "doesn't work very well," said Boyd Fulton of Brentwood, the Rotary luncheon speaker... -
Purse-snatching attempt foiled
(Local News ~ 04/03/06)
A purse-snatching attempt at a Shelbyville shopping center failed early Thursday night, but the suspect got away as several persons in the parking lot came to the intended victim's aid. The woman told police as she was about to get into her car in the parking lot of Southern Family Market, Madison Street, a man in a truck in an adjoining parking space got out and said, "Give me your money."...
Stories from Monday, April 3, 2006
Browse other days