Stories from Thursday, April 13, 2006

Verdicts announced Friday by a Bedford County Circuit Court jury have sent Jason Underwood to prison for the rest of his life for the stabbing deaths of a Sims Road couple. "Jason is sorry about their loss," Donna Smith said of her 23-year-old son and how he feels for the families of Bubba Baltimore and Becky Ray, who were stabbed to death at home on Oct. 24, 2004....

Funeral services for Edith Dees Bomar, 86, of Shelbyville, who died Wednesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Stephen Caine will officiate and burial will follow in Bomar Cemetery.

Jury deliberations began this morning in the murder trial of Jason Christopher Underwood, the 23-year-old Shelbyville man charged in the stabbing deaths of Bubba Baltimore and Becky Ray. Underwood appeared uneasy when he was taken from the Bedford County Circuit Courtroom at about 9 p.m. Wednesday after Assistant District Attorney Ann Filer rebutted closing arguments from his lawyer, Robert Marlow...

A convicted felon sentenced to "nine years at 30 percent" in April 2005 for selling cocaine to an undercover informant, yet was arrested twice within a week just six months later, was charged again Tuesday morning after being found near a stolen handgun...

With just a short time left to complete an important special city-wide census, members of the Shelbyville Fire Department started helping out Monday by going door-to-door at the homes of those have has not replied yet. However, the results are still around the 10,000 mark, far lower than the 20,000 responses the city was hoping for when the head count began last month, according to Kip Green, planning and zoning administrator for Shelbyville...

Two Shelbyville men haven't given up in their quest to run for public office, even though they missed a Thursday deadline to file papers at election offices so they could be named on prepared ballots. "We're exploring the options that are open to us in this type of situation," Shelbyville insurance agent Wayne Hitchcock said Friday afternoon as he continued to gather information from people he declined to identify...

In competition with other newspapers across the state with a circulation of 15,000 and under, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette's advertising staff earned 14 awards -- including a clean sweep in one division -- at the Tennessee Press Association's Advertising Conference held this past weekend in Paris, Tenn...

Shelbyville Central's all-time leading scorer and assist leader has chosen to further his education and basketball career at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. Eagle point guard Dequan Twilley signed a letter of intent to play for the Buccaneers of the Atlantic Sun Conference on Wednesday morning...

Robert John Grieshaber, 59, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at his home after an extended illness. Visitation with the family will be 3-5 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. No funeral will be held.

Funeral services for Martha Jean Smith, 57, of Chapel Hill, who died Tuesday in Nashville after an extended illness, will be 10 a.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery near Chapel Hill.

Abbie Christmon, 89, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be noon Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Lawson Howard officiating. Burial will follow at the Christmon family cemetery in Wartrace.

Chalk up another District 8-AAA two-game series sweep for Shelbyville Central. After defeating Lawrence County 5-1 on the road Tuesday night, the Golden Eagles rolled to a 6-1 win at home Wednesday evening for their third district series sweep of the season...

Cascade avenged one of only two losses this season by taking down visiting Richland 1-0 in dramatic fashion in nine innings on Wednesday afternoon. With Lady Raider pitcher Megan McNeese cruising much of the game, Lady Champion coach Stephanie Sutton turned to an aggressive style on the basepaths in attempt to plate the game-winning run...

Junior hurler Amanda Joslyn threw a no-hitter to lead visiting Community to a 5-2 victory over District 9-A foe Eagleville on Wednesday. Eagleville (1-7, 1-5 in 9-A) scored two unearned runs in the second inning on two walks, a passed ball and an error...

Cascade ace Jeffrey Comstock struck out seven, walked three and allowed five hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched in the Champions' 3-1 District 9-A win over Middle Tennessee Christian in Murfreesboro on Tuesday. The Champs (11-7, 6-2 in 9-A) struck in the first as Comstock reached via error and scored a batter later on Tyler Bowman's single...