Stories from Saturday, April 29, 2006

Cascade completed a solid run through the District 9-A schedule with a 12-2 win over Middle Tennessee Christian in Murfreesboro on Friday. Seniors Heather Lemmon and Kate Prince banged out a pair of singles apiece to lead a nine-hit attack at the plate by the Lady Champions (15-8, 8-2 in 9-A)...

Several members of Shelbyville Central's tennis teams earned regional berths with District 8-AAA Individual Tournament wins Friday at H.V. Griffin Park. Doubles partners Zach King, Ross Beavers, Bryan Price and Andy Delk advanced by defeating teams from Coffee County and Tullahoma...

Elizabeth Ann Woods, 86, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.

Funeral services for Gladys Smith, 62, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday at Beverly Healthcare, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Anderson & Garrett Funeral Home in Joelton with David Royal officiating. Burial will follow at Lamb-Elmore Cemetery in Rover. Gowen-Smith Chapel is in charge of local arrangements.

I make it a point each year to write in this space about the annual concert by The Nashville Symphony at Calsonic Arena. I'm on the steering committee for this concert, so I work very hard in preparation for it, but the concert itself is also one of the high points of my year...

Shelbyville's new planning and zoning administrator, Kip Green, was in Nashville last week taking care of city business when he received an alarming call. His wife, Tracy, had been shot after she confronted a man and woman she caught red-handed breaking into their home in rural Coffee County...

Bedford County Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on Friday ruled against a Fayetteville lawyer's request in an attempted murder case stemming from shots exchanged between a Bedford County sheriff's deputy and a Flat Creek man. Ray Fraley, defense attorney for Anthony Leverette, 40, claimed that a deputy technically put Leverette under arrest before he knew whether a crime had been committed, so the information subsequently gathered in the case should be suppressed and that would have resulted in dismissal of the charge. ...

Even Latino leaders aren't sure how many will participate in Monday's planned nationwide protest by Latinos over the treatment of undocumented immigrants. Some Latinos say they will not go to work or shop on Monday, as a way of making Americans realize how much they contribute to the economy. The event is intended to promote immigration reform legislation...

South Central Middle Tennessee counties will be affected by the National Day of Economic Action planned Monday, according to comments from several people found at random Friday and Saturday in Shelbyville. Meanwhile, the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is concerned about adverse impact Monday's demonstration will have on employers, employees and students who may boycott their normal activities...