Stories from Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Annie "Ruth" Suggs, 75, of Oak Hill, Fla., died Friday at Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Friday at Central Church of Christ in New Smyrna Beach, of which she was a member, with Jimmy Brown officiating. Settle-Wilder Funeral Home of New Smyrna Beach is in charge of arrangements...

John Wilson Redmond, 65, of Eagleville died Saturday at the VA Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Simpson Cemetery in Rover...

CHAPEL HILL -- Cascade advanced to the championship round of the District 9-A softball tournament Monday night with an 11-0, five-inning thumping of Boyd Christian. Lady Champion hurler Leigha Carter went the distance by striking out six while allowing only two hits. She issued three bases on balls...

CHAPEL HILL -- Community faced Boyd Christian in the District 9-A tournament elimination game Monday night and came up one run short to end their season. "We waited way too late to wake up and start playing in this game," Community coach Megan Hardin said. "Cora (Warrick) pitched a real good game and deserved better support in the field than we gave her."...

MURFREESBORO -- Sometimes you have to take two steps back before you can take a step forward. After flopping in their first District 9-A matchup against Middle Tennessee Christian on Saturday night, Cascade hit absolute rock bottom in the top of the second inning in their elimination game with Eagleville on Monday...

MANCHESTER -- Clinging to a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, Shelbyville Central had regular season District 8-AAA champion and tournament host Coffee County right where they wanted them. The Lady Red Raiders came out of the corner swinging though. After a one-out base knock by Tiffany McCormick, a defensive miscue at first base swung momentum their way...

The industry that has made the city of Shelbyville known worldwide as the "Walking Horse Capital of the World" announced that the City of Shelbyville has shown its support for the recently-completed Trainers' Show in a big way. Walking Horse Trainers' Association Executive Director Billy Thomas was on the Celebration Grounds recently to accept a sponsorship check for $25,000 from The Celebration and the City of Shelbyville for their sponsorship of the event...

Bedford County Emergency Medical Services board of directors approved a $98,400 budget amendment request on Monday. The amendment, which must be approved by the county commission, won't require any new money -- it just shifts funds between accounts to cover unexpected expenses...

LaVERGNE -- The Shelbyville Sox opened up their regular season in the Roy Hobbs Baseball League with a doubleheader on Sunday. In the early matchup with the Phillies, Shelbyville went up 3-1 after two innings of play but couldn't hold on and fell 7-6...

Bedford County commissioners' request for more taxing authority from the state Legislature is facing a double-edged sword used in political warfare on Capitol Hill and across the state. Commissioners here and in other counties want to be able to tax each new square foot of heated and cooled living space built in their jurisdiction and, separately, their panels have voted to request a private act by the General Assembly to let them do it, largely so they'll have money for school budgets...

TULLAHOMA -- With a 4-2 lead and two outs in the bottom of the sixth, things appeared to be on cruise control for Shelbyville Central in their District 8-AAA winners' bracket final with Columbia at Grider Stadium. Golden Eagle Jordan Cooper beat out a throw at first base. Knowing how important a potential insurance run could be, Shelbyville coach Scott Hall brought Stephon Ransom on to pinch run for Cooper...

Bedford County Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell reversed himself last week while considering a man's request for leniency and his claim that he'd learned his lesson after serving nearly seven months in jail. Steven Louis Streeter, 24, of Morton Street had led Shelbyville police on a chase through neighborhoods and a couple of parking lots on Oct. 11, according to records and statements in court. During the chase, the car he was driving "glanced" off a patrol car...

The organ keyboard, two speakers and a bucket of cleaning supplies were stolen from Longview Baptist Church, Coopertown Road, between Sunday night and Thursday night of last week. Other thefts and burglaries reported to local authorities: This marks three burglaries, all involving food or meal utensils, within a week...

James Andre Conner, 42, of Shelbyville died Sunday at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services wil be noon Thursday at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ with Larry Chrismon officiating. Burial will follow in the Mullins family cemetery.Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements...

Funeral services for Nell Hazelwood Farrar, 86, of Lynchburg, who died Monday at United Regional Nursing Center in Manchester, will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lynchburg Funeral Home. The Rev. Roy Hopkins will officiate and burial will follow in Blanton's Chapel Cemetery...