Stories from Friday, May 26, 2006

We have all heard the age-old adage that hard work and persistence are the main ingredients for success. Shelbyville native Josh Horn has not only heard the saying, he has embraced it and made it a part of his persona. Horn, the starting third baseman for Middle Tennessee State University, embodies the spirit of hard work and persistence...

A return to the traditional format appears to be a success as the 36th Annual Celebration Spring Fun Show opened on Thursday night in Calsonic Arena. Last year, show managers had tried a new approach which grouped different types of classes on specific nights of the show. That proved unpopular, so the show returned to a traditional, more-balanced schedule this year...

Remember the old country song, "The Green, Green Grass of Home?" When Ricky McConnell approached the Atlanta airport on his way to a leave in Tennessee, the green trees and grass leaped out at him like a Technicolor smile, a pleasant change from the hot and arid surroundings of western Iraq...

The Shelbyville man who killed his three sons and a stepdaughter in November 1997 has said he's willing to die for his crimes -- and the Tennessee Supreme Court has set Sept. 19 as his new execution date. Daryl Keith Holton, 45, shot the children in an auto shop where he'd been living...

A special called meeting of Shelbyville's planning commission will be held June 6 to re-examine the matter of the proposed Stone's Throw subdivision, which has been the center of a lawsuit between the city and its developer. In March, P&R Development LLC filed a compliant in Bedford County Chancery Court alleging that the commission had "arbitrarily and capriciously denied preliminary plat approval, which was an abuse of discretion and illegal."...

MURFREESBORO -- Hopes of Shelbyville Central's 200-meter relay team sprinting to a state title were dashed in the preliminary round on Thursday at Middle Tennessee State University. Eagles Cory Dukes, Jasper Wilson, Barry Stewart and Matt Johnson finished with a time of 1.37.35 in their final run...

Funeral services for Matilda Chambless, 83, of Unionville, who died Thursday at her home, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Northfork Baptist Church. The Rev. Mike Williams will officiate and burial will follow in Crowells Chapel Cemetery.

Graveside services for Mrs. Ollie Earls McCullough, 89, of Huntsville, Ala., who died Thursday at her home, will be noon Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Lloyd Doyle will officiate. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Elaine "Granny" Freeman, 93, of Eagleville, who died Friday in Franklin, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. The Rev. Ed Coy will officiate and burial will follow in Cothran Cemetery in Bedford County.

Graveside services for Janet Lorraine Campbell, 73, of Unionville will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Madison, Ind., with Allen Campbell officiating. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Shelbyville Central High baseball coach Scott Hall turned in his resignation today, school sources confirmed. See Sunday's Times-Gazette for more details.