Stories from Tuesday, May 30, 2006

TULLAHOMA -- If you close your eyes, the sounds, smells and movements of the B-24 Liberator bomber helps you experience what thousands of young men went through over 60 years ago during World War II. Diamond Lil is her name and she was just one of many vintage aircraft that was on display and in the air at the Wings of Freedom Air Show held in Tullahoma on Saturday. The show was intended as a two-day event but had to be canceled on Sunday due to inclement weather...

Pope's Cafe is expanding into the space just uphill from its location on the east side of the Shelbyville public square since a lease has been signed and the assets of Vandyland have arrived from Nashville. "We're leasing the space next door from Frank Neal of Nashville," said Russell Smith, who operates the restaurant with his business partner, Debra Weaver...

The 36th Annual Celebration Spring Fun Show will go down as a successful event from just about every angle, according to show officials. The spring showcase for the Tennessee Walking Horse showed increases in entries and attendance over the same event last year...

Funeral services for William Thomas Philpott Jr., 80, of Shelbyville, who died Friday at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, were today at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Fonda Blair and Jay Pope officiating. Burial followed at Willow Mount Cemetery.

Funeral services for James William "Dirty" Price, 22, of Shelbyville, who died Sunday in Chapel Hill, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle.

Lonnie Clyde White, 86, of Murfreesboro, a Bedford County native and brother of Claude White of Shelbyville, died Saturday at his home. Funeral services were today at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home in Murfreesboro with Dr. Eugene Cotey officiating. Burial followed at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Murfreesboro...

Mrs. Bonnie Mae Harden Mayo, 54, of Shelbyville, died Sunday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services were today at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Douglas Moore officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Cascade senior Jeffrey Comstock signed his letter of intent to play baseball at Lee University last week. The 5-foot-9, 145-pound pitcher takes his talents from Wartrace to Cleveland this fall to compete for a spot in the rotation of a Flames team that went 42-18 this season and won 40 or more games for the fifth straight year...

A pair of locally based summer baseball teams kicked off their schedules against one another as Shelbyville American Legion Post 23 entertained the Middle Tennessee Mudcats on Monday at Shelbyville Central High School. The Mudcats jumped on top early in the first part of a doubleheader as Jesse Bowman homered. Jordan Powers, Grant Doughman and Dustin Murphy also pounded out hits and scored to put their team up 4-0...