Stories from Wednesday, November 15, 2006

If the Community's 70-64 Hall of Fame game victory over Mt. Juliet Christian Academy on Tuesday night is any indication of what their fans can expect from them all season, they had better invest heavily in stomach acid remedies and blood pressure reduction products...

A man who escaped Thursday after being kidnapped by a convicted murderer and forced to wait during a bank robbery gives credit to the Lord for his survival. David Peters' father credits his son's own guts as well. "I give the glory to the Lord for my survival," Peters, 19, of Shelbyville said. "I'm praying to God to save me (during the ordeal) and I'll give you my life ... and here I am."....

It was slightly below freezing at 3 a.m. on a January morning nearly three years ago when Mary was forced to make the call. Her daughter Jamie, not yet a year old, was sleeping in a child safety seat covered with several blankets to protect her from the elements. But perhaps the thick cover was also to keep her from seeing the desperation on her mother's face....

Funeral services for Wilma Ruth Davis, 86, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Lloyd Doyle will officiate and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 10 a.m. Saturday until service time.

Shelbyville Central coach Lynn Burkey has preached the entire preseason, "If you win the battle of the boards, you win the game." That theory played true as the Golden Eaglettes out-rebounded visiting McGavock 37-19 on the way to a 64-54 victory in a Hall of Fame Game on Tuesday night...

Architects, engineers and technicians are at Bedford County Medical Center this week consulting with department directors on how they're designing the planned $35 million replacement hospital to be built next year on U.S. 231 North. "It's really a collaborative effort to take practical day-to-day knowledge that department heads and employees have and put it together with architects and technicians to help us provide great services and meet patient needs," said Bill Macri, administrator of the hospital.. ...

A suspect allegedly assaulted three Shelbyville police officers as they were attempting an arrest outside a Christopher Court home early Tuesday. Greg Maurice Marlin, 24, of Shelbyville had been placed on the ground after trying to pull away while being put in handcuffs, Officer Sam Jacobs said...

The Shelbyville grocer killed by a city policeman in March fired at least one bullet toward the officer and his partner that afternoon, according to a summary of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report on the incident. "Part of that investigation consisted of bullet path reconstruction," District Attorney Charles "Chuck" Crawford wrote in a summary of the TBI report. ...

The difficulties which took place during the 2006 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration will be resolved and the industry will move forward, industry leaders vowed Tuesday night at the Celebration's annual Appreciation Dinner. Chip Walters, director of public/media relations, welcomed the large crowd that consisted of board members, Celebration staff, part-time workers and local officials...

Funeral services for Donald Wade Campbell Jr., 50, of Halls Mill, who died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home. Jeff Haynes will officiate and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8:30 p.m. today...

The Jeff Mitchell Era is off and running at Webb as the Feet bounced visiting Whitwell 66-42 on Tuesday night. Leading 20-13 at halftime, the hosts outscored the Tigers 22-12 in the third quarter to provide some breathing room that was never seriously threatened the rest of the way...

Mrs. Velma A. Debatin of Carlyle, Ill., mother of Roger Debatin of Flat Creek, died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese, Ill. She was 94. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Zieren Day Funeral Home in Carlyle with the Rev. John Riggs officiating. Interment will follow in Payne Cemetery...

Community opened the season with a 53-18 Hall of Fame game romp of Mount Juliet Christian Academy on Tuesday night in Unionville behind balanced scoring and excellent pressure defense. The Viqueens opened the game a bit tentatively on offense and ended the first period with an 8-4 lead...

Cascade opened up the 2006-07 campaign with high expectations and a full roster of returnees. Despite Tuesday night's 40-33 Hall of Fame game loss to Class AAA's Franklin County, the Champions have plenty of positives to carry with them. Facing a much-larger lineup Cascade was able to hold their own throughout, even though they were missing key contributors Ryan Morton and Terrell Johnson, who are still somewhat banged up from the football season...

Few things went the way of Cascade's Lady Champions as Franklin County invaded Wartrace on Tuesday night and stomped out with a 76-19 Hall of Fame game win. Julia Zimmerman totaled 21 points over four quarters of play to lead the Rebelettes. Caitlin Cunningham followed with 15...

Whitwell's smothering press wreaked havoc most of the evening as they downed Webb 53-25 in Bell Buckle on both teams' season opener on Tuesday. "We're not in very good shape," first-year Lady Feet coach James Garcia said. "We didn't work out in the preseason very hard. In the second half we didn't rebound or play good man-to-man defense. We got on the floor and seemed to freeze a little and not execute."...