Stories from Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Harris Middle's Eaglettes dug themselves into a huge hole in the first half and climbed out in the second half, only to fall back into it in the final minute in a 39-38 loss to visiting Tullahoma East in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup Monday night...

Liberty Middle showed no ill effects for their third game in five days after capturing the World Tournament title over the weekend as they downed Moore County Middle 49-23 in Lynchburg on Monday. The Patriots utilized a balanced scoring attack to improve to 11-2. Rhett Perryman scored 14, Trevor Reed 12 and Seth Jarrell 11. Coach Chad Spencer said he was pleased to get every player into the ballgame...

Two Bedford County men pleaded guilty in separate murder cases on Monday when Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler ordered prison sentences of 33 and 17 years. Raphael Jennings, 45, will be 88-years-old when he's eligible for release after serving time for the shooting death of his wife, Rita, 36, in their Highway 231 apartment on May 21...

A man who allegedly threw a bag of marijuana out of his car in front of a police officer was arrested early Monday. Dnigel R. Sims, 21, who gave his address as Tony Rice Center, a drug treatment facility on Railroad Avenue, admitted he'd tossed the bag on North Main Street before a traffic stop on nearby Wood Street moments later, Officer Jody Shelton said...

Sheriffs in four counties are looking for their second suspect in a four-wheeler theft ring that's taken nearly a dozen ATVs since early last spring, according to the Bedford County Sheriff's Department. "We are looking for David Wayne Howse, 43, a white male," Detective Sgt. Brian Farris said Monday evening while describing charges awaiting the man wanted here and in Moore, Coffee and Franklin counties...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- After facing public criticism this year about the treatment of Tennessee Walking Horses, some industry leaders have proposed harsher penalties for those caught abusing horses for personal gain. "We want to see the horse be presented where the public can enjoy it, because it's the greatest horse in the world," trainer Wink Groover said Monday...

ARNOLD AFB -- Col. Arthur F. Huber II was installed as the 25th commander of Arnold Engineering Development Center during ceremonies Monday at the University of Tennessee Space Institute which also marked the formal retirement of Brig. Gen. David L. Stringer from the Air Force...

Joel Gettis Rees, 96, of Shelbyville died Monday at his home after an extended illness. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Bobby Wines officiating. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel...

James S. "Jim" Day, 91, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Bedford County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. EST Wednesday at Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home in Richmond, Ky., followed by burial at Richmond Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. EST today...

Funeral services for Irene Housch Warren, 80, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Rufus Clifford officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today...

Graveside services for Shirley Nance Shires, 71, of San Jose, Calif., a former Shelbyville resident, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Willow Mount Cemetery. Mrs. Shires died Thursday in San Jose after a long illness. Gowen-Smith Chapel is in charge of arrangements...