Stories from Wednesday, March 21, 2007

The following item makes me feel so much better. It seems that Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio held secret talks with Israel's Vice Premier Shimon Peres during a visit to that country last week. "Peres, Israel's former leader, requested a meeting with the Titanic star after learning of his visit, and asked the actor and activist to use his star power to help promote conservation and peace in the Middle East," according to a report from the Internet Movie Database...

Cascade jumped out to a quick 2-0 first-inning lead and never trailed in an 8-1 win over local District 9-A rival Community in Wartrace. Hope Mills was hit by a pitch and Millie Carter followed with a single to get things going in the Lady Champion half of the first. Mills scored on a ground out by Ann Mullen. Carter touched home on a Mary Jett base hit...

The first win for first-year coach Brad Frasier couldn't have come at a better time as Shelbyville Central claimed a 7-3 win over District 8-AAA foe Columbia on Tuesday night in the Eagles' home opener. "This was a great win for these guys," Frasier said. "For our first win of the season to be at home in front of a nice crowd and against a quality district opponent makes it even better."...

Shelbyville Central's tennis teams swept Columbia on the road Tuesday, led by the girls' dominating 7-0 performance. Mallory Hutton, Lorie Freeman, Amy Anthony, Andrea Barrett and Sarah Garrett lost only six games combined between them and were never seriously challenged...

Webb rebounded from a two-goal deficit to Cascade to win the rivalry match 3-2 in Bell Buckle. Seth Day scored the Champions' first goal of the season off an assist from Ryan Deason. Day then followed with an encore effort to the back of the net thanks in part to an assist out of Josh Molder...

Shelbyville Central capped off a busy week with a 6-1 victory at Franklin County in a District 8-AAA match Tuesday night. The Golden Eagles (2-4, 1-0 8-AAA) played six games in the past eight days and return to action next week with three home games starting with Lawrence County next Tuesday...

Cascade avoided the letdown bug by dispatching District 9-A foe Van Buren County 5-1 in Spencer on Tuesday after downing the Eagles 17-0 the previous afternoon. With two out in the top of the second, Stefin Reed singled, stole second base and scored on a Colt Davis double for the first Champion run...

Prescription drugs were taken Saturday from a truck at Hank Williams Trailer Manufacturing, Eagle Boulevard. Jon Matthew Gattis, Halls Mill Road, told police a door handle on his truck was pried to gain entry. The following persons were arrested since Monday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force and processed through Bedford County Jail. ...

A former substitute teacher for Bedford County surrendered his teacher's license Tuesday after entering a no contest plea to three counts of soliciting a minor in Rutherford County. According to the Murfreesboro Post, 29-year old Nalin White of Bell Buckle entered the pleas to soliciting a 15-year-old student for sex May 3, 2006, at Siegel High School in Murfreesboro where he taught geography...

The Walking Horse Trainers' Association (WHTA) kicks off a new season of competition this week with the 39th annual National Trainers Show. Held on the historic Celebration show grounds' Calsonic Arena, the show offers over 75 classes of Walking Horse competition...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee, meeting Tuesday evening, endorsed passage of the latest draft of animal control regulations. Earlier this month, county commissioners passed one article of the regulations -- the one dealing with dangerous dogs -- but referred the rest of the document back for study...

The State of Tennessee has required Bedford County Health Department, like other local health departments, to provide primary care services for the uninsured. The state provides funding for personnel and equipment, but not space, for this relatively new program. The state now wants to add two nurse-practitioners to the local department's staff, and that means that its offices on Dover Street -- which were expanded just a few years ago -- are once again bursting at the seams...

Lindsey Nicole "Colie" Osborne, 20, of Chapel Hill died Monday in Nashville. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Arthur Paine officiating. Burial will follow at Cane Ridge Cemetery in Davidson County...

Peggy JoAnne Dyer of Shelbyville, 59, died Tuesday at her home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. today...

Funeral arrangements for Aiden Daniel Monge, infant son of Dusty Leah Ann Brown and Daniel Monge of Shelbyville, are incomplete and will be announced by Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Juanita Ruth Nichols, 72, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Bedford County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Wallace Rowland and Gary Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Coleman Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Thursday...

Louis E. Rider, 78, of Shelbyville died this morning at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gowen-Smith Chapel.

Community split a pair of District 9-A games with Boyd Christian in Unionville Tuesday afternoon. Viking sophomore Chris West (1-1) picked up the win for the home team by going seven complete innings, scattering seven hits among seven strikeouts and five bases on balls in their 10-8 victory...

Webb scored early and often to take down host Aaron Academy 11-8. The Feet (2-2) plated a pair of runs in each of the first three innings before putting the game away with four scores in the sixth. David Windham picked up the 'W' on the mound with Jordan Burchett closing the door for the save. Hunter Foutch started for the first time...

Marco Ocampo's hat trick helped guide Cascade Middle to a 7-2 trouncing of South Lincoln Middle in Fayetteville on Tuesday. Jared Carkuff, Hayden Burks, Travis Madgett and Trent Turner each added a score for the Champions (3-5-1). Ryan Purdom and Alex Ervin manned the goalkeeping duties...