Stories from Friday, April 13, 2007

TULLAHOMA -- It's one of the greatest paradoxes of American history: the founding fathers based the new United States of America on liberty and the idea of "all men ... created equal," and yet they allowed the institution of slavery to continue. Dr. ...

Graveside services for Kaleigh LaMae Bell, who was stillborn April 13 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Willow Mount Cemetery with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Graveside services for 17-day-old Addilea Gracen Swift of Haskins Chapel will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Grove Cemetery near Chapel Hill with the Rev. Glenn Forsee and the Rev. Noreen Adams officiating. She died Thursday at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville. Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Kailey-Ann Gail Burgess, 7, of Lewisburg, who was dead on arrival Wednesday at Marshall Medical Center following an automobile accident, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at London Funeral Home in Lewisburg. Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery...

Marijuana was found Wednesday night in the possession of a man stopped for reckless driving, Shelbyville police say. Drug dog Remy alerted on the ashtray of a SUV driven by William Howard Yowell III, 21, Sewanee. A marijuana cigarette and pack of rolling papers were inside, Officer Tracey Nelson said...

MURFREESBORO -- Cascade was able to stand up to the chilly conditions on the road but couldn't quite get over the hump against District 11-A/AA opponent Middle Tennessee Christian in a 2-1 loss on Thursday night. The Champions (3-3, 2-2) had their chances at tying the game on several occasions in the second half but couldn't find the back of the net past Cougar goalkeeper Leif Kixmiller...

Gov. Phil Bredesen has requested a federal designation of agricultural disaster for all 95 counties in Tennessee to help farmers who have suffered crop damages as a result of last week's deep freeze and record low temperatures. A designation from USDA would allow farmers to apply for low-interest emergency loans that could help them manage crop losses and plan for next year. Bredesen made the request Thursday in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns...

Funeral services for Dorothy Mae Russell Reed, 85, of Shelbyville, who died this morning at Alive Hospice of St. Thomas in Nashville, will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles Williams will officiate and burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Shelbyville's city council voted to defer a resolution that would change voting for aldermen by wards instead of "at large" on Thursday. Councilmen Randy Vernon asked for it to be discussed at next month's meeting because the matter was brought up at the end of last week's study session and Vernon felt there hadn't been enough time to discuss it...

The first reading of an ordinance concerning dogs was passed by the Shelbyville City Council Thursday evening. The ordinance amends Chapter 2, Title 3 of the city's municipal code pertaining to dogs. Interest in changing the city's code on animal control came following several dog attacks, including the attack on a Shelbyville woman by two pit bulls last November...

The county's report on recycling to the state will not be as robust as in previous years, according to Gay Ervin, who handles the county's recycling program. Last month, Ervin noted that only about half of the county's industries had responded to her request for recycling numbers to turn into the state. She told the Solid Waste Authority Thursday that not all industries had reported in with recycling numbers as they had in previous years...

Shelbyville Central returned after spring break like they began their time off -- with a win. The Golden Eagles (5-5, 3-0 District 8-AAA) rolled past host Coffee County 5-2. After starting the season 0-4, Central has won five of their last six games. They're scheduled to play nine games in the next 10 days...

Shelbyville Central fell 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning to host Tullahoma in a District 8-AAA matchup Thursday night. Freshman shortstop Shelby Lamb smacked a two-run homer over the right-center field fence to give the Golden Eaglettes a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth inning...

After eight straight days off, a little rust was expected out of Cascade as they ventured to Fayetteville for an appearance in the Lincoln County Border Battle. The Lady Champions didn't come out of the gates too hot in either of their Thursday games but battled back late for a sweep of their Class AAA foes...

Logan Burchett hurled a complete-game four-hit shutout to help visiting Webb dispose of Middle Region foe St. Andrew's-Sewanee 12-0. In five innings, the freshman right-hander struck out four and walked two. "Logan pitched a great game," Feet coach Trey House said. "He only threw 59 pitches. So, he was very efficient. The guys behind him made all the routine plays and made it easy for him. He threw lots of strikes, and we backed him up. We played a very clean game."...