Stories from Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Graveside services for Houston Paul Richardson, stillborn son of Jason Richardson and Terri Harris of Murfreesboro, were held this morning at Harrell Cemetery in Murfreesboro. John Smotherman officiated. The baby was born Friday. Gowen-Smith Chapel was in charge of arrangements...

Funeral services for Max Lamar Mitchell Sr., 72, of Shelbyville, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Jim Highland officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today.

Mary Catherine Kopp, 92, of Shelbyville died Monday at Lynchburg Nursing Center after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Doak-Howell Funeral Home. Services will be held in Washington, Mo., at a later date...

It didn't quite work out how they had it drawn up in the dirt, but Cascade overcame four defensive miscues and being outhit 5-2 by visiting Boyd Christian to pull out a 3-2 District 9-A win. "It was an ugly win but we put one in the left-hand column," Lady Champion coach Jeremy Austin said. "Maybe if we can pull out the other two (games) this week, it will help us going into the district tournament next week...

Graveside services for 6-month-old Nathan Devin Brown of Unionville, who died suddenly Monday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Mark Smith officiating. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Freshman Cody Pierce threw six innings and had three hits for Community, but it wasn't enough in a 12-7 non-district loss at Moore County. The Vikings (1-14) took a 6-2 lead into the fourth frame before giving up three runs on one hit to allow the Raiders back into the game...

Cascade handed visiting Riverside Christian Academy a 3-0 loss after owning a slim one-goal advantage at intermission. Seth Day's goal came off an assist from Michael Martin to put the Champions (5-3-1) up early. "I told them before the game I didn't care if we won 1-0," Cascade coach Patricia Petty said. "What I wanted to see was them passing the ball and maintaining control."...

The Shelbyville girls tennis team continued their march toward a district title matchup with Lincoln County next week with a 6-1 drubbing of Tullahoma. The win gives them a 10-2 record in match play. "We split with Lincoln County during the regular season," Eaglette coach Doyle Hutton said. "We beat them earlier in the season, but they handed us a decisive loss recently. Our girls know this is not going to be an easy match...

Shelbyville Central coach Brad Frasier's team is stocked with youngsters fresh out of middle school and their varsity inexperience continues to be the hardest obstacle for the first-year coach to overcome on a day-by-day basis. Monday night's 12-2 District 8-AAA loss to Tullahoma was a perfect illustration of the kind of roller coaster ride a young team can endure. The Eagles played well in spurts but, in two big innings, were their own worst enemies...

An oncoming car scared away a man who was in the process of demanding money at gunpoint early Monday, police say. Juan Pablo Chapas told Officer Tory Moore he was walking toward Tyson Foods on West Jackson Street about 12:15 a.m. when a man approached and pointed a pistol at his head...

Governors, congressmen and soldiers have risen from the rolling hills of Bedford County to serve hearth and homeland. Actresses, actors and authors have started their climb to stardom and fame in the classrooms in communities within the county. Teachers, judges, moms and dads, coaches, horse trainers and business owners have made their homes here for generations and they have given Shelbyville and Bedford County the flavor that residents and visitors alike enjoy...

A Bedford County judge handed down a 40-year prison term for a Nashville man who pleaded guilty of second degree murder in Shelbyville last fall when he fatally shot a man, according to statements in court on Monday. Antwain Tapaige "Scooby" Sales, 32, faces 15 years in prison from a previous conviction and agreed to let Randles describe what the state intended to prove had the murder case gone to trial...

LEWISBURG -- Cedar Ridge Landfill in Marshall County may eventually get to use an 11-acre section of its repository for solid waste because of an 11-7 vote Monday night by county commissioners here. The planned expansion adds enough room for about eight years of trash deliveries, instead of about 2-1/2 years, according to officials with Waste Management Inc. who say they're pleased to be able to continue their "partnership" with the county...

The Times-Gazette's advertising department brought home 14 awards from the 2007 Tennessee Press Association Advertising/Circulation Conference, held April 19-20 in Nashville. Sissy Smith, director of the T-G advertising department, co-chaired the conference with Heather Nicholson of The Lebanon Democrat...

Funeral services for Donald Eugene Parker, 78, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Dan Reed will officiate with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Charges have been filed against three suspects in connection with the shooting of a Unionville man Sunday at Halls Mill. Chris Michael Frame, 29, Possum Trot Road, and Charles James Dunn, 19, Baptist Church Road, are each charged with aggravated assault. Robby Joe Cook, 35, Ranchero Trailer Park, is charged with tampering with eviidence...

Funeral services for Thomas E. Nance, 39, of Murfreesboro, who died just before midnight Monday at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Murfreesboro First Presbyterian Church. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro.

Any team that has realistic goals of playing baseball in late May should be disposing of sub-.500 opponents with relative ease whenever they pop up on the schedule. Cascade did just that, dispatching District 9-A foe Boyd Christian 12-0 in five innings in Wartrace...