Stories from Thursday, October 18, 2007

Funeral services for Gene Griffin, 61, of Unionville, who died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, with the Rev. Jack Douglas officiating. Burial wil follow at Swanson Cemetery, Chapel Hill...

A group of grateful monsters -- that is, Shelbyville Jaycees -- have regained items stolen from their annual Halloween Haunted House after four persons were charged . "The Jaycees appreciate the A-1 job the Shelbyville police did," CEO Kevin Holton said Wednesday as Jaycees members picked up the items at police headquarters...

It was two days after Thanksgiving in 1999, and Jeff Yoes had just finished watching the Tennessee college football game on TV. He went out to sweep the driveway and it wasn't long until he started feeling sick. The more he swept, the worse he started feeling...

Community and Middle Tennessee Christian have only played each other a few times over the past three seasons but have developed quite a rivalry. Each school has won its fair share of contests in various sports. Now one will be looking for bragging rights in the first-ever varsity football game between two teams searching for a little respect in a Region 5-A face-off on Friday night in Murfreesboro...

The basketball program for children ages 9-14 has been reorganized this year and is adding a new skills competition mid-way through the season, according to Jakob Stephens of Shelbyville Parks & Recreation Department. What used to be known as junior pro basketball is now Shelbyville Youth Basketball League. ...

It's a tradition -- each October, the Times-Gazette publishes its annual "Spooktacular" edition, chock full of local features and fun. This year, the total market coverage edition -- which reaches 15,000 households -- will be published Wednesday, Oct. 24. Here's a small sampling of what you can look forward to, only in our print edition:...

Cascade enters the home stretch of their schedule as they bus north Friday night to face Region 5-A opponent Nashville Christian. The Eagles (4-3, 3-3 5-A) are only the third of six teams the fourth-ranked Champions have seen thus far with a record of .500 or more in region play. They are tied for fifth in the standings and cannot afford another loss if they expect to make the playoffs...

The debate over trees on the Shelbyville public square will continue during a public meeting next Wednesday, with a landscape professional giving his input on the issue. The meeting takes place at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the City Hall Courtroom at the Shelbyville Police Department...

The curse of winning the District 8-AAA regular season title remains intact as Shelbyville Central fell 1-0 to visiting Tullahoma in the 8-AAA tournament championship Wednesday night. Shelbyville and Tullahoma have claimed the top two spots in the district, both in the regular season and tournament, for several years. ...

Funeral services for Susie Dell Parker Evans, 73, of Wartrace, who died Tuesday following a sudden illness, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Woodbury Funeral Home. Wymer Wiser and Kip Green will officiate and burial will follow in the Evans family cemetery...

Mary Addie Nichols-Moore, 78, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Jimmy Kesey officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Herman Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-8 p.m. Friday.