Stories from Wednesday, February 20, 2008

John C. "Junior" Helton, 82, of Deason died early Wednesday at his home after a long illness. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Mark Hall officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. today.

John Paul Michael James Parker Jr., son of Brandi Campbell Lewis of Shelbyville and John Paul Parker Sr. of Tullahoma, was stillborn Tuesday at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Bob Payne officiating. Visitation will begin noon Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Winning three championships in a row is a huge accomplishment -- but to win 42 straight district games along the way is unheard of. Shelbyville Central did just that Tuesday, pulling away in the fourth quarter to claim a 68-53 win over Franklin County in the District 8-AAA tournament at SCHS...

After splitting their two regular season matchups, who had the advantage heading into the District 9-A consolation game between No. 3-seed Forrest and No. 4 Cascade was anybody's guess. It didn't take long to see who came to the court with a sense of purpose as Forrest jumped out to a 13-point lead in the second quarter and sailed to a 73-50 victory to secure third place in Unionville...

Pat Marsh, chairman of the search committee for the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, announced the appointment of Doyle Meadows as its new chief executive officer this week. "After an extensive selection process in which we interviewed many exceptional candidates, I am pleased to announce the unanimous decision of the Board of the Celebration to select Dr. ...

Local court officials are still considering their space problems, and haven't yet made a request to the county about how to solve them. County Mayor Eugene Ray told the county commission's courthouse and property committee Tuesday night that the court system will probably propose both a temporary and a long-term solution to the problem. ...

CHAPEL HILL -- Federal funding is being sought by the town's Board of Mayor and Aldermen to deal with stormwater drainage. A $366,160 project is contemplated, according to consulting engineer Will Owen of the Murfreesboro-based engineering firm Griggs & Maloney Inc...

Chris Brown has announced his candidacy for the 62nd District state representative seat in the Aug. 7 Republican primary. Brown, a Bedford County native, is a self-employed owner-operator truck driver leased to Nationwide Express in Shelbyville and holds a paralegal degree. He has worked with attorneys and private investigators in the past...

The buyer of an allegedly-forged Tennessee driver's license attempted to use it to open an account at a Shelbyville bank last week, police say. An employee of Peoples Bank of Bedford County, North Main Street, realized the "license" was fake and notified police of bearer Jesus Romero Morales' presence...

It was business as usual Thursday morning as I woke up, crawled out of bed and made my way to the kitchen to flip the coffee switch to on, being careful with each step I took not to step on my dog, Lizzie, and the burly gang of six (her puppies). I proceeded to get ready for work, thinking about what I wanted to wear that day, what I was going to eat for breakfast, what assignments I had scheduled for the day, etc. It was just another day...

Funeral services for Henry Edward Sanders, 86, of Bell Buckle, who died Monday evening at his home after an extended illness, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Charlie Brown, Charles Saunders and Jerry Bradford officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Pressgrove Cemetery....