Stories from Friday, March 28, 2008

A father and son have been charged in a series of daytime home burglaries in the Flat Creek and Wartrace areas after alert residents helped officials track the suspects. James Arthur Brown, 43, and Joe Brown, 20, who are both listed as residents of Forest Hills Apartments in Shelbyville, were arrested Wednesday while driving on New Hope Road. A 17-year-old girl was also charged...

Sanford Brands' distribution center on Railroad Avenue has been honored by Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for its support of employees while they are away from their full-time jobs in the service of their country. Melissa Barker supervises Sanford's outbound distribution division. On March 24, she was presented with an award for her compassion and support as an employer of a Tennessee Army National Guardsman...

Tyson Foods officials have been working with the imam of Shelbyville's Islamic mosque to bridge the cultural gap that exists between the Somali community and the rest of the public. Representatives of the company also dismissed lingering charges of Tyson hiring illegal immigrants as "myths and misconceptions."...

Gov. Phil Bredesen said that his own mother, last year, was in a position where she was too sick to be home alone and yet not disabled enough to be in a nursing home. Fortunately, she had "a son who knows a little bit about the system," in the governor's words, and he was able to arrange for her needs to be met...

Cascade Middle shot out of the gates, scoring three runs in both the first and second innings and held on for an 8-6 win over Moore County Middle in the second half of a doublheader on Thursday afternoon in Lynchburg. The winning pitcher was Ashylnne Miller. Kelsey Parker scored three times and pounded out two of Cascade's five hits...

There was no doubt it was a daunting task. Following a narrow District 8-AAA loss to Franklin County Wednesday night, Shelbyville was immediately faced with the difficult challenge of taking on undefeated and highly-touted Richland at home Thursday on the opening night of the Warrior Classic...

Marian Ruth Wheeler Burch, 99, of Robbinsville, N.C., formerly of Nashville, died this morning at Britthaven Nursing Home after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at Pressgrove Cemetery with Mike Williams officiating...

MURFREESBORO -- As athletics programs grow and prosper they encounter challenges along the way whereby the distances between the steps up the ladder become greater and all the more slippery. Simply being invited to the Warrior Spring Classic is quite the accomplishment for a Class A school in the middle of nowhere like Cascade...

Funeral services for Joan Reed Scott, 65, of Murfreesboro, who died Thursday, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro. Kenneth Hale will officiate and burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be 2-8 p.m. Sunday...