Stories from Saturday, May 3, 2008

A Shelbyville businessman will spend less than a year in federal prison after he pled guilty to income tax evasion earlier this year. Dharmendra B. Patel, 41, of Shelbyville was sentenced Thursday in Chattnooga by U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier to serve nine months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release...

District 8-AAA tournament tennis play went like a breeze for Shelbyville Central on Friday as the boys downed Columbia 7-0 and girls stopped Coffee County 6-1 at H.V. Griffin Park. The Eagles host Tullahoma at 4 p.m. Monday in the district finals. The Eaglettes are tentatively scheduled to play Lincoln County at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Fayetteville for their finals matchup...

TULLAHOMA -- It's amazing what can happen in eight months. At the start of the school year, Harris Middle didn't have a baseball team and was unsure if one would be formed this season. With the support of school administrators, hard working players and dedicated parents under the watchful eyes of head coach Bubba Shavers and assistant Scottie Neal, Harris not only put together a competitive team, but a Central Tennessee Conference tournament championship winner...

MANCHESTER -- The first inning was the difference. It was all the Lawrence County Wildcats needed to secure a 4-1 District 8-AAA tournament victory over the Shelbyville Golden Eagles in first round action Friday night at Coffee County High. The 'Cats used two clutch two-out hits in the bottom of the first to build an early 3-0 advantage...

A Shelbyville foster mother has been indicted by the Bedford County grand jury for allegedly having sex with a foster child she had access to. Alea Rhea Rippy, 25, has been charged with eight counts of statutory rape by an authority figure, according to true bills issued by the grand jury on April 21...

With a facial expression somewhere between a grin and a grimace, Kevin Dorsey chugged across the finish line to win the 30th annual Strolling Jim 40 Mile Run in Wartrace Saturday. Dorsey, from Memphis, finished the race in 4 hours, 54 minutes and 10 seconds. He will take home $500 in prize money...

A gun stolen 15 years ago was recovered during a traffic stop late Thursday night, Shelbyville police said. Officer Jody Shelton said he stopped the car occupied by driver Jake Allen Raby, 22, East Lane Street, and passenger Damon Juvea Hickmon, 21, King Arthur Trailer Court, due to no headlights in use at night. A strong odor of marijuana was coming from the...