Stories from Thursday, May 29, 2008

Cascade High School baseball coach Chris Parker has accepted a position with Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, the Times-Gazette has learned.

The 36-year-old Shelbyville police detective sits at his computer, chatting over the Internet with a middle-aged man attracted to whom he thinks is a 13-year-old girl. The alleged child predator agrees to meet the "13-year-old" in Shelbyville, and Charles Merlo's work takes another alleged child predator off the Internet and streets...

A horse owned by a Shelbyville woman recently beat the odds when she gave birth to a healthy set of twin foals. "Twin foals that survive are very, very rare ... I think it is about a one in 10,000 chance that both will survive," said Dr. Monty McInturff, the veterinarian from the Tennessee Equine Hospital who delivered the twins. "I have seen one set of twins prior to this to be born healthy and survive."...

"You are so Shelbyville if ... you think horsepower means you get the best seats at The Celebration ... "You are so Shelbyville if ... your banks only take checks written in pencil because they want to support the local industries ... "You are so Shelbyville if ... you think Mike Tyson is the new mascot for fried chicken ..."...

Graveside services for Rubye Ward Bearden of Maitland, Fla., formerly of Shelbyville, will be held 10 a.m. Friday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Eddie Reed officiating. Mrs. Bearden died Monday at her daughter's residence in Maitland. Visitation with the family will be 5-8 p.m. today at Doak-Howell Funeral Home...

Garnethia Ann "Nita" Davis, 48, of Nashville, a former Shelbyville resident, died Monday. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Mitchell Buchanan oficiating. Per her request, her remains were cremated.

Nancy Elizabeth Templeton, 87, of Shelbyville died Monday at her home after an extended illness. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Dr. Lloyd Doyle officiating. A private burial will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...