Stories from Thursday, October 2, 2008

Sarah Frost Prather, 80, of Cullman, Ala., a native of Flat Creek, died Sept. 2 in Cullman. Funeral services were held Sept. 5 at Cullman Heritage Funeral Home with Terry Tingle officiating, followed by burial at Cullman Memory Gardens.

I'm not sure if it was more funny watching my partner almost back up into an unmarked police car, or witnessing Shelbyville Police Chief Austin Swing play the role of a drunk driver, but we had lots of laughs Tuesday night at Citizen's Police Academy...

Webb dominated St. Andrew's-Sewanee 192-227 in a match on Wednesday afternoon at Bear Trace. Feet golfer Garrett King was medalist after carding a 42. Sutton Jones followed with a 44, Blake Cocanougher 50 and Will Russell 54. Pledger Schaefer paced SAS with a 54. Swane Mooney and Stuart Anderson each stroked a 57. Danny Hseigh added a 59...

How 'bout them Rebels? I've got to hand it to Houston Nutt and his Ole Miss squad for beating Florida Saturday. The blocked extra point was a textbook block, and couldn't have come at a better time or in a better game. I'm just glad somebody beat Florida. My two favorite teams are the Vols and whoever's playing Florida. Houston Nutt is a great coach and I think he makes a great fit in Oxford...

Randy Vernon has announced his candidacy for re-election to his Fifth Ward seat on Shelbyville City Council in the Nov. 4 general election. Vernon, a native of Huntsville, Ala., has lived in Shelbyville for more than 20 years. He is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and is employed as executive vice president of Big G Express in Shelbyville. He is married to the former Kim Blanton and has two daughters...

The Community Closet is ready to reopen its doors and is inviting the public to an open house on Saturday. The open house and ribbon cutting is set to kick off at 9 a.m. at the new location, 1745 U.S. 41-A North, and last until 2 p.m. Hamburgers and hot-dogs are to be served...

A spotted saddle horse that suffered third degree burns on 60 percent of her body is being treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. "This will help rebuild cells and the blood circulation to the burned areas," said the horse's owner, Dorothy Thorpe. "They are hoping she will be ready for skin grafts in a month or so."...

Costs to repair an adjoining building damaged during the recent demolition on East Depot Street could exceed $200,000, Shelbyville city council members were told Tuesday, which may lead them to order its destruction as well next week. Meanwhile, one council member said the building at 109 E. Depot should have never come down, claiming that he entered the condemned building to inspect it himself, in what another council member said would have been violation of the law...

Donald Compton, 55, of Bell Buckle, died Monday. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, Murfreesboro, with Joel Sheurman officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Murfreesboro. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Eight 15-inch television sets were stolen from the Ford service department at Pirtle & Howerton Automotive, North Main Street, between Sept. 19 and Monday, Shelbyville police say. The sets were to be used as part of a promotional offer, police were told...

Grady Hillis, 83, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Armstrong officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Tullahoma. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.

The box with the No. 3 in it under October that has all the circles around it has the utmost importance for Cascade football fans. Forrest is coming to town this Friday night and don't think the folks in eastern Bedford County will be anywhere but The Stable for that one...