Stories from Monday, February 2, 2009

The Webb girls hosted Cascade on Saturday night in a match that prepared each team for the postseason and allowed both to tryout their upcoming eighth grade players. The Lady Champions tried some different tools and plays during the game, but had to stick to what they knew in the end. The fourth quarter saw a chance for the Lady Feet to squeak out a victory, but Cascade sealed the deal with a 45-33 win...

LEBANON -- Some days it pays to just stay home. The Shelbyville Golden Eaglettes discovered that for themselves on Saturday night when they ventured into a non-district basketball game with Wilson Central riding an eight-game winning streak and departed in a shell-shocked state after falling 71-43 to the defending Class AAA state champions...

The electricity was in the air Saturday night when Cascade and Webb went head to head in an intra-county showdown at the Barton Athletic Center. At halftime the battle was tied at 16-all and it seemed to be a game that could come down the wire, but the Champions came out on top in the final stanza and left the court with a 53-40 victory...

Mary Evelyn Stover, 68, of Nashville, died Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Woodbine Funeral Home, Nashville, with the Rev. Wallace Rowland officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Lillian Irene Daniels Sanders, 91, of Shelbyville died Monday morning at Heritage Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Charles Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Pressgrove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Gladys Christine Rose, 88, of Shelbyville, died Sunday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Tom Rousseau officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Auther Gary 'Horsetrader' Adcock, 67, of Bridgeport, Ala., died Thursday in a Chattanooga hospital Funeral services were held Sunday at Tate Funeral Home, Jasper, with Danny Rader officiating. Burial, with military honors, followed at Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens.

Participants in a non-scientific poll on the Times-Gazette web site say the U.S. Postal Service should, as discussed last week, cut back from six days of delivery to five as a way of saving costs. Postmaster General John E. Potter is seeking permission to cut back on delivery days and testified before a Senate subcommittee last week...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Tracking dozens of aircraft, meticulously monitoring radars and organizing the chaotic skies above the flight deck is all in the line of duty for Navy air traffic controllers. The tasks they perform every day in the line of duty could very well be the difference between life and death. But one aircraft controller assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) is taking an even more proactive approach when it comes to saving lives...

LEBANON -- Bobby Wilson recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds and the Shelbyville Golden Eagles led most of the way, but it wasn't enough in a 52-49 loss to non-district foe Wilson Central on Saturday night. The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak...

Each year, a couple weeks prior to the Habitat for Humanity Ball, sponsors and patrons gather for a more intimate evening of celebration as a way for committee members to thank supporters of the ball. Held at a different home each year, the party is always elegant -- without losing the fun factor -- and everyone enjoys delicious food and homemade desserts coupled with comfortable camaraderie...

For 60 years, the Lone Star Rodeo Company has been traveling across the continent, sharing its taste of the Wild West. With bucking broncos, wild-eyed bulls, rodeo clowns and trick riders, Lone Star is bringing that Western flair to the Calsonic Arena this Saturday...

Pauline Robinson, 92, of Shelbyville, died Saturday at her residence. Per her request, she will be cremated. No services are scheduled. Gowen-Smith Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Patricia Shofner Andrews, 74, of Collierville, died at her home Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel. Burial will follow at Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday.