Stories from Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Jerry Wayne Leverette, 40, of Big Sandy, died Sunday at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stockdale-Malin Funeral Home in Big Sandy with Randy Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Benton Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today.

Ike G. Hobson, 83, of Ardmore, Tenn., died Monday at his home Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home, Ardmore, Ala., with the Rev. Edd Templeton and the Rev. Debby Eubanks officiating, Burial will follow at Gatlin Cemetery in Ardmore, Ala. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today.

MANCHESTER -- After a slow start, top seed Harris Middle's Eaglettes turned it on in the second half on the way to a 37-16 win over Tullahoma West in opening round action of Central Tennessee Conference Monday afternoon at Coffee County High. The Eaglettes (16-4) advance to the semifinals to be played Thursday night at 8 against the winner of tonight's Warren County/White County matchup...

The Boss is coming to Bonnaroo. Fresh from his appearance at this year's Super Bowl, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be the headlining act at the eighth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival to be held in Manchester June 11-14. Officials with the giant music and arts festival, now in its eighth year in Manchester, announced the initial 2009 lineup this morning. Additional artists will be added soon, festival organizers said...

A Shelbyville man who allegedly pulled a realistic-appearing toy handgun at a friend in the parking lot of Ruby Tuesday on North Main Street Friday night told police he was "playing a joke." But the friend told police she and other occupants in her vehicle, including two small children, felt endangered by the alleged actions of Jeffrey Dwayne Holman, 18, of South Brittain Street...

Vandals struck at the Celebration grounds in the early hours Monday, leaving graffiti behind. "It was mostly just paint," said Jimmy Burton, area marketing manager for the Calsonic Arena, as well as the spokesman for the Celebration. He said some of the lattice work around one of the barns looked as though it had been vandalized, but there appeared to be no serious, structural damage...

NASHVILLE -- After seeing a four-game winning streak snapped in January, the Community Vikings are starting to hear that "Rocky" music in the back of their heads again as February gets underway. Although they were hit hard by graduation, Nashville Christian was six points away from the Class A state tournament last season. They played the role of a formidable foe on Monday evening in a matchup between Region 5-A foes...

Tommy Hodges, chairman of Shelbyville-based Titan Transfer Inc., testified last week before a congressional subcommittee in Washington about the trucking industry's efforts to reduce energy consumption, calling on Congress to enact a 65 mph nationwide speed limit...

Two years ago, Jarrod Prince was nominated to attend a youth leadership conference in Washington, D.C., as a result of his scholastic achievement in middle school. He thought it was a chance of a lifetime ... until another invitation topped it about six months ago...

Bedford County has been lucky when it comes to winter storms this year‚ but that doesn't mean the Emergency Management Agency gets to take a break. "We got the call from the Tennessee EMA -- TEMA -- and they're putting together, I believe it was four teams, to help in Western Kentucky," said Scott Johnson, EMA director...

NASHVILLE -- Community took a breather from district play on Monday night with a contest at Nashville Christian and made the hour-long drive home pleasant by earning a 44-30 victory. The Lady Eagles are one of two opponents (White House-Heritage) from Region 5-A that are on the schedule for home-and-home contests that can give the Purple and Gold a taste of what things might be like the last week of February in the region tournament...