Stories from Tuesday, March 17, 2009

What a great weekend for junior Mississippi State guard and former Shelbyville Golden Eagle Barry Stewart. Just three years after helping guide Shelbyville to the TSSAA state championship game where they lost in double overtime, Stewart found himself in a similar situation, except on a much larger stage...

Nelle Sanders Stephens, 105, of Knoxville, died Saturday at Shannondale Health Care Center. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Willow Mount Cemetery with the Rev. Al Royer officiating. Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel, of Knoxville, is in charge of arrangements.

Alma Louise Lambert Murphree, 84, of Bruce, Miss., mother of Steve Murphree, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church, Bruce, Miss., where she was a member, with the Rev. Steve Murphree and the Rev. Steve Holiday officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Bruce. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Parker Memorial Funeral Home, Bruce, is in charge of arrangements.

Walter Dec was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to possessing thousands of images of child pornography. Dec was arrested July 24 of last year after investigators were tipped off that he allegedly possessed a computer disk containing child pornography. Upon a search of his home, officials say they found boxes of tapes and disks containing thousands of the images...

It was cold and dreary outside, but the action was hot and heavy on the soccer field as Cascade and Page squared off in District 11-A/AA action on Monday afternoon. Both teams gave the fans their money's worth with a fast-paced and extremely physical contest despite the slippery surface conditions...

CHAPEL HILL -- Josh Brown was deadly both on the mound and at the plate for Cascade on Monday night. The senior struck out 13 batters as the winning pitcher and banged out two singles at the plate in helping lead the Champions to a 2-1 victory over the Rockets...

Cascade Middle got their softball season off on the right foot by coming away from Forrest with two wins on a soggy Monday night. The Lady Champions broke a 2-all tie in their final at-bat in the top of the fifth to win the opening half of the doubleheader 3-2...

Webb's boys tennis team worked out a 7-1 win over host Cannon County on Monday. The Lady Feet also triumphed with a 6-3 victory. The Bell Buckle bunch heads to Nashville today to take on Davidson Academy at 4. Boys Singles Aaron Hollis (C) d. Baylor Bishop 8-4...

__Bonnie Saunders__ "I used to make green cookies, and I still wear green on that day." __Debbie Rogers__ "I always buy a shirt with either the words 'St. Paddy's Day' or a shamrock on it. It has to have green somewhere so I don't get pinched. __Betty Felder__...

Superseding indictments were handed down by the Bedford County grand jury on Monday that charge four female inmates at Bedford County Jail with aggravated rape. According to Assistant District Attorney Mike Randles, the new charge will replace the two counts of rape each that faced Brooke L. Whitaker, Brandy M. Holden, Kelly N. Holden and Evetta M. McGee...

Cindi Lauper once sang, "Girls just want to have fu-un ..." Well, a few local men and boys were no exception as they donned high heels and lipstick to raise money for a good cause Saturday night. The Wheelbilly's of Bedford County Miss Wheelbilly Pageant, held at Liberty School, raised funds for the Relay For Life Cancer Walk of Bedford County...

The Bedford County Senior Olympics started Monday with a shoot-out between mayors Wallace Cartwright, Don Gallagher and Eugene Ray -- a basketball free throw shoot-out, that is. Wartrace Mayor Gallagher won the shoot-out, with Ray coming in second and Cartwright in third. Bell Buckle Mayor Dennis Webb and Normandy Mayor Larry Nee, Jr., were invited to participate but were unable to attend...

A video and a tip led to the arrest of a suspect in several vehicle burglaries in an eastern Shelbyville neighborhood, police said. Dragus Montez Dixon, 18, Neeley Avenue, faces multiple charges, Detective Charles Merlo said. "We had about four or five auto burglaries in the Hillcrest Drive area," Merlo said. "One of the victims bought a video camera after he had been burglarized several times. On March 8 (the suspect) was caught on video and could be seen running south...