Stories from Friday, March 20, 2009

Garan A. Maupin, 25, of Shelbyville, died Thursday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be held at noon Monday at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ with Dr. Robin Kimbrough officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Although conservative revenue estimates have kept this year's school budget from going out of kilter in a bad economy, School Superintendent Ed Gray told Bedford County Board of Education Thursday night that the cost of opening two new facilities will require a close look at cuts in school spending...

The Celebration is one step closer to assuming the HIO duties of the dissolving National Horse Show Committee. "We voted a half an hour ago to proceed forward with this," said Celebration CEO Doyle Meadows at the Noon Rotary Club meeting Thursday, just after the Celebration Board of directors voted to activate SHOW, the Celebration's Horse Industry Organization. Meadows and a committee of directors will meet with the staff of the NHSC on Monday and begin the transition...

Committee members delivered the largest check in the Habitat Ball fundraiser's 11-year history to Bedford Builds Habitat For Humanity Wednesday. Pam Birtcil proudly accepted the $45,000 donation, which will be used to build a new home for a working family in need this year...

A Shelbyville man is in jail under $195,000 bond after he allegedly used the Internet site MySpace to have sexually explicit conversations with local teen girls. James D. Moran Jr., makes his second court appearance on April 15 on eight counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor...

T-G STAFF REPORTS Two Tennessee Highway Patrol checkpoints held in Bedford County on St. Patrick's Day resulted in six arrests and one vehicle seizure, according to a Tennessee Department of Safety spokesperson. Approximately 1,000 vehicles were checked Tuesday, public information officer Laura McPherson said...

Brandon Compton, a Community High School senior tuba player, sits at the back of the band, the low tones of his instrument blending with the sounds of the other instruments to create a melodious composition. Brandon doesn't mind the location, because he knows not many take the time to learn what he considers man's "noblest instrument."...

Don't let the name fool you -- The TQHA Fall Novice Show really is going on this spring weekend -- not this fall. "It was originally in August, and the American Quarter Horse Association won't let you change the name of the show," said Barbara Fisher, coordinator of the event...

Methamphetamine was among substances found in a vehicle during a traffic stop in Shelbyville Wednesday, police said. The drug, which measured as 0.34 grams, was in a package inside a car driven by Devin Glenn Messick, 30, of Manchester, the report said...

The Shelbyville Central girls tennis team swept all seven matches versus District 8-AAA foe Lawrence County in their home opener Thursday. The boys team at Central trotted off a with a victory as well, winning 5-2. Both teams finished off their opponents in singles play, giving the junior varsity players an opportunity to see some varsity action...

The new-look Cascade Champions suffered through some growing pains against Trinity Christian before building much-needed self-confidence. A host of defensive miscues and mental mistakes allowed the visitors from Jackson to bust open a scoreless tie with five runs between the fifth and sixth innings...

Cascade showed no more signs of rust by pushing across seven runs in the first inning en route to a 10-2 win over District 9-A visitor Eagleville on Thursday. Four errors and a lackluster hitting performance were the products of little to no time on the diamond for the Lady Champions (4-1, 3-0 9-A) due to inclement weather as they dropped their first game of the season at Richland on Wednesday...

Cascade Middle played host to Harris Middle in a non-conference soccer matchup Thursday evening and Harris left with a 4-0 victory. "We played well considering this was the first game we've played in 10 days due to rain," Harris coach Frankie Swing said. "We weren't talking to each other in the first half, but it improved in the second. That was the big thing."...

After three rainouts, Harris Middle's Eaglettes finally had a chance to hit the dirt in a Central Tennessee Conference game against host Franklin County North on Thursday evening. The teams looked to be in midseason form, battling to a 2-all tie until the bottom of the eighth inning when North scored with two outs to claim a 3-2 win...