Stories from Wednesday, May 6, 2009

It's Tuesday afternoon. I have a grease stain on my shirt and wood chips in my shoes. At least, I hope it's wood chips, but considering I've been wandering through a petting zoo and a barn, there's no telling ... So far, this day, I've been nibbled on by a goat, sneezed on by a llama and licked by a black Angus heifer that weighs more than my last compact car...

Harris Middle's Eaglettes claimed a 7-1 win over Franklin County South after suffering a 13-0 loss to Coffee County in the Central Tennessee Conference tournament Tuesday night at Coffee County High School. The Eaglettes (7-6) advance in the tournament and will face the Franklin County North/Warren County winner tonight at 6:45...

Shelbyville Central took an early lead, but it just wasn't enough as they fell 5-1 to visiting Lawrence County in the District 8-AAA tournament on Tuesday evening. Kayla Warren singled to lead off the game and later scored off a single by Shelby Lamb. That was the only run that the Eaglettes would score despite collecting seven hits at the plate...

James White Elkins, 84, of Bell Buckle died Monday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bell Buckle United Methodist Church, where he was a member, followed by a graveside service will follow at Hazel Cemetery. Officiants will be the Revs. Beth Ezell, Buddy Royston, and Jack Carney. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Ethelene Watts Guthrie, 91, who died May 6 in Mountain Home, Ark., will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Burns Funeral Home in Yellville, Ark. Burial will follow in Osborne Cemetery in St. Joe, Ark. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. She was the mother of Katie Guthrie-Shreve of Shelbyville.

The annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive conducted by the National Association of Letter Carriers will take place Saturday; local collections of non-perishable food items will be distributed to the needy by Good Samaritan Association. Food items can be left in your mail box or in a bag next to your mail box and will be picked up by carriers as they make their normal rounds. Items can also be brought to the lobby of the U.S. Post Office in Shelbyville...

Columbia showed why they were the No. 1 seed in the District 8-AAA boys team tennis tournament as they downed No. 2 seed Shelbyville Central 4-1 on Tuesday. Chris Castelow was the lone victor for the Eagles. Shelbyville's season comes to a close with an overall record of 9-4...

He was a quiet man. You could pass him in the street and not always know it. But wherever James W. Elkins passed by, he left proof of his dedication and citizenship. When James Elkins passed on Monday, he left Bedford County a legacy that few could match...

CHAPEL HILL -- Coaches love using the adage that whoever makes the fewest mistakes typically wins. That holds true in softball as much as any other sport since runs are hard to come by when quality pitchers oppose one another. Trailing 2-1 with one out in the bottom of the sixth, a pair of walks and two errors helped Cascade push across three runs to lift them to a 4-3 win over Boyd Christian in the District 9-A tournament Tuesday...

CHAPEL HILL -- Forrest put a run on the board in every trip to the plate and showed why they're the defending Class A state champions by downing Community 10-0 in the District 9-A tournament Tuesday. After scratching across a single run in each of the first two innings, the Lady Rockets (21-5) took advantage of some defensive miscues to tally seven scores in the bottom of the third...

MURFREESBORO -- It was a classic battle between two proud schools when Cascade and Community hooked up in the second round of the District 9-A tournament Tuesday night in a pitching duel that required extra innings to decide. The No. 1-seeded Champions sent Josh Brown, the reigning district MVP to the mound, while Community's Lance Paschal, a junior, took the hill in the biggest start of his young career...

For the first time in years, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles didn't advance past the first round of the District 8-AAA tournament. The Eagles dropped a 2-1 decision to visiting Columbia Tuesday night. "This has just been a different season to say the least," Eagle coach Neal Gordon said. ...

The Nashville Symphony celebrated the 20th anniversary of its first Shelbyville visit with a "Symphony at the Celebration" concert in Calsonic Arena, featuring the Shelbyville Central High School Band. The symphony, under the direction of the always-animated resident conductor Albert-George Schram, performed selections whose formal titles sometimes hid their familiar melodies: "American Salute" included the melody to "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"; "San Luis Samba" was a Latin-influenced arrangement of "St. ...

It sounds too good to be true -- a small device which, when purchased and plugged into your computer, gives you unlimited long distance and local telephone service for less than $20 per year. You've probably seen the ads for "MagicJack," which is now carried by major electronics and discount chains and can be ordered from TV ads or online. But is it worth the hype?...

Shelbyville Central's postseason appearance was short lived. The Golden Eagles entered the District 8-AAA tournament as the top seed but after blowing a 3-0 lead Monday night, their season came to an end with a 10-9 loss to Lincoln County on Tuesday afternoon...

Today's heavy rain will likely keep city officials from going beneath Shelbyville to learn how much damage there is in the area of an underground collapse this past weekend that could impact a massive flume. City officials are already calling on state and national representatives about acquiring federal stimulus money to pay for the needed repairs...