Stories from Thursday, June 25, 2009

Shelbyville native Jonathan White's dream continues to flourish as a reality that he has worked so hard for most of his life. The single-minded purpose and the thousands of hours preparing mentally and physically while his friends were at the mall, in the theaters, or playing video games separated him from the typical high school player -- and the hard work's harvest was one of the most dominant seasons that any Shelbyville Central athlete has ever had his senior season...

The 18th Annual NANBPW Founder's Day Luncheon will take place on Saturday, June 27 at 11:30 a.m. at the Blue Ribbon Circle. The luncheon is sponsored by the Shelbyville and Vicinity Club. The idea of the National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women's Clubs was conceived 72 years ago, by Emma Odessa Young, a realtor from New York city. Mrs. Young was a member of the New York Club of Business and Professional Women in 1934...

Trial dates have been set for two men accused of holding a group of children at gunpoint during a January home invasion. Jose Gomez, 38, and 22-year-old Wilson Palacio will be tried separately for their alleged roles in the break-ins. Gomez has a trial date of Sept. 17 set while Palacio will face a jury on Oct. 2...

Rapunzel is stuck in the tower again, and this time, she's got plenty of company on stage -- including a king, a queen, a prince, a princess, a wolf, a witch, an evil queen, a fairy godmother and Paprika, the Lost Spice Girl. This fairy tale flotsam and jetsam are the characters in "A Hairy Tale," the children's play that will be at the Fly Cultural Arts Center this weekend. It is cast with local children -- 23 of them -- from kindergarten through seventh grade...

Shelbyville police arrested a local couple Tuesday that authorities said were stealing thousands of dollars worth of weight loss and make-up items from the shelves of area Wal-Marts and selling them on the Internet. Cooperation between Shelbyville and Tullahoma investigators resulted in the arrest of 31-year-old Troy Neal of Shelbyville and Kerri Neal, 36, of Murfreesboro...

Evelyn Marie Paschal Wheeler, 83, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

William Lance West, 50, of Lewisburg, died Monday at his home. Graveside services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

To the editor: Traveling from Shelbyville to Tullahoma I've been stopped several times for a sobriety check. All I can say is thank you to the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Shelbyville Police Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol officers for a job well done...