Stories from Monday, August 17, 2009

Wayne Curtis Haithcote, 80, of Shelbyville died Monday at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas in Nashville. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial, with military rites, will follow at Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday.

Robert A. Calahan, 53, of Shelbyville died Sunday at Heritage Medical Center. A private funeral service will be held at a later date. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

NASHVILLE - If Saturday night's preseason game against Tampa Bay is of any indication, the Titans' 2009 draft class looks to be a good one. Tennessee's first three touchdowns against the Buccaneers were scored by three rookies: a 37-yard touchdown reception by Kenny Britt (first round, 30th overall pick), a 36-yard touchdown run by Javon Ringer (fifth round, 173rd) and a 29-yard interception return by Ryan Mouton (third round, 94th overall)...