Stories from Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Joseph Tyler Peacock, age 1 day, died Sunday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Dr. Kevin Minchey officiating. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.

Marie McGlasson, 84, of Shelbyville died Monday at The Alive Hospice Residence Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. David Adams officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m.

The recession is over -- and it isn't. Unemployment is down -- and it's up. Prices are dropping, skyrocketing, or remaining stable. It seems every newspaper, every news program and everybody is an expert on the economy, yet every one of them has a different interpretation on what's going on in the marketplace...

It took less than an hour for the Bedford County grand jury to indict seven on a variety of charges Monday, including a Franklin County man for a break-in two years ago. Adam Keith Stewart, 26, of Huntland was indicted on charges of aggravated burglary and aggravated assault. He is free under $10,000 bond and is represented by Shelbyville attorney John Norton...

Cascade and Webb engaged in an evenly-played middle school soccer match between rain storms in Wartrace on Monday. Lady Champion eighth grader Courtnie Carter provided the game's lone goal by rocketing a ball off her left foot to the top shelf of the netting in the 40th minute...

The man who held three children at gunpoint during a January home invasion in Shelbyville pleaded guilty Monday, just days after his partner-in-crime was found guilty by a Bedford County jury. Wilson Palacio will learn on Oct. 26 what his sentence will be after he admitted he was guilty of three counts of aggravated robbery and a single count of aggravated burglary...

A rough weekend for drivers resulted in one injury from apparent road rage and several arrests by Shelbyville police. The man and his wife said they were attacked after driving around two cars which were parked in the roadway and almost colliding with an oncoming white Lincoln Continental...

Harris Middle's football game Tuesday night and all other homecoming activities were postponed due to illness forcing Franklin County North to shut down the school. No make-up date has been scheduled.

Community's volleyball team celebrated their first regular season victory on the hardwood of their new high school by sweeping Culleoka in three games Monday. The Viqueens (2-5) won by scores of 25-7, 25-16, 25-11. "It's huge to win at home," Community coach Allison Layne said. "It's non-district, but it's still big for us. I think that just sets the momentum for the rest of the season."...

TULLAHOMA -- Shelbyville Central senior Chase Bledsoe's hope of advancing to the TSSAA state golf tournament remains alive after he posted a 77 in the Region 5-AAA tournament on Monday afternoon at Lakewood Country Club. Bledsoe tied for the fourth and final individual spot with Tullahoma's Steven Coffelt...