Stories from Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Curtis Morris, 80, of Woodbury died Monday at his home after an extended illness. He was involved in the Tennessee Walking Horse industry as a farrier and owner of a tack and shoe repair business. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Woodbury Church of Christ with Greg Mitchell and James McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

MURFREESBORO -- Cascade Middle's girls worked their full-court press early to help them to a 42-24 win over DeKalb County in the quarterfinals of the James C. Haile State Tournament at Middle Tennessee Christian School on Saturday morning. The Lady Champions also came out strong offensively and singed the mesh with a 10-point run in the first four minutes. Katie Vincent helped cushion the lead with two 3-pointers and a couple of field goals...

Money was stolen from washers, dryers and vending machines at two Shelbyville laundromats Friday, police said. n All the change was taken from Galaga and Ms. Pac Man game machines and change plus most of the snacks from a food vending machine overnight Friday at Coin-O-Matic Laundry, South Cannon Boulevard...

A young Bedford County woman was indicted Monday on charges of reckless homicide for her role in a fatal accident in December 2008. Shelby Lynn Tyson was indicted by the Bedford County grand jury on the charges and was taken into custody after she was arraigned, but was already on bond for other charges. Bond on the new charges was set at $4,000...

The man convicted of robbing a Shelbyville convenience store at knifepoint last year was sentenced on Monday, but not before blasting the county's judicial system. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler sentenced Richard Lowell "Rick" Blanchard II, 46, to 11 years in prison for aggravated robbery in connection with a holdup at the Kangaroo store at the Madison Street-Deery Street intersection early March 8, 2009...

Webb utilized another balanced attack to walk away from an East/Middle Region contest with a victory. Five different Feet scored seven or more points to help them defeat visiting Mt. Juliet Christian Academy 68-39 Saturday night. The teams were knotted at 10-all after a quarter before the hosts started to separate in the second stanza, heading to the locker room at the break up 31-24...

A study conducted last summer by Middle Tennessee State University's Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) of a seven-county region of Southern Middle Tennessee, including Bedford County, shows that out of a work force of 121,782, not only were 18,523 unemployed but a similar number -- 18,055 -- were underemployed...

White County Middle held the Harris Middle girls scoreless in the first quarter and went onto a 39-14 win in Central Tennessee Conference action in Sparta on Monday. The winners opened up an 11-0 advantage over the Eaglettes (8-9, 6-7 CTC) before taking a 23-8 advantage into the half...

A continuance has been granted in a first degree murder case against a Shelbyville man so that more evidence can be given to attorneys in the case. Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes, 21, appeared briefly before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on Monday. Holmes' defense attorney Robert Marlow asked for the postponement so that he would have more time for the discovery process...

Bryce Clinton's 3-pointer just 8 seconds into the second quarter gave his Cascade Middle teammates the spark they needed en route to a 41-25 win over visiting Liberty Middle on Monday night. "We didn't play very well tonight," said Cascade coach Mike Edmondson, whose team won its 10th straight game. "They had something to do with that too. They played pretty well...

Cascade standout M.K. Potts verbally pledged Saturday to continue her basketball career at Motlow State. The 5-foot-6 shooting guard plans to ink her scholarship papers with the Lady Bucks and coach Karen Serra in the spring signing period. Potts enters tonight's home game with Community averaging over 18 points per game, while also accumulating 117 rebounds, 46 assists and 20 blocked shots...

Jake Leverette and Cody Pierce combined for 22 points to lead the Community Vikings to an impressive 50-36 victory over non-district foe Hampshire on Monday night at Roger K. Brothers Gym. The win spoke volumes for the young Purple and Gold squad as it avenged a three-point loss to the Hawks just over a month ago...

The Community Viqueens rode a quick start offensively to lead from tip to finish in a 56-37 win over Hampshire in Unionville on Monday night. Georgia Ralston jumpstarted the Viqueens with seven points, freshman Katie Leverette was close behind with six and Kelli Donovan added four to gain a 24-7 advantage after one period...

Mary Elizabeth McKinney Cummings, 76, of Shelbyville, died Saturday at Smith County Health Care in Carthage. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Bass Funeral Home, Gordonsville, with Charles Allen Gentry officiating. Burial will follow at Gordonsville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will begin at noon.