Stories from Thursday, April 1, 2010

To the Editor: I am the regional chair for the South Central Region of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN), and I am also the facilitator for the Friends and Families of Suicides (FFOS) discussion and support group that meets on the first Thursday of each month in Columbia...

After suffering a tough five-inning loss Tuesday, Shelbyville Central played much better but still finished on the short end of the stick in a 8-7 loss to visiting Columbia on Wednesday night. The Eagles led 7-4 after four innings but Columbia pushed across a pair of runs in the fifth and sixth innings for the come-from-behind victory and get the two-game sweep...

A Watertown man accused of sending obscene text and photo messages to an 11-year-old girl waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. Michael Paul Rutland, 34, briefly appeared before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich to make the announcement. Rich bound his case over to the Bedford County grand jury, which meets on April 26...

There's a lot of businesses on Shelbyville's public square and those merchants want to make sure that out-of-town visitors know where to find them. That's why they are asking the city to allow directional signs to be placed at key areas around town to point the way...

There's a big bash coming up this year and organizers are asking for the city's help in making it a success. After all, it's Shelbyville's 200th birthday this year. Public square merchant Kati O'Grady addressed the city council Tuesday evening to request help with safety and space on the square for the big celebration, which is set to begin Friday, July 16, ending Monday, July 19th...

A Shelbyville man allegedly threw marijuana from a car after it was being stopped for a traffic violation late Tuesday night, police said. Jose Manuel Garcia, 25, Old Unionville Road, ran a stop sign at the Barksdale Lane-East Lane Street intersection at 11:55 p.m., then threw a bag containing four separate bags of marijuana from the passenger side window as he was stopped on Madison Street, officer Tracey Nelson's report said...

A solid combination of defense, hitting and pitching led Cascade to a 4-1 win over host Huntland on Wednesday. In the second inning, Lady Champion Tori Slater's diving catch in left field prevented two runs from scoring. A leaping grab at shortstop by Alyssa Hoover led to a double play to get the visitors out of trouble in the fifth...

Alex Hatchett slugged three hits to lead Cascade Middle at the plate in a 10-4 victory over visiting Liberty Middle on Wednesday night. In the top of the first inning, a Ben Boyce double and a Jacob Davidson single helped the Patriots (4-5) jump out 2-0...

Cities named Shelbyville in seven states have joined forces in a lobbying effort to convince television's best-known animated family, the Simpsons, to relocate from their fictional hometown of Springfield to its fictional rival, Shelbyville. The cities of Shelbyville, Ill.; Shelbyville, Ind.; Shelbyville, Ky.; Shelbyville, Mich.; Shelbyville, Mo.; Shelbyville, Tenn.; and Shelbyville, Texas have formed a non-profit corporation called Shelbyville Seeks Simpsons (SSS) and have agreed to contribute $98,248 each to hire the public relations firm of Loof Lirpa & Associates to try to convince the show's producers to reboot the series by moving the title family.. ...

For four innings it looked as if the Community Middle Viqueens were going to put together their best game of the season Wednesday with both the offense and defense clicking together with great pitching from Katie Warrick against visiting Forrest Middle...

Dumont A. Davis, 92, of Savannah, Tenn., a recent resident of Shelbyville, died Wednesday. He was the father of Linda Gail Davis Hix of Shelbyville. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery in Clifton. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Odell Elizabeth Hatchett, 95, of Bell Buckle died Wednesday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery, Bell Buckle. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Thursday.

Gladys Walker Fulton, 83, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Christian Care Center of Bedford County. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Raymond Ragsdale officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Thursday.

The Rev. John E. Kelly, 86, of Cleveland, Tenn., father of Miriam Pietkiewicz of Shelbyville, died Tuesday. A Celebration of Life and Homegoing will be held at 11 a.m. EDT Friday at North Cleveland Church of God chapel with Mitch Maloney and Dr. F. J. May officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. EDT Thursday and beginning at 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Grissom Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.