Stories from Friday, April 30, 2010

A man accused of breaking into a Shelbyville home was arrested as he walked away Wednesday night, police said. Anthony Deshane Allison, 33, Cedar River Road, was spotted as officers drove to an Elizabeth Street home on a call of a burglary in progress, the report said...

A total of 3,157 Bedford County citizens participated in early voting for Tuesday's primary elections during the early voting period which ended on Thursday. "Four years ago, we had around 2,400 altogether, so that's a pretty considerable increase," said deputy administrator of elections Andrew Robertson this morning...

Drug charges have been filed against a couple who each face multiple counts of child endangerment for allegedly making methamphetamine while children were present in their home. Sandra Jean Mortimer and David Gordon Mortimer, both 33, of Central Avenue have now been charged with manufacture of methamphetamine by the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force...

State Sen. Eric Stewart of Belvidere told Bedford County Democratic Party on Thursday that the party stands for "a hand up, not a hand out," but said Democrats make a priority of caring for "the least of these," as commanded in Matthew 25. "Folks, that's why I'm a Democrat," said Stewart, the keynote speaker at the annual party banquet, which was held at the American Legion hall on Kingree Road...

Jennifer Owen gave her sister, Kerrie Upchurch, a kidney. With that, she not only gave her the gift of life, you could even say she gave her the gift of two lives. "I'm 32 weeks pregnant," said Kerrie through her tears. She and Jennifer, now Jennifer Meeks after a recent wedding, were only a few of the inspiring organ transplant stories found at the Chamber of Commerce Thursday morning. ...

Harris Middle used a four-run fourth inning to help claim a 6-4 win over host Tullahoma on Thursday in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup. Tiana Sanders ripped a triple and a single to lead the Eaglettes, while Jami Johnson and Chelby Gannon each contributed a double...

While most coaches agree that there is no such thing as an ugly win, Cascade's softball team hardly looked impressive in rallying late to defeat visiting Eagleville 4-2 on Thursday. The Lady Champions (13-10, 9-2 District 9-A) fell behind 2-0 in the first inning to the last place team in the league before scratching across two runs in both the second and fifth innings...

CHAPEL HILL -- A disasterous fifth inning against Forrest Middle hampered Liberty Middle's attempt to advance in the Mid-South Conference tournament. The tournament host and defending tourney champion Rockets broke the game open in frame No. 5 with nine runs thanks to seven hits, five walks and three errors. Forrest went on to win the winners' bracket semifinal 12-3...

The Community Vikings got back on the winning track with an 8-1 win over visiting Hampshire on Thursday afternoon. Senior Lance Paschal twirled a complete game gem on the mound and Kelby Demonbreum celebrated Senior Day by blasting a two-run homer to help the Vikings (11-14) win just their third game in their last nine outings...

CHAPEL HILL -- The result was in doubt until the very last pitch with the potential tying run standing 90 feet from home, but pitcher Chase Carter got the groundout he needed to complete a 2-1 win for Cascade Middle in a thrilling battle against rival and previously undefeated Community Middle in a Mid-South Conference tournament winners' bracket semifinal...

After four innings, Cascade found itself in a dogfight Thursday with an F.C. Boyd Christian team they beat by 15 runs just two days previous. Trailing 3-1 in the top of the fifth, the Champions put together a three-run rally that propelled them to an 8-4 win...

Michael Martin and Trent Turner both booted a pair of goals to lead Cascade to a sound 6-1 win over visiting Middle Tennessee Christian on Senior Day. After the Cougars took the initial lead within two minutes of the opening whistle, senior Chris Miller provided a goal to answer back for the Champions (7-5-1, 3-1 District 11-A/AA). Martin, a senior, put the home team ahead for good by scoring on a penalty kick and the score stood at 2-1 at the break...

Shelbyville Central ventured to Brentwood to face the third-ranked Bruins and despite a 1-0 loss Eagle coach Neal Gordon was extremely pleased with his team's effort. "We know this was going to be a challenge for our team. You can use Brentwood for a measuring stick and we measured up pretty good," Central coach Neal Gordon said. "That's why we always schedule quality teams like this and I'm very pleased with the way we played and battled in this game."...

Shelbyville Central completed a two-game sweep over Lincoln County with a 10-9 come-from-behind win at Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA matchup on Thursday. It was the second late-game rally in two days. Trailing 8-1 after three innings, Shelbyville (8-17, 3-7 8-AAA) outscored the Falcons 9-1 over the final four, including two in the top of the seventh with the game-winning RBI coming off the bat of Hunter Brothers...

Senior Shelby Lamb had a huge evening at the plate but Shelbyville Central's Senior Night was dampened after a 5-4 loss to La Vergne in a non-district clash on Thursday. Lamb belted a two-run homer to opposite field in the bottom of the seventh inning and added a double and single to pace the Eaglettes (11-21) at the plate. Morgan Ward contributed a double and a single. Senior Janie Graves added an RBI triple in the first inning...

James R. Snell, 74, of Brighton, a native of Bedford County, died Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Randy Tinker officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Jefferson Mortuary in Millington and 5-9 p.m. Monday at Gowen-Smith Chapel.