Stories from Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Walter Cannon, 69, of Shelbyville died Saturday at his home after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Jerry Mark Skelton, 58, of Wartrace died Monday at Heritage Medical Center. Private graveside services will be held Thursday at Hollywood Cemetery, Wartrace, with the Rev. Fay Tucker officiating. There will be no visitation. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

MANCHESTER -- Second-seeded Harris Middle's bid for the Central Tennessee Conference tournament title fell short with a 2-0 loss to Coffee County on Monday. The Eagles (13-6) defeated Warren County earlier in the evening after losing to Tullahoma on Friday night in the opening round...

Webb Middle fell 3-1 to Fayetteville City in the Central Tennessee Small Schools Conference tournament final on Saturday. Dapo Omitowoju accounted for the lone goal for the Feet after he was tackled in the box following a through ball received from Houston Jones...

Little things can be the difference between a win or loss in baseball. The Community Vikings have learned that lesson all too well over the course of a season that could have had a much different look to it had a bounce here or there or a close call or two gone their way...

Wartrace Mayor Don Gallagher told the town's water board Monday night that he had received a letter from the mayor of Bell Buckle about the water supply. "Mayor (Dennis) Webb sent me a letter expressing their concerns about our ability to supply them with all the water they need," he said...

A Bedford County jury has awarded over $5 million in damages to surviving family members in a wrongful death suit against a Shelbyville assisted living facility. Following a civil trial that lasted two weeks, a jury found that two nurses, Americare Systems Inc, and Shelbyville Residential LLC, which does business as Celebration Way, were at fault in the May 29, 2004 death of Mable Frances Farrar...

"We were real, real lucky." One year after Shelbyville was hit with heavy rains that caused a half million dollars in damage to its drainage system, the public works director said that the city dodged a bullet this time. Shelbyville Public Works director Mark Clanton said that the city got around six inches of rain over the weekend, while parts of the county received as much as 10 inches. ...

Polls for today's party primary elections remain open until 7 p.m. at normal precinct locations throughout the county. There are competitive races in the Democratic primary for county mayor, sheriff, circuit court clerk and trustee. Incumbent County Clerk Kathy Prater and Register of Deeds Johnny Reed are all but guaranteed re-election, being the only candidates who filed to run for their positions...

TULLAHOMA -- Shelbyville Central and Beech were locked into a one-run game heading into the fifth inning Monday night. District 9-AAA's Buccaneers separated themselves from the Golden Eagles by plating three runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth to win 8-0...

Cascade quickly bounced back from a two-run deficit with four runs in its next at-bat and tacked on from there in a 7-3 win over District 9-A host Huntland on Monday. The Champions (20-10, 13-1 District 9-A), who broke into last week's Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association poll ranked No. 10 in Class A, have won 10 straight in the district and 12 of their last 13 overall...

Despite a tornado warning and torrential downpours, 100 runners finished the 32nd annual Strolling Jim 40 Mile Marathon on Saturday. Pre-race favorite Valmir Nunes, an internationally-known runner from Santos, Brazil, finished the 41.2-mile course in first place with a time of 4 hours, 44 minutes, 3 seconds...

A Community High School graduate drowned in the Nashville flood last weekend while walking home from his job near Hickory Hollow Mall. Joshua Heath Landtroop, 21, passed away Saturday in Antioch. A native of Torrejon, Spain, he was the son of Brian Heath Landtroop of Spring Hill and Lynn Webster of Taft, Tenn...

Shelbyville Police Department's drug dog was injured Saturday when attacked by another dog while off duty, officers said. Remy was being walked on a sidewalk beside Shelbyville Mills Road by Bruce Nelson, husband of his handler, officer Tracey Nelson, when a pit bull ran from a yard and attacked, Lt. Richard Blanton's report said...

Dorothy Troxler Stubblefield, 84, of Shelbyville died Monday in Franklin. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Lloyd Doyle officiating. Burial will follow at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Viola. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

Mike E. Redd, 70, of Tullahoma died Tuesday at Harton Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Eddie Canady officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday.