Stories from Thursday, May 6, 2010

Henry Clay Barry of Lebanon has announced his candidacy for the Sixth District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the Aug. 5 Democratic primary. Barry has had his own legal practice in Lebanon for 31 years and has tried lawsuits in every county in the district except Bedford and Morgan counties. He describes himself as a "small-town country lawyer."...

A local wrecker operator has filed a motion to dismiss his federal lawsuit against Shelbyville, its police department and Bedford County. Robert L. Bushnell, owner of Quality Collision, informed U.S. District Court Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr. on Tuesday of his intention "to voluntarily dismiss, without prejudice," his claims...

The city, the police department and others have been dropped as third party defendants in a countersuit filed over an incident at the Duck River Speedway nearly two years ago. Last year, Marvin Parker and Parker Brothers LLC were sued by Christopher and James Smotherman Sr. Christopher was struck by a race car driven by Parker in June 2008...

Shelbyville's city council will appoint a city manager next Thursday. The item will be on the agenda as a motion, which will also set a salary for the new manager. City recorder Betty Lamb told council members during Tuesday's study session that two resolutions would also be before them next Thursday related to the selection...

The annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive conducted by the National Association of Letter Carriers will take place Saturday; local collections of non-perishable food items will be distributed to the needy by Good Samaritan Association. Food items can be left in your mail box or in a bag next to your mail box and will be picked up by carriers as they make their normal rounds. Items can also be brought to the lobby of the U.S. Post Office in Shelbyville...

A car which rammed completely through the large metal gates at one end of H.V. Griffin Park early Tuesday was found a couple of hours later at a Belmont Avenue apartment complex, Shelbyville police said. Officers were notified at 12:03 a.m. by a park security guard who said he saw a silver Ford Taurus speeding through the park's main access road and heard a large "bang" moments later. The guard said the vehicle had forced the gates at Horse Mountain Road out and upward on impact...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has recognized Detective Brian Farris of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department for his investigation of a massive mortgage fraud scheme. In a ceremony at the FBI's Chattanooga office, Farris was presented with the Director's Award -- the highest award given to a state or local officer for exemplary assistance in a significant federal investigation...

Ricky Joe Sons, 52, of Altamont, who has several relatives in Bedford and Moore counties, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at the Church of Christ in Altamont with Ron Adams and Joe D. Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Altamont Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. Thursday and noon-3 p.m. Friday at Layne Funeral Home, Altamont.

MANCHESTER -- Harris Middle's Eaglettes took an early lead, saw it slip away then rallied late to claim a 7-6 win over Tullahoma in opening round action of the Central Tennessee Conference Wednesday night at Coffee County High. The Eaglettes (10-4) play top seed Coffee County tonight at 8 in second round action...

Cascade wrapped up its regular season in grand fashion by dominating host Eagleville 11-0 on Wednesday. Kelsey Parker rode atop the lead float in the hit parade for the Lady Champions (15-11, 11-3 District 9-A). The freshman first baseman banged an inside-the-park grand slam in the third inning and smacked a run-scoring double. Freshman Tori Slater accounted for three of her team's 11 hits and scored twice. Freshman Alyssa Hoover had two hits...

It's always good to see hard work pay off. One of the most dedicated players to come out of the Shelbyville Golden Eaglette program will have an opportunity to continue her education as well as her basketball career. Shelbyville Central senior Janie Graves recently signed a letter of intent to play at The University of Alabama in Huntsville...

Margaret Helton Dearing, 92, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Christian Care Center of Shelbyville. Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Mark Pierce and Jay Dearing officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Visitation will be Friday from 4-8 p.m.

Martha Alexander, 89, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Bryan Elliott officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

One inning was the difference for the Community Viqueens in a 6-0 road loss to District 9-A opponent Forrest on Wednesday evening. The home team treated a large, festive crowd to a six-run third inning fueled by five Viqueen errors and Lady Rocket pitcher Shelby Stinnett made the lead stand up by throwing a no-hitter...