Stories from Friday, May 7, 2010

Pamela Jo Farliss, 60, of Shelbyville died Wednesday. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jack Carney officiating. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A Bedford County man suffered severe leg injuries in a motorcycle-truck crash on Warners Bridge Road west of Shelbyville early Thursday night. Bret Austin McLain, 29, of Whiteside Lane was taken by ambulance to the helipad at the old Bedford County Medical Center and flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center by LifeFlight helicopter...

Attorneys hope to have a resolution to one of Tennessee's largest animal cruelty cases in two weeks. Meanwhile, the man accused of starving over 100 cows to death accepted a plea deal to charges he faced in Circuit Court. John Darron Thomas will serve 362 days at the Bedford County jail for two counts of DUI, failure to appear, and two counts of theft under $500...

Tim Key, director of missions for New Duck River Baptist Association, told the audience at the National Day of Prayer luncheon Thursday that Americans have a responsibility to share their blessings, whether than means earthquake-stricken Haiti, to which Key has a special connection, or simply helping flood-ravaged Nashville residents...

State Sen. Jim Tracy and State Rep. Pat Marsh on Thursday announced that Tennessee Department of Transportation has agreed to fund the first phase of improvements to Railroad Avenue in front of the Newell Rubbermaid packaging and distribution center, which officials say will improve safety at the site and is a first step towards any future expansion of the facility...

MANCHESTER -- Harris Middle played better defense but the Eaglettes left their bats at home in a 3-1 loss to top seed Coffee County in Central Tennessee Conference action on Thursday night. Tiana Sanders got the Eaglettes' lone hit and scored their run in the second inning...

CHAPEL HILL -- It was neighbor versus neighbor, friend and foe pitted against one another with a trip to the Mid-South Conference tournament championship game and Bedford County bragging rights on the line when Cascade Middle and Community Middle strapped it up on Thursday...

Bedford County rescuers are helping with flood relief efforts in Cheatham County west of Nashville. "Assistant EMA Director Jessica Doak has been helping run the county Emergency Operations Center there since Monday," Bedford County Emergency Management Agency Director Scott Johnson said in an e-mail Thursday. "She has also participated in water evacuation operations."...

CHAPEL HILL -- Community Middle accomplished the improbable on Thursday night with a thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 win over host Forrest Middle to force a one-game showdown for the championship of the Mid-South Conference tonight. The game marked their fourth consecutive win in the losers' bracket, fifth in six tries in the tournament and second of the night for the Purple and Gold (23-1)...

If there is a silver lining in crisis times it is that traumatic events tend to make everyone work together for the common good. This has been the case with the recent flooding in Nashville and other areas across the state. By the thousands, people are asking, "How can we help?"...

It's always nice to close out the regular season with a win and Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles did that with a 2-0 victory over visiting Smyrna on Thursday. The Eagles (9-7-1) will host the winner of Franklin County/Lawrence County in the District 8-AAA semifinals on Tuesday night...

Austin Wilson's hat trick led Webb in a 6-1 victory over neighbor Cascade on Thursday at Lagler Field in Bell Buckle. Wilson took an assist from Josh Ferrell and Zach Wagner to put the Feet (13-4-1) up 1-0 in the 25th minute. Wilson then doubled the advantage in the 32nd minute with Wagner and Danny Hwang assisting. Josh Ferrell beat a pair of Champion defenders to up the advantage to 3-0 just seconds prior to intermission...

Cascade looked like a well-oiled machine as a two-run fifth invoked the run rule in a 10-0 win over visiting F.C. Boyd Christian on Thursday in the opening round of the District 9-A tournament. It was the second straight shutout victory for the second-seeded Lady Champions (16-11) with the combination of the pitching of senior Leigha Carter and an errorless defense suffocating the McMinnville girls...

Shelbyville Central sophomore Alyssa Moore, the Eaglette defense and some timely hitting led the way in an 8-1 victory over visiting Franklin County in the opening round of the District 8-AAA tournament on Thursday. "This was a very good game for us and should give us some momentum as we advance in the tournament," Central coach Robin Ayers said. "We had good pitching and some clutch hitting with runners in scoring position."...

With its season on the line, the Shelbyville Central girls tennis team stepped up under pressure and defeated Lincoln County 5-2 in the District 8-AAA championship on a sunny Thursday at H.V. Griffin Park. The Eaglettes fell behind in the early stages until Heather Canonico tied the score with an 8-2 singles victory...

James Harold Lee, 67, of Shelbyville died Thursday at his home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with chaplain Bill Galloway officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

Meatloaf sang the popular hit "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" but the Community Viqueens would beg to differ as they won just one out of three with Middle Tennessee Christian on the diamond this season. But Thursday's game, a 5-4 victory in Murfreesboro in the opening round of the District 9-A tournament, counts the most...