Stories from Friday, August 6, 2010

Flora Boutin, 96, of Shelbyville died Friday at Christian Care Center of Bedford County. Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Trevin Wax officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Bedford County voters joined their counterparts statewide in choosing Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam as the Republican nominee for governor and giving complimentary votes to Mike McWherter, son of former Gov. Ned McWherter, as the unopposed candidate for the Democratic nomination. Haslam and McWherter will face each other, and a handful of independent candidates, in November....

Francisco S. Gomez III, 9, died Thursday. Funeral services will be held at noon Monday at Galilee Primitive Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon at the church. Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Led by a tight-knit senior class, Community volleyball reached never-before-seen heights in 2009. That group helped the Viqueens christen Roger K. Brothers Gymnasium by earning the school's first District 9-A title this century, was a point away from the Region 5-A crown and advanced to a Class A sectional before being eliminated at Summertown...

Summer's play turned tragic when a 9-year Shelbyville boy drowned in Duck River early Thursday afternoon. Family members told police Francisco Gomez, 9, couldn't swim.....

The annual Wartrace Horse Show is shaping up, according to show manager Roy Ferguson. 'I'm very optimistic," he said. "The classes are all sponsored, the show grounds look great and we're getting good feedback from the trainers," he said. It's going to be a bigger show this year, with 28 classes compared to last year's 24, and two more Riders Cup classes added to last year's four...

Matthew Patterson received the maximum sentence allowed by law on Thursday for the "horseplay" death of Anthony "Rooster" Marlin last year. Patterson was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell to 11 months, 29 days, which was the most he could receive for the misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment...

Local officials have reported no tragic consequences so far from this week's oppressive heat. Tennesssee Technology Center at Shelbyville now has a weather station which can be accessed through the Web site Weather Underground ( http://snipurl.com/1094xl ). The station reported Thursday's high temperature at 101 degrees, following a high of 105 on Wednesday...

When it comes to heat stroke or heat exhaustion, the best defense is prevention. Here are some prevention tips: n Drink more fluids (nonalcoholic), regardless of your activity level. Don't wait until you're thirsty to drink. Warning: If your doctor generally limits the amount of fluid you drink or has you on water pills, ask him how much you should drink while the weather is hot...