Stories from Friday, October 1, 2010

An undetermined amount of money was taken from a soft drink machine at Bedford Manor Apartments, Barksdale Lane, Shelbyville police said. The theft, in the office area, was discovered Thursday morning. n A GPS system, cell phone, calculator and eye glasses were stolen from an unlocked vehicle at a Russell Street home overnight Sunday, police said...

The Westwood Rockets rolled into Unionville and left with a 35-14 win over the Community Middle Vikings to spoil an excellent offensive effort from tailback Austin Bryant, who rushed for 126 yards, and quarterback Corey Mooneyham, who threw for 75 yards and a touchdown...

A 21-point second quarter provided Cascade Middle with plenty of momentum to break open a tight ballgame against host Liberty Middle and the Champions rolled to a 41-6 win on Thursday night in front of an overflowing crowd. It was the final hurdle for Cascade, which completed its journey through an undefeated regular season by improving to 7-0...

A preliminary hearing has been set for a man accused of robbing a Shelbyville convenience store at gunpoint. Justin Pickle, 24, of Central Avenue will appear before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich on Oct. 29 for a hearing to see if there is cause to bind him over to the November session of the Bedford County grand jury...

Bedford County Financial Management Committee approved budget amendments Tuesday night and heard a complaint from a local firm about how the county obtains its copiers. The budget amendments approved Tuesday night were largely to account for various grants received by the school system and by the county general fund...

Shelbyville will be getting a new one-acre park after the city's recreation department received a $10,000 matching state grant for playground equipment at Purdy Court. And an invitation is going out to community groups to help get the project completed and looking good...

The Community Viqueens utilized goals by six different players to throttle host Cornersville by a 7-0 margin on Thursday night. Kayla Therrien started the barrage with a goal in the third minute before Kali Sitz took over the scoring with consecutive goals at the 18 minute mark and again with 27 minutes gone in the first half...

A Wartrace man charged with multiple child pornography counts is due in court at the end of next month after making his first appearance Wednesday. James Norman Pollock Jr., 41, of Wartrace-Bell Buckle Road, faces 15 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of solicitation of a minor by electronic means and production and distribution of obscene material...

Laura Jett cranked in a goal in both halves to help Cascade down District 11-A/AA rival Forrest 4-2 in Chapel Hill on Thursday night. "The team looked good," Cascade coach Monica Lewis said. "Forrest played very well, in the second half especially. It was a fun game. It was a good game. We moved the ball down the field really well."...

Community dropped a tightly-contested match with host Zion Christian 3-2 on Thursday. Zion took the five-game match 20-25, 27-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13. "The girls played really tough tonight and fought hard, but we just didn't make the plays when it counted," Community coach Allison Martin said...

Shelbyville Central's Eaglettes put together one of the best comebacks in the program's history Thursday night. Trailing 3-0 in the second half, the Eaglettes scored four unanswered goals to claim a 4-3 win on the road over Lincoln County in a huge District 8-AAA match...

Three Shelbyville Central golfers competed in the Region 4-AAA golf tournament in Smyrna on Thursday. Sterling Smith carded an 86, Jarrett Dickens an 89 and Amy Beth McGowan a 114. None of the three qualified for the TSSAA state tournament. Tullahoma won the boys team event with Siegel claiming the girls championship...

There is no place like home and the Community Vikings are glad to be back on their own turf after three weeks on the road as they seek to put their first win of the season on the board tonight against Huntland in a District 9-A clash. "Our kids always seem to get fired up and play hard against Huntland," Viking coach Johnnie Frost said. "We have had a good week of practice and have worked hard at keeping our responsibilities and doing our job and not worrying about what someone else is doing."...

LAWRENCEBURG -- When Shelbyville Central looks back at this game it might realize it let one slip away. The Golden Eagles saw a halftime lead vanish in the third quarter in a 21-14 loss to host Lawrence County in a District 8-AAA matchup on Thursday night...

That wide, flat area by the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer at 203 East Lane St. where people usually leave their cars will undergo a transformation this Sunday. Instead of a parking lot, it will be a ... "Barking lot," said Father Peter Whalen, laughing...

Linda L. Gentry, 91, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Christian Care Center after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace with Everett Carroll officiating. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

David Matthew Stewart, 22, of Estill Springs died Thursday at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Grant Funeral Services in Estill Springs. Burial will follow in Mt. Garner Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday.

Miriam Bendell "Honey" Reynolds, 103, of Shelbyville, formerly of Brockton, Mass., died Sept. 30. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17 at Faith Baptist Church with Charles Redmond officiating. A memorial service was held Oct. 4 at Christ Congregational Church, Brockton. Interment was private. Doak-Howell Funeral Home handled local arrangements.