Stories from Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Two thefts were reported to Shelbyville police over the weekend. A necklace, set of speakers and a purse and contents including $70 were taken from a South Cannon Boulevard home Oct. 9 or 10, police were told Friday. A push lawn mower was taken from the back yard of a Maple Street home Saturday...

A man already serving 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting two children last year was indicted by the Bedford County grand jury Monday after investigators allegedly found around 2,000 child pornography files on his computer. David Wayne Phillips, 44, was charged with 26 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after a sealed indictment was handed down by the grand jury...

Bedford County Board of Education approved a new contract with local teachers Monday night, but the school system will have to trim $260,943 from other line items in order to be able to afford the raise promised to teachers. The proposed contract negotiated between the school system and Bedford County Education Association is still waiting ratification by the teachers who make up BCEA...

A 1-month old boy is clinging to life in a Nashville hospital with severe head injuries and his father has been charged with inflicting them. Andrew Keith Johnston, 18, of Troupe Lane, Normandy, was arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated child abuse. He is being held under $100,000 bond and is set to appear before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich on Nov. 24...

Former Gov. Ned McWherter, we'd like you to meet ... Gov. Ned McWherter. The former governor of Tennessee, 46th to hold that title, serving from 1987 to 1995, made his presence known on the courthouse lawn of his hometown Dresden Friday morning. The occasion was twofold -- his 80th birthday was being celebrated, as well as the installation of his 7-foot tall bronze doppelganger -- a beautiful statue in his image created by Bell Buckle's own Russell Faxon...

Elizabeth Ann "Mama Liz" Keele, 49, of Shelbyville, died Monday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Richardson as eulogist. Burial will follow at Fairfield Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Anita Childress, 45, of Tullahoma died Saturday at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Decherd. Burial will follow at Asia Cemetery. J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home, Tullahoma, is in charge of arrangements.

A simple game plan of feeding the ball into the post worked like a charm for Liberty Middle as it never trailed in a 38-29 victory over host Cascade Middle in the season opener for both teams. "It's a great confidence builder for this group of kids," said Liberty coach Andy Lawson, who started five eighth graders. ...

After being a single point shy of a Region 5-A championship a season ago, Community volleyball looks to pick up where the 2009 team left off as they travel to Nashville Christian School this afternoon for this year's tournament. In a rematch of last season's 5-A final, the Viqueens (7-9), who enter as the District 9-A regular season and tourney winners, face District 10-A runner-up White House-Heritage tonight at 6...

Mai Howell Reid, 82, of Niceville, Fla. died Friday. Memorial services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, with the Rev. L. C. Troutt officiating. Burial will follow at Unionville Cemetery.

Charles Edward Grissom, 73, of Shelbyville died suddenly Monday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jon Bell and the Rev. Lloyd Doyle officiating. He will lie-in-state at the church beginning at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes claimed a win over visiting Lawrence County on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the District 8-AAA soccer tournament before falling 3-1 at Columbia in the semifinals on Monday. The Eaglettes (7-10-1) rolled to a 4-0 win over Lawrence County on Senior Day...

Elizabeth Fletcher Koonce, 99, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Christian Care Center of Bedford County. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jeff Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Leming Cemetery in Normandy. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Myra Jewel Burris Kinser, 88, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Dakin Kinser and Pete Kinser officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.