Stories from Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Thelma J. Peppers, 75 of Sparta died Dec. 3 at White County Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Shorter Chapel AME Church with Elvy Davis officiating and the Rev. Deborah D. Peppers as eulogist. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon at the church. J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home of Tullahoma is in charge of arrangements.

When Bell Buckle's Krista Wade began training German shepherds for Schutzhund trials, she never realized how far she could go with it. Literally. In October, Wade and her dog Berlin were named alternates to the team that would represent the United States in the International Schutzhund trials in Sevilla, Spain...

Sweet Pea Academy Preschool's float won the Grand Marshal's award in Saturday's Shelbyville Christmas Parade. First place went to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church with Pam Smith Painting and Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department taking second and third respectively. See more photos in Wednesday's Times-Gazette and a photo gallery and video now on www.t-g.com...

A trial date has been set for next May for a man accused of possessing around 2,000 child pornography files on his computer. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler set a trial date of May 6 for David Wayne Phillips, 44, who was charged with 26 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in a direct indictment in October...

Footprints and a trail of evidence led Shelbyville police to a home burglary suspect early Saturday. Charles Eugene Frambo, 42, King Arthur Trailer Court, is charged with taking items including dumbbells, a TV set, Playstation 3 and Playstation games and two microwave ovens from a neighbor's trailer. The trailer was entered between 2:15 p.m. Friday and 1:30 a.m. Saturday, officer Jerry Draine's report said...

An attempt was made to enter a safe at a Shelbyville medical office overnight Thursday, police said. The lock was intact and all contents remained in the damaged safe when employees of Ear, Nose and Throat Associates, Colloredo Boulevard, arrived Friday morning, officer Mitchell Warren's report said...

A Tullahoma man was indicted by the Bedford County grand jury Monday on charges stemming from a high speed chase in July. Benjamin Harris Sheffield, Jr., 48, Riley Creek Road, Tullahoma, was indicted on charges of evading arrest, reckless endangerment, possession of schedule II substance for resale and possession of schedule II substance for delivery...

MURFREESBORO -- Shelbyville Central ventured to Riverdale looking to give the Warriors their first loss of the season but the Golden Eagles returned home with a 56-37 loss Monday night. The Eagles (4-2) fell early and found it was too much to overcome despite a better effort in the second half...

MURFREESBORO -- Any time you take an inexperienced team to the home court of the defending state champion with just about its entire team returning, it's going to be a difficult challenge. Such was the case for Shelbyville Central as the Eaglettes fell 74-22 to Riverdale on Monday in a non-district clash...

CHAPEL HILL -- It was a struggle but it was a win for the Liberty Patriots as they topped Eagleville 24-19 in the opening round of the World Tournament on Monday night. Both teams experienced difficulty putting the ball in the hole in the first quarter as defenses took center stage. The lead exchanged hands twice but ended in a 7-7 draw at the buzzer. Brandon Kelley hit two 3-pointers for the Eagles in the frame...

Webb's boys squandered an eight-point third-quarter advantage in a 60-55 loss to visiting Lancaster Christian Academy on Monday night. "Our youth and inexperience took over," Webb coach Jeff Mitchell said. "We didn't move real well. We didn't attack their press."...