Stories from Tuesday, March 1, 2011

A 1-year-old child was turned over to the Department of Children's Services after her parents -- both drunk and one passed out -- were arrested Friday outside Walmart, police said. Gary Andrew Hackler and Sarah Catherine Hackler, both 30, of Rockwood were charged with possession of a schedule II drug after officers responded to a report of a shoplifter...

illy Joe Earls, 74, of Manchester died Saturday at Medical Center of Manchester. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Central Funeral Home in Manchester with Mike Morris officiating. Burial will follow at the Blanton's Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday.

CLARKSVILLE -- For two quarters the Cascade Champions stood toe-to-toe with No. 1-ranked Clarksville Academy. In the end, the defending Class A state champion Cougars simply had too much firepower and pulled away down the stretch en route to a 74-55 victory in the Region 5-A quarterfinals on Saturday night...

Shelbyville Central's season came to an abrupt halt after a 46-42 loss to Riverdale at home on Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the Region 5-AAA tournament. Take away a 2 ½ minute span in the third quarter where the Warriors outscored the Eagles 11-2 and the outcome might have been different...

Attorneys for the county are asking that a wrongful death and medical malpractice suit be "dismissed with prejudice" in an amended answer filed in federal court on Monday. Doris Rollins, sister of 54-year-old Larry Dale Byford, is suing Sheriff Randall Boyce, Capt. Tim Lokey of the county workhouse, Donna Delrio, who works as a nurse at the jail, the county and "John and Jane Doe, employees of Bedford County, Tennessee," over her brother's death...

The state criminal court of appeals has upheld the judgements of a Bedford County judge involving the 2007 shooting death of a Shelbyville auto salesman. Ashley Mai Cook, who was convicted of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder in 2008, had appealed her case on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient to support her convictions...

The storm which ravaged portions of southern Middle Tennessee on Monday may have narrowly brushed southern Bedford County. A tornado warning issued at 11:56 a.m. by the National Weather Service office in Huntsville, Ala., for Lincoln County listed the Chestnut Ridge area, which includes Bedford County...

A human skull will be sent to the state medical examiner's office for identification after being discovered in a rural storage building last Friday. However, investigators do not think the discovery is connected to any recent cases, due to the age of the remains...

Jeffes Martin "JM" Lowery, 91, 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 the Rev. Charles Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Troy Russell Brewer, 49, of Shelbyville died Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Eddie Reed officiating. Mr. Brewer will be cremated after the service. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m.