Stories from Thursday, April 14, 2011

Fannie Ikard Brassfield, 94, of Hillsboro died Wednesday at Life Care Center of Tullahoma. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Central Funeral Home in Manchester with Jeff Smith and Billy Robison officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Plains Church of Christ Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Saturday.

Margaret Stem Leathers, 85, of Murfreesboro died Thursday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro with the Rev. W.D. Thomason officiating. Burial will follow at Cothran Cemetery in Rover. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

James Frank Lee, 90, of Normandy died Thursday at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron DeWitt officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from noon-2 p.m. Saturday.

It was quite a turnaround for the Community Vikings on Wednesday after a 12-2 loss to District 9-A foe Huntland less than 24 hours earlier. This time the Vikings pounded out 15 hits against the Hornets to back another solid outing from sophomore left-hander Tom "Bird" Nelson and win 9-8...

Japan's March 11 earthquake has forced adjustments at Nissan parts supplier CalsonicKansei North America, which has plants in Shelbyville and Lewisburg. Workers will soon be supplying parts for five more vehicles....

Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved resolutions Tuesday night for the county to enter the Interlocal Solid Waste Authority. If ISWA, as expected, approves Bedford County for membership, and the state approves the change, Bedford County Solid Waste Authority will cease to exist and ISWA will have authority over the county's waste disposal and recycling programs...

Selections from some of the most beloved musicals in theatre history will highlight the Nashville Symphony's annual concert in Shelbyville, planned for May 3 at Calsonic Arena. The annual "Symphony At The Celebration" concert will also feature the Cascade High School Band and the Motlow College Jazz Band...

The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld a nine-year sentence given to a young Shelbyville woman for drug charges last year. Kasey N. Maddox had appealed her sentence given by Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler following a guilty plea of selling of .5 grams or more of cocaine, a Class B felony...

The deadline for filing federal income tax returns is Monday, April 18, this year, not the familiar date of April 15. Now, Tennessee has extended its deadline for state franchise and excise taxes this year to match the federal deadline. The reason for the postponement is a local holiday -- Emancipation Day -- celebrated in Washington, D.C. ...

Two suspects have been arrested on charges of passing counterfeit bills in Shelbyville over the past few days, police said Wednesday. Amy Sue Grant, 27, and Russell Chenney Winsett, 28, both of Couch Lane, were charged with forgery. Bail was set for $76,000 for Grant and $65,000 for Winsett...

Shelbyville Central was unable to split a two-game series as visiting Franklin County got the sweep after handling the Eagles 7-3 in a District 8-AAA contest on Wednesday night. The Rebels scored five unanswered runs over the first three innings, then added two more in the sixth to secure the win...

With the bases juiced and the shutout on the line, Cascade junior Ryan Rippy got Middle Tennessee Christian hitter Heath Bowman to strike out looking on a 3-2 count after a nine-pitch battle to preserve a 6-0 victory for the host Champions on Wednesday...

Phyllis Susan Curry, 51, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.