Stories from Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Community softball fell 8-2 to host Huntland in a District 9-A game on Tuesday. "We have picked up our defense a little bit, and I am happy about that," Community coach Libby Frost said, "but as a whole, we are just not hitting the ball. We are putting it in play some but not hitting the gaps well."...

Community soccer worked its way to a 2-2 tie against District 11-A/AA host Forrest on Tuesday night. "The last 3-4 minutes were nerve-wracking with Forrest having 3-4 corner kicks," Community coach Mark Neill said. "Our defense was strong." The Rockets took the initial lead before the Vikings (2-4-1, 1-2-1 11-A/AA) got on the board in the final few seconds of the first half when Jose Pompa dribbled in a goal with Tony Saramiento assisting...

An email, a tryout and a phone call were all that it took for Roane State to like everything it saw in Brittany Haynes. The senior southpaw for Community signed scholarship papers recently to extend her softball career at the community college in Harriman...

I wrote a few weeks ago about the occasional problems with online mapping services and GPS appliances putting things in the wrong place. Well, Google -- for one -- is now doing something about this, by crowdsourcing its maps. The Google Map Maker feature, which had already been active in some other parts of the world, has now been turned on for the U.S. I learned about it from the excellent site lifehacker.com...

A chain saw sharpener, 10 gas engines, a non-working air compressor, an aluminum radiator, several electric motors, a well pump and tank, scrap metal, four ceiling fans, a tool box and contents and five fans were stolen from outbuildings at a Highway 64 West home between April 15 and Friday, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday...

Bedford County Financial Management Committee voted Tuesday night to recommend closing Bedford County Juvenile Detention Center, effective June 30. The decision was made after the committee received figures indicating that it would be much less expensive to send the county's juvenile offenders to out-of-town detention facilities...

Dr. David Roper of Middle Tennessee State University, the second of four short-list candidates being interviewed this week for Bedford County School Superintendent, said his experience as an educator and former superintendent helps him see how academic principles and research apply to the real world of classroom teaching...

A 34-count superseding indictment was returned by a federal grand jury Tuesday against three people already accused of soring horses, with a fourth person also now charged. Paul Blackburn, 35, of Shelbyville was indicted Tuesday along with Barney Davis, 38, of Lewisburg, Christen Altman, 25, of Shelbyville, and Jeffery Bradford, 33, of Lewisburg...

Vickie Haskins got off to a good start Tuesday training for her new job as recorder for the city of Shelbyville. Retiring recorder Betty Lamb was showing Haskins the ropes and will continue to do so until she leaves office on July 18, at which time Haskins will take over the job...

Raymond Julius Fishback, 81, died Tuesday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bird Street Church of Christ with Anthony Booker officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon-1 p.m. at the church. Hellum Funeral Home of Murfreesboro is in charge of arrangements.

Christine Hastings Lawder, 95, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Christian Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Russ Countess officiating. Burial will follow at Rosehill Cemetery in Fayetteville. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Nannie Beulah Howell, 96, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Ron Chilton and Tony Harris officiating. Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Goodlettsville. Visitation will begin at noon Friday.

Gertrude Sudberry Hasty, 90, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at The Heart Remembers. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Merle Mead, the Rev. Ron Martin and the Rev. Gerald Wiser officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Sunday.