Stories from Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Shelli Pigg Hambrick, 35, of Shelbyville died Monday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Howard officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

The Community Vikings are quickly becoming one of those up-and-coming ballclubs that's heavy with young talent that no one ever wants to play in the postseason simply because there's no way of knowing what might to expect. Community answered a three-run first at-bat by Forrest with seven runs of its own in the opening inning and didn't let up from there, outlasting the Rockets 15-11 in Unionville on Monday afternoon...

What first appeared to be a ho-hum non-district game between Cascade and Columbia Academy turned out to be an eventful Monday afternoon for the Champions. After honoring seniors Christian Edmondson and Devon Klages before the first pitch, the Champs rallied from a two-run deficit with Edmondson knocking in the game-winning run in the sixth of a 4-3 final...

Harris Middle's soccer team capped off a very successful season after claiming the Central Tennessee Conference tournament championship in Winchester this past weekend. The Eagles (7-1-1) defeated Franklin County South 3-2 to claim the title. Ismael Hernandez scored a pair of goals while Ross Boyce added the other for the winners...

Nursing students from Shelbyville will be heading to storm-ravaged Alabama on Friday and are asking for donations. The 31 students from Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville, led by instructor Vicky Aman, will provide first aid, help storm cleanup efforts and deliver emergency supplies to victims of last week's tornados...

Photos which have fallen from the sky over southern and eastern portions of Bedford County are being identified as from the devastated areas of Hackleburg and Phil Campbell, Ala. And the path in which the photos fell indicates the storm cell which hit those towns may have travelled through Bedford County...

A Shelbyville man accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint last year is scheduled to change his plea in federal court next week. Documents filed in federal court Monday indicate that Justin Pickle, 24, of Central Avenue, intends to change his plea to guilty on May 11...

Various local citizens reacted with relief but caution to the death on Sunday of Osama bin Laden, head of al-Qaida and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Bin Laden was killed during a U.S. raid on the home where he was living in Pakistan. Shelbyville's new fire chief, Ricky McConnell, has served two tours in Iraq - one in 2005-2006 and another stint in 2009-2010...

"Praise God. He (bin Laden) is our enemy .... Any time you deal with a bully, the sooner you get rid of him, the better." -- John Keith Jackson "I was just surprised; it took me by surprise .... I think we'll be safer in the long run," although there may be a short-term threat from bin Laden's subordinates...

George Hill said he was "saving gas" as he took Phyllis and Clifton Green for a horse and buggy ride down busy North Main Street late Friday afternoon. The Greens said they were riding in better style than Great Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, who were married the same day.

One bad inning proved to be the difference in Shelbyville Central's 12-8 loss at Cookeville in a non-district matchup on Monday afternoon. Jacob West led the Eagles at the plate with a double and a pair of singles. Cookeville put the game out of reach after scoring seven runs with two outs in the top of the sixth inning...

InSub Chung's hat trick spearheaded a prolific offensive performance for Webb as the Feet trounced Class AAA foe Warren County 7-1 at Lagler Field on Monday. The Pioneers scored the opening goal in the 15th minute before Webb (7-2-3) got two goals from Chung and one more from Zach Wagner on a penalty kick to carry a 3-1 advantage in intermission...

Shelbyville police stopped a speeding motorcyclist early Sunday on North Main Street with the help of another driver who likely has no idea how they helped. Officer Chris Vest said he followed the motorcycle ridden by Bo Justin Lamb, 22, of Comstock Road, at speeds of 80 to 90 mph within the more densely traveled areas of North Main Street, before pursuit with lights and siren began, and over 120 mph in the five-lane area near the city limits...

Sam Gardner's walk-off single helped Cascade Middle keep its season alive by squeaking past Riverside Christian Academy 5-4 in the losers' bracket of the Mid-South Conference tournament in Huntland on Monday. Thomas Lindeman singled, stole second base and came home on Gardner's clutch hit for the Champions (10-5)...