Stories from Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Marilyn F. Phillips, 68, of Shelbyville died Monday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fair Haven Baptist Church with Charles Williams officiating. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday and one hour before service time at the church. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

ALEXANDER RAYMOND KULICK, ZOO WAS TO MUCH FOR HIM, SO HE TOOK A NAP.

PAPA (JIM KULICK) WITH GRANDBABY MARLI ANMARIELINES BAUMAN, HAVING FUN AT THE NASHVILLE ZOO.

MOMMY (KAYLA BAUMAN) AND MARLI BAUMAN AT THE NASHVILLE ZOO. HAVING A GREAT TIME!

Billy George Christa, 75, of Unionville died Monday. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Mike Hannah and Daniel Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow at Cothran Cemetery in Rover. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and on Friday until service time.

The public and news media will be allowed access to the trial and records involving the case of a woman who sent her adopted Russian child back to his home country last year, a judge ruled Monday. However, it seems unlikely that the trial itself will go on in January as planned since both sides did not appear to be ready to proceed...

A Shelbyville man has said he will be dropping his lawsuit against the city over an alleged wrongful arrest. James Edward "Blue" Farrar Jr. filed a motion in federal court Monday asking that his suit be dismissed without prejudice. Farrar had been suing the Shelbyville Police Department, Mayor Wallace Cartwright, Police Chief Austin Swing and officers Tory Moore and Jose Garza, claiming his rights were violated when officers arrested him in April 2009 for public intoxication...

General Motors Co. announced on Monday that it will begin producing the Chevrolet Equinox, a midsized SUV, at its Spring Hill plant next year and that the facility will be a flexible manufacturing center which can be easily and quickly adapted to produce top-selling vehicles and take loads from other GM plants...

A Shelbyville truck driver suffered injuries last week in a west Tennessee accident that snarled interstate traffic for hours and killed dozens of cattle. Michael Heller of Shelbyville was transported to Henderson County Community Hospital on Wednesday after the cattle truck he was operating rolled over on Interstate 40 around mile marker 104 in Henderson County...

Among holiday traditions in local schools, one of the most popular is Thanksgiving lunch at Eakin Elementary. This year more than 600 parents planned to join their children for lunch, so the event was divided into two days. "Each grade will get an hour to eat with their class and parents in the gym," said Dulcie Davis, assistant principal. The meal begins with the students of that grade singing a couple of songs, then reading a poem or acting out a skit...

A number of businesses and organizations will close this weekend to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. Here are some holiday schedules of broad interest: l Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System l Argie Cooper Public Library l U.S. Post Offices...

A woman who described herself as a "couponer" told police she "probably got more papers than she had paid for" from newspaper vending boxes Sunday at Huddle House, North Main Street. Cherita Vaughn had 19 copies of Sunday's Times-Gazette and several copies of The Sunday News of Tullahoma in her vehicle, according to officer Mitchell Warren's report. She has been charged with theft of property...

Jessica Popp scored 17 points and Kat Coffey nailed four, three-pointers to lead Webb to a hard-fought 48-42 win over Community on Monday night. Coffey jump-started the Lady Feet offense with three treys in the first quarter to over come a six point effort by the Viqueens Katie Leverette for a 15-11 lead for the visitors after one period...

The Community Vikings used a balanced scoring attack and ran fresh legs at Webb's numerically challenged roster to win 63-49 at Roger K. Brothers Gymnasium on Monday evening. The Purple and Gold got a combined 55 points from Austin Thurber, Taylor Paschal and Jake Leverette to overcome an outstanding 29 point effort by the Feets' Cham Cham Quao to record their second win in as many tries this season...

Led by Maya Gaston's game-high 18 points, the Cascade Middle Lady Champions were able to hit clutch shots down the stretch to secure the 31-26 victory over MTCS on Monday night. While Cascade was able to hit needed shots in the final minutes, it was Gaston's early-game efforts that kept the Lady Champs in contention with the Cougars...

Facing a towering foe is never an easy task. But despite being out-matched in size against their opponent, the Cascade middle school Champions were able to fight and compete against a much taller squad from MTCS. Despite knocking down several fourth-quarter shots, the towering Cougars were able to hold on for the 46-34 victory over the Champions on Monday night...

Harris Middle's Eaglettes hit the road to White County and returned home with an impressive 32-28 win in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Monday night. The Eaglettes (2-3, 2-1 CTC) led 10-7 at the end of the opening frame, posted a 14-2 advantage at halftime and trailed 23-19 going into the fourth stanza before battling back to claim the victory...

Harris Middle suffered its first Central Tennessee Conference loss of the season in a 43-39 setback at White County on Monday night. The Eagles (3-2, 2-1 CTC) fell behind 16-9 at the end of the first quarter, trailed 26-16 at halftime and 43-25 after three periods...