Stories from Friday, March 2, 2012

John M. "Bud" Thomas, Jr.,76, of Lewisburg died Friday, March 2, 2012 in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Jeff Eason and the Rev. Claude McMillion officiating. Burial will follow at Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday.

Harvell Edward Davis, 68, of Shelbyville died suddenly Thursday evening, March 1, 2012 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Doug Dezotell and Stanley Smotherman officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday.

Willie Maxine Busey, 62, of Murfreesboro died Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home in Murfreesboro with Adam Borden officiating. Burial will follow at Cothran Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

Holt "Holty" Coble Caperton, 92, of Shelbyville died Friday, March 2, 2012 after a short illness. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10 at Willow Mount Cemetery with a memorial service following at noon at First Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be held at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel on Friday, March 9 from 4-8 p.m.

This is a Bald Eagle that has been fishing in several ponds near the yard of Shelbyville native, David Brock (brother of local, Jon Brock), at his home in Dickson. He has been documenting the Eagle's activities throughout the month of Feb. by video and photography. David is a retired Sergeant Major with the TN National Guard, so maybe the eagle felt he had found "friendly quarters" with a "comrade-in-arms!"...

A prominent Walking Horse trainer and three others were arrested Thursday and charged in a 52-count federal indictment with violations of the Horse Protection Act (HPA). Jackie L. McConnell, 60, Jeff Dockery, 54, John Mays, 50, all from Collierville, and Joseph R. Abernathy, 30, of Olive Branch, Miss., were charged with conspiracy to violate the protection act by transporting and showing horses they knew to be "sored" and also falsifying entry forms and paperwork...

District Attorney General Chuck Crawford of Lincoln County abruptly announced his resignation Thursday morning, saying he was "physically and emotionally drained." The statement said that his resignation would be effective on July 31. The statement reads as follows:...

A NOAA weather alert radio, available at several local retailers for less than $40, and occasionally on sale for less than $30, could save your life, and turn out to be the best $30 or $40 you ever spent. Most weather radios can run normally on AC power but have battery backup in case of a power outage. ...

A man arrested for allegedly attempting to vandalize a Shelbyville church Thursday admitted to breaking glass on three other occasions, police said. Darrin Amani Thompson was arrested following a foot pursuit which ended on Edgemont Drive, within a block of Edgemont Baptist Church, according to detective Sam Jacobs' report. Thompson was charged with three counts of vandalism and was being held on $1,500 bond Thursday...

The Cascade Middle Lady Champion softball team finished its second blowout win this week against E.A. Cox on Thursday afternoon. After overcoming a sluggish start, the Lady Champs' bats started to come alive in the second and third innings. However, it was the fourth and fifth innings combined that gave the Lady Champs nine runs off 10 hits to boost Cascade to the victory...

The Franklin girls lacrosse team threw everything it had at Webb (3-3), but in the end, the Lady Feet were able to hold on for the 10-8 win. Webb led the entire game, but Franklin never strayed too far behind, keeping within two goals for much of the match...

Clevan Charles William Kaylor, 91, of Gallatin died Wednesday, March 1, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home in Shelbyville with the Rev. James Hart officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.