Stories from Friday, May 4, 2012

Martha Louise Gordon, 76, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, May 3, 2012 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Green, the Rev. Faye Green and the Rev. Adrienne Hickman officiating. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m.

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Harold P. Fisher, 90, of Bell Buckle died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro. At his request, the body was cremated. Graveside memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Daniel Brooks officiating. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The annual National Day of Prayer luncheon was held Thursday at First Baptist Church, with an interdenominational crowd and speakers. Keynote speaker Mike Cobb, pastor of Fair Haven Baptist Church, said that America, as a nation and as individuals, needs to make contact with God through prayer...

A number of non-profit and social service organizations came before Shelbyville's council Thursday evening, with some asking for twice the amount of funding received last year. The meeting was the first in a series planned for the next two months dealing with Shelbyville's fiscal 2012-2013 budget...

Swift action by officers on Thursday cut short an escape attempt at the Bedford County Courthouse. Joe Lee Carvel, 60, was appearing in Circuit Court on charges of aggravated assault, and had just been taken into custody on the orders of Judge Lee Russell for not paying a $200 administrative fee to pay for his court appointed attorney...

Have you thought about getting a GED? Perhaps you've started the process in the past, and passed some of the five sections of the test, and you keep meaning to go back and finish the rest. Now would be a good time, say state and local adult education officials...

As the post season begins, you hope to be playing well in all phases of the game. Such was the case for Shelbyville Central's Eaglettes in a 5-1 win over visiting Columbia in opening round action of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Thursday night. The Eaglettes (12-13) collected a dozen hits at the plate, played outstanding defense with no errors, while sophomore Jami Johnson scattered four hits over seven innings with four strikeouts and one intentional walk...

At least one and possibly three pipe bombs were detonated in Shelbyville on Wednesday night, police said. A witness saw a flash and heard a loud "bang" on Fairground Heights near Bethany Lane and found some plastic resin, police said. The witness saw a green Ford Ranger with a non-matching tailgate and possibly a ladder in the bed leaving the area...

The Cascade Champions utilized a four-run first inning to jump-start the offense against arch-rival Community in Thursday's District 9-A tournament opener. The Champs piled on six more runs to force a 10-run mercy rule to advance within the winners bracket...

Shelbyville Central fell 6-4 to visiting Lawrence County in the opening round of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Thursday. With the game knotted at 4-4 the Wildcats scored a run in each of the sixth and seventh innings to secure the victory. "We just give up too many free bases and made too many errors," Central coach Brad Frasier said...

The Cascade Lady Champions had four different players drive in multiple RBI's in their opening round win of the District 9-A tournament on Thursday afternoon. Kelsey Parker, Cari Brown, and Summer Carter each drove in a pair of runners, while Alyssa Hoover pushed three runs across the plate...

The Community Vikings made a big statement with their entry into the post-season. They defeated a surging Cascade team 5-0 in the opening round of the 11A/AA tournament on Thursday afternoon. Skylar Moses led the way for the Vikings, netting a pair of goals. His first came on a penalty kick attempt and his second on a through pass from Jose Ornelas. Moses scored the only two goals in the first half for the Vikings...

Kevin Smith of Bargain Depot acquired an unusual quilt from the estate of Robert and Margarette Brown. In April, the Times-Gazette published a picture and request for information about the quilt. I was so amazed and surprised to see it when I opened the paper. I had seen this quilt before in 1992, and knew I had the story Mr. Smith was looking for...