Stories from Tuesday, May 8, 2012

William A. 'Bill" Parks, 83, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Nashville after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Shelbyville Mills Baptist Church with the Rev. Matt Mason, the Rev. Michael Bayne and the Rev. Jonathan Sims offciating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Shelbyville Central's season came to an abrupt end after a 5-3 loss to host Lincoln County in the District 8-AAA Tournament on Monday. The Eagles (15-16) had a chance to do a lot of damage early in the game when they loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first inning but only scored one run off a bases loaded walk...

james chasity angelus and peyton camping at barton springs

peyton on her birthday

COLUMBIA -- The Shelbyville Golden' Eagles knew that in order to topple No. 1 dual team seed Columbia, they would have to throw everything they had at the Lions and take the 8-AAA crown for their own. That's just what they did. Shelbyville strung together just enough wins to clinch the 8-AAA gold with a 4-3 upset victory over the No. 1 Lions on Monday afternoon...

EAGLEVILLE -- Between starting Cascade pitcher Gavin Elmore, and the Champion defense backing him up, the Champions strung together one of their best defensive performances of the season in Monday's district semifinal match up against the Moore County Raiders...

Organizers of the "Cancer Sucks!" Crawfish festival say the event, held Saturday at Sand Creek Farms, raised thousands for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. Festival organizer Tammy Trott announced an estimated revenue of $20,000 at one point during the event, but said Monday morning she was still sifting through bills and deposits to come up with a more accurate number...

LAWRENCEBURG -- In one of their most productive offensive efforts in recent history, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes rolled to a 20-5 win over host Lawrence County in second round action of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Saturday night. The Eaglettes (13-13) banged out 20 hits in five innings in a game that was highlighted by a 14-run fifth inning by the winners...

CHAPEL HILL -- The Cascade Lady Champions got a solo home run from Kelsey Parker and a two-run homer from Courtnie Carter in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Moore County Raiderettes in the second round of the District 9-A tournament. The Lady Champs took the lead in the top of the first inning on Parker's solo homer, and added to that lead with an RBI double by first baseman Cari Brown...

EAGLEVILLE -- What began as a promising season for the Community Vikings ended abruptly in a 9-0 loss to the Forrest Rockets on Saturday afternoon in the elimination round of the District 9-A tournament. Playing with a sophomore dominated roster that performed extremely well in the early season despite a brutally tough schedule before being decimated by injuries, the Vikings (16-16, 6-6 District 9-A) entered the tournament down two of their top pitchers, three position players, and several other guys playing through injuries.. ...

The Webb School's girls lacrosse team traveled to Memphis on Friday afternoon and played No. 5 Briarcrest. Despite a hot start by the Lady Feet, Webb was defeated 18-8 to conclude a good season. Stephanie Fenner and Candler Huddleston each netted three goals, while Ashley Wren chipped in with a pair. While Webb took the early lead, Briarcrest made some defensive adjustments and cranked up the defensive efforts to hold the Webb offense in check...

Harris Middle's Golden Eagle baseball team closed out the regular season with a 6-3 win on the road at Franklin County South on Friday. The Eagles scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning, then Trevor Sanders got a strikeout for the third out with bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh to claim the victory...

Harris Middle School's softball team closed out the regular season last week with a pair of wins. The Eaglettes will compete in the Central Tennessee Conference Tournament this week. Friday Harris 19, Franklin Co. South 4 -- Allie Odeneal hit a pair of home runs and a double, Keneia Smith rocked a pair of homers, Trinity Whitaker collected four hits while Chelbie Gannon and Maddie Northcutt each had three hits. ...

Today, May 8, is National Teacher Day. Teachers in Bedford County and in communities across the nation will be in the spotlight on National Teacher Day, as students, parents, school administrators and the general public learn how teachers are making great public schools for every student...

Harris Middle's baseball team opened the Central Tennessee Conference Tournament with a 4-2 loss over host Warren County on Monday despite out hitting their opponent 9-2. Warren County scored one run on a walk and the other three on errors. Harris had a pair of runners picked off, failed on two squeeze plays and left eight runners on base...

One item Shelbyville's council will address during their regular meeting on Thursday is the next step toward a proposed business park. The council will look at retaining Younger Associates to conduct an economic impact analysis of the proposed park at a cost of $3,000...

More than 60 attended this month's Vietnam Era Veterans meeting at the American Legion Center. Many-Bears Grinder, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs, was guest speaker. Grinder, who spent 35 years in the Tennessee Army National Guard, comes from a long line of military servitude. ...

Six people were arrested after tying up a man, attacking him and burglarizing his home late Sunday night, police said. Greg Marlin, Hawkins Drive, was taken to Heritage Medical Center for injuries including a collapsed lung, broken rib and a severe head laceration, Shelbyville police said...

The Shelby Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held their luncheon on April 25th at the Riverbend Country Club. Martha Watt gave her presentation wearing a "day dress" that is similar to what you might have seen if you lived in the area during the Civil War era. Sherry Sorrells also wore clothing from that time period...

Shelbyville police say they confiscated 5.90 grams of marijuana from an intoxicated man "stumbling" along Hobson Avenue early Saturday night. Bruce Allan Prince, 30, of Depot Street admitted possessing marijuana when asked by officer Darrell Birdsong if he was carrying illegal narcotics...

Healing from the loss of a loved one is a difficult process. Just when you think you've got it together, something can pop up out of nowhere and bring back painful memories of missing a loved one. Holidays are supposed to be joyous times with family. Unfortunately, these times can also be triggers to grievous memories. Just one more day, you wish...

For Tammy Paine and her daughters, 17-year-old Angel and 13-year-old Starla, jam and jelly can be a bonding moment. "I have to say, the canning is the best time of being together," said Tammy. "We're all kind of in a small kitchen, close together." It's an opportunity for mother and daughters to talk, bond, and catch up on each other's lives...

Students from Wendy Littrell's kindergarten class at Cascade Elementary School were asked to give reasons why their moms are special. she is nice. (Parker Brown) I like her. (Paige Arnold) she has a special name. (Mari Draper)...