Stories from Friday, August 3, 2012

Robert "R.C." Leverette, 78, of Chapel Hill died Monday, July 2, 2012. Funeral services were conducted on July 5 with burial in Cothran Cemetery in Bedford County. Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Chapel Hill was in charge of arrangements.

BELL BUCKLE - Angela Rasnick, new director of studies at The Webb School, recently joined school personnel from across the country at the 3rd Annual RenWeb Power Conference in Anaheim, Calif. RenWeb is a leading provider of next-generation Internet-based school information systems...

Jacob and Racheal Kulick of Shelbyville are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Ivan Robert Kulick. Ivan was born on Thursday, July 26, 2012 in Tullahoma. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Grandparents are Melanie and Jim Kulick, and Tracy Freeman, all of Shelbyville...

In an election with light voter turnout and few contested races, Bob Davis defeated two other candidates for the District 2 county commission seat vacated earlier this year by Bobby Vannatta, while Don Gallagher defeated one challenger to retain the District 1 seat to which he was appointed in 2011 following the death of Phillip Vincent...

Potential students planning on attending Motlow College this fall must submit an application for admission or readmission by Friday, Aug. 17; online applications are accepted until midnight. The application for admission must be complete, and all requirements met before a student is eligible to enroll in classes...

In spite of some end-of-summer staffing changes at the administrative level in local schools, officials do not anticipate any disruption to students or families when school resumes Monday. In May, Dr. Tracy Lampley, first-year principal at Harris Middle School, announced she had accepted a position as principal of Rock Creek Elementary in Estill Springs, part of the Franklin County school system...

For most Rover-area residents, the damage from high winds Wednesday night resulted in fortunately, no more than a few hundred dollars' worth of damage and a little bit of sweat and repair work. But for five children whose self-funded backyard playground was destroyed, it's one of life's lessons learned the hard way...

If you've been considering a return to school to complete a degree or begin a new one, your excuses are dwindling. "A Celebration of Education," was held at Middle Tennessee Education Center Thursday afternoon, introducing the Bedford County community to the center and the expanded curriculum available to local students...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagle golf team tied with host Columbia, with each team posting a score of 179, in a District 8-AAA match on Thursday at Greymere Golf Course. Junior Sterling Smith led the Eagles with a 38. Amy Beth McGowan posted a 49 for the Eaglettes...

KNOXVILLE (AP) -- Coming off consecutive losing seasons for the first time in more than 100 years, Tennessee has renewed confidence and optimism as players reported for fall camp Thursday. Entering coach Derek Dooley's third year, the Volunteers have a potentially potent passing game and a veteran core of starters, but also have big questions about the lack of a running game in recent years and a new defensive system...

Shelbyville's Detrell Carpenter hauls in a pass against Marshall County in a scrimmage with East Brainerd on Thursday afternoon. (T-G Photo by Gary Johnson)

Jesse Vernon Cook, 89, of Shelbyville died Thursday evening, Aug. 2, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Shelbyville Mills Baptist Church with Scott Russell and Jonathan Sims officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Chase is helping raise a colt who lost his mother about 2 weeks after birth.

The band and choir director of Community High School in Unionville was charged with one count of solicitation of a minor this morning. Stephen B. Givens, 34, of Smyrna allegedly sent multiple texts and asked for photos from a student, investigators said...

Rogelio Anica, 33, of Shelbyville has been identified as the man who died at the scene of a Union Street crash at mid-afternoon Friday. Two other people were flown to Nashville hospitals and were in critical condition late Friday night, Lt. Trey Clanton, SPD accident investigator, said. Their identities have not being released...

Louis Kasper Kientz, 92, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 at Heritage Medical Center after a brief illness. Per his wishes, he was cremated. A private memorial will be held at a later date. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel handled arrangements.