Stories from Sunday, December 16, 2012

Allan and Karen Harris of Shelbyville proudly announce the engagement of their daughter Megan Brooke Harris to Michael Logan McClanahan of Shelbyville, son of Mike and Venessa McClanahan of Shelbyville.

Bobbie Hittson Darnell, 66, of Wheel died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Funeral with the Rev. Tim Forsythe and the Rev. Bradley Brinkley officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5-9 p.m. Monday.

Will Andrew Porter, 97, of Shelbyville died Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bird Street Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Mr. Porter will lie in state from 1-7 p.m. Tuesday at Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel and visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at the church.

FIRST IN A SERIES Friday morning's tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., hit close to home for many local parents and teachers, who hugged the children in their care a little tighter that usual. "As an art educator, when I heard about what happened, I immediately began picturing the faces of the kindergartners I teach," said Andrea McTigue of Southside Elementary...

Shelbyville police rushed to Thomas Magnet School when a man allegedly made threats in front of office staff Wednesday. Tyrone L. Watts, 43, of Tullahoma allegedly threatened to return with a gun after school personnel refused to let him and his wife, the mother of his stepson, check the child out early...

A suspect said he "didn't want to spend another Christmas in jail," so he allegedly ran from an officer after a traffic stop Thursday morning. Michael Anthony Throneberry, 26, of El Bethel Road pulled from a Union Street store into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer, narrowly avoiding a crash by a few feet after the trucker slammed on his brakes, officer David Curley said in a report...

Keep an extra-close eye on your home if you live in northeastern Bedford County. At least six homes have been burglarized since Monday, according to sheriff's investigators, and Christmas presents were among the loot. "They're taking everything including Christmas presents," Chief Deputy David Williams Jr. said Friday. "Televisions, jewelry and guns."...

In Bedford County today, more than 80 students are receiving backpacks from the Bedford County school system. Forty-six of those students qualify under the McKinney-Vento Assistant Act and another 35 could benefit from the backpack program, school officials say...

Due to a paperwork error, the county's solid waste authority voted to rebid the contracts for scrap metal recycling early next year. Acting chairman David Gordon said they "were taking the blame for this," explaining that the bid requests did not specify if the firms would accept electronics and computer monitors. He said county attorney John T. Bobo would check to see if the bid form was correct before it was given out again...

If one thing has been made clear in the first part of the season, it's this--the Community Viqueens are the real deal. Community has been on an absolute tear through the schedule recently, winning six straight games, three of which have been against district opponents...

In their final game before the Christmas holiday, the Cascade Champions needed a marquee win to keep the momentum of their now three-game win streak alive. They got just what they needed in a fast-paced, high octane barn burner that went down down to the wire on Friday night against Fayetteville City where Cascade emerged with a 67-62 win to move to the top of the District 9-A standings...

Following a disappointing loss to the Forrest Lady Rockets on Tuesday, the Cascade Lady Champions needed to get a rebound win before the Christmas break against Fayetteville City. The Lady Champs (7-3, 4-1 9-A) utilized a hot start and coasted off the momentum to a 60-40 win over a depleted Fayetteville City team on Friday night...

It's been a tough stretch of games for the Community Vikings. Since the Thanksgiving break, the Vikings have been on a skid, dropping their seventh straight game on Friday night to the Eagleville Eagles. Community (3-8, 0-5 9-A) suffered another slow start to the game, which led to the eventual 66-57 defeat...

t's been a year of growing pains thus far for the Webb Feet and each game has brought about several new learning experiences for the young team. With the goal of where they want to be as a team, Webb looked for new successes against Riverside Christian Academy on Friday night, but was dealt a tough 65-63 loss...

Webb got a big boost from senior Kat Coffey in a 50-36 win over visiting Riverside Christian Academy on Friday night. Coffey led all scorers with 16 points, including four treys. It was a battle for control of the scoreboard in the first half, with Webb finishing the first stanza up 15-9. The Lady Feet added 15 more to their cause in the second frame to hold a 30-25 advantage heading into the half...

My wife treated me to a pre-Christmas date night this week. We went to the Opryland Hotel in Nashville for the Lorrie Morgan Enchanted Christmas Dinner and Show. The meal was delicious and the music was great. We had a real good time together. We enjoyed walking through the hotel looking at all the greenery and the Christmas decorations. And the dinner and show were really a special treat...

BELL BUCKLE, Tenn. -- Students in the personal finance class at The Webb School complete a course created by Dave Ramsey, personal money management expert, best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio show host. To reinforce what they have learned in the classroom, the students travel to Financial Peace Plaza in Brentwood to hear firsthand how to avoid some of the financial pitfalls that plague young adults and how to plan for the future...

B-boy J-V is his name and breakdancing is his game -- or, we should say, his passion. The Shelbyville Central graduate has more moves than a cat walking across a hot stove. Just watching his impromptu routines may make you want to find a couch and take a nap...

She came to Bedford County Animal Control with her mom and dad this summer, along with a younger sibling, a puppy. The pack of strays were mixed breed dogs with a strong hint of Jack Russell terrier in their veins. The active and friendly family was adopted, one by one, except for Katelyn...