Stories from Sunday, January 27, 2013

Benjamin Jarrad Ray, 28, of Shelbyville died as the result of an automobile accident Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Edgemont Baptist Church with the Rev. Donald Gregory officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Two men died in a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 64 west of Shelbyville early Sunday, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said. Nathan Doyle Pugh, 29, the driver, and Benjamin D. "Jarrad" Ray, 28, both of Shelbyville, lost their lives, State Trooper Jackie Smith's report said. ...

A gathering of family and friends to celebrate the life of Nathan Doyle Pugh, 29, of Shelbyville, who passed suddenly from injuries in an automobile accident Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, will be held from 3-9 p.m. Wednesday and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home, Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday with Donnie Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.

Ollie B. "O.B." Tucker, 90, of Bell Buckle died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 at Community Care of Rutherford County in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Geoff Giesemann and Bob Young officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

For three Community High School students, the chance to be named homecoming king was overshadowed by the opportunity to do something truly special for a beloved classmate. Seniors Zeke Grissom, Drew Gibbs and Jesse Cooper, who were named to the 2013 basketball homecoming court, decided that whoever won the crown would in turn crown fellow classmate Scotty Maloney the winner, despite the results of the student body's votes...

There's nothing more American than the courthouse square. But did you know that the original designs of many across the country can be traced back to Shelbyville? It's a piece of architectural history that has been mostly overlooked -- the fact the earliest public squares were based on designs brought over by European settlers -- but a great many others constructed later in American history were patterned after ours...

School and emergency service personnel met Friday morning to continue their discussion about giving law enforcement access to school security cameras in case of an emergency without violating the stringent privacy requirements placed on school systems...

After a number of close games, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles finally got that first District 8-AAA win with a come-from-behind 54-51 victory over visiting Columbia on Friday night. Trailing 37-29 going into the fourth quarter, the Eagles (5-15, 1-6 8-AAA) outscored the Lions 25-14 in the final eight minutes to secure the win...

his game was over about as quick as it started. Fourth-ranked Columbia's Lady Lions jumped out to a 16-0 lead on the way to a 56-30 victory over host Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes in a District 8-AAA match up on Friday night. "We were just very timid handling the ball at the start of the game and they just took it to us and played extremely well in the first quarter. We didn't handle their full-court pressure and just didn't play aggressive enough," Shelbyville coach Kevin Thomas said...

No matter the sport, team, venue, or location, fans are almost always guaranteed to get their money's worth when Cascade and Forrest play against each other. Friday night was just another chapter in a long book of thrilling games between the two 9-A schools...

Having fallen behind 8-0 in the first quarter to the visiting Forrest Rockets (13-9, 5-6 9-A) in the first quarter on Friday night, Cascade Champion coach Mike Edmondson was looking for an answer to stop the bleeding of points and find a jump start for his team's offense...

UNIONVILLE -- It was not even close. Blake Fanning, Tanner Simmons and Logan Pierce split 46 points between them and the Community Vikings plundered the Raiders by a 76-59 count to split the season series on Friday night. Community controlled the tempo from the opening whistle to the final horn taking it to Moore County with a swarming press and a hard charging, relentless offensive assault that concluded with 11 players scoring in the game...

UNIONVILLE -- It was a tale of two halves when the Community Viqueens took the floor against top ten opponent Moore County Friday night in search of their eight district win. The Viqueens took control early by being quicker to the ball in a stifling full court press that slowed the opponents offense to just three baskets and got just enough offense on their end to lead 10-6...

FRANKLIN -- FRA just had too much firepower. The Webb Feet took a tough loss on Friday night at FRA, suffering a 75-24 loss. "They're a championship caliber team. They're very strong and well coached. It's a mismatch right now," said Webb coach Jeff Mitchell...

Harris Middle's Golden Eaglettes closed out the regular season with a 26-25 loss to visiting Warren County on Friday afternoon. The Eaglettes (12-3, 12-2 CTC) will be the top-seen in the Central Tennessee Conference Tournament next week at Coffee County Middle School and play Tullahoma West on Monday afternoon at 5...

Do you remember the song, "Tears of a Clown"? The chorus goes "Tears of a clown when no one's around." Can you relate? We sometimes hide our sorrow and pain from the world, we tuck it deep down inside, far enough so no one can detect, right? We wear that smile, the one that tells the world everything is fine, I'm good, no problems, right? But then when we crawl into our safe place, where no one can see, the smile disappears, and the tears flow. ...

My mother loved watching "Wheel of Fortune." Every weekday evening between 6:30 and 7 p.m., I knew that I would find her at home watching TV. She almost thought that Pat Sajak and Vanna White were personal friends of hers. Many days I would call during that show to talk to her because I knew she would be in her apartment watching the wheel spin...

The Southside Elementary School Student Council recently held a canned food drive to help those who needed extra help during the winter season. Each day had a different theme, and certain items were requested. Winning classes got to do special activities on a Friday, and the top two students who brought in the most canned food from each classroom got to participate in a money scramble...

Sam Trott of Shelbyville was recently named Tennessee Master Logger of the Year. The award was presented at the Tennessee Forestry Association annual convention in Kingsport. Trott was nominated for the award by Tom Hall (retired) and Chris Carney with the Tennessee Division of Forestry...

Students from Technology Engineering Education classes at Shelbyville Central High School's Career Technical Education department recently attended regional Technology Students Association (TSA) competitive events at Middle Tennessee State University. Six students competed with other students from high schools in the Middle Tennessee area...

The following were arrested since Wednesday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts...

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The Webb School will host Visitors' Day on Feb. 18, and families will have the opportunity to tour campus, attend the daily chapel program, and meet current Webb students and faculty. The event begins with registration and breakfast at 9 a.m. and concludes at 3 p.m. This will be the final visitors' day this year scheduled on a school day...

The Webb School is offering a summer program that includes a weeklong day camp, June 17-21 or June 24-28, for rising 4th-8th graders focusing on science, technology, robotics, art, Chinese and outdoor skills. The summer program also includes SAT English and math prep courses for rising 9th-12th graders, June 17-21 and June 24-28. A basketball skills camp for rising 3rd-12th graders, June 26-28, and a soccer skills camp for rising 2nd-12th graders, July 15-19, round out the Webb programs...

Middle Tennessee State University students looking for appropriate clothing for job interviews need look no further than their own campus with the creation of Raiders' Closet. The Department of Business Communication and Entrepreneurship opened a repository of professional attire Friday in Room 130A on the south side of the Business and Aerospace Building...

In December, the Cascade FFA Chapter visited Argie Cooper Public Library to donate a book. The chapter has been participating in the Tennessee FFA P.L.O.W. (Passing Literacy OnWard) program for the past three years. The chapter has won awards at the state level for this program and this year at state convention members hope to receive the platinum award, the highest available for the program...

Middle Tennessee State University has released the names and hometowns of the 1,960 students who graduated during the fall 2012 commencement ceremonies Dec. 15 in Murphy Center on the MTSU campus. Bedford County graduates include: Clinton T. Adams, Shelbyville;...

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has announced its dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. To qualify for the dean's list, an undergraduate student must earn a term grade point average of 3.80--4.00 (summa cum laude), 3.65--3.79 (magna cum laude), or 3.50--3.64 (cum laude). Students must complete at least 12 credit hours, not counting work taken on a satisfactory/no-credit basis, to be eligible...

Community Elementary School Principal's List Third Grade: Everardo Alcala, Jena Bolinger, Chaela Boyd, Ethan Broiles, Adam Brooks, Randolph Calvert, Leland Coleman, Hannah Denny, Patrick Dusek, Lilly Dye, Allison Dyer, Hannah Gochee, Tara Harrell, Daniel Heath, Kolin Meeks, Cason Neill, Aubrie O'Neal, Carley Pellar, Samantha Ramos, Riker Reid, Tierra Smotherman, Gabriel Stusse, Braxton Thompson, Luke Underwood, Micheal Underwood, Tamara Uredi, Shyann Weatherby...