Stories from Friday, January 31, 2014

William Ted Whorley, 61, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at Alvin York Veterans Hospital in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

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NASHVILLE -- President Barack Obama arrived in Nashville Thursday on the final leg of a post-State of the Union tour to promote his plan to expand early childhood education. But the president also took time to speak on the tragedy that struck the McGavock High student body two days earlier...

Trace Marshall made the Dean's List for fall 2013 at Liberty University. The Dean's List is composed of full-time students who have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Marshall, a freshman, is majoring in accounting and is minoring in business and psychology. He is a member of Student Leadership, filling the position of prayer and life group leader...

Nearly five months have gone by since Allen Pitner began his tenure at the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce, and they have flown by in whirlwind fashion for the new chief executive officer. Since stepping into his role, Pitner has focused on establishing priorities for the Chamber and assessing immediate needs so larger goals can be reached...

Middle School on Thursday night. The Eaglettes will face this afternoon's Franklin Co. North/Tullahoma West winner in the championship on Saturday afternoon at 5 at Coffee County Middle School. Harris (15-3) started slow and fell behind 14-7 by the end of the first quarter before cutting the lead to 23-21 at halftime...

This winter's severe weather has forced the American Red Cross Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region to cancel more than 30 blood drives since December -- drives that Red Cross says would have generated 950 units of life-saving blood. "This has been a tough hit on our local supply," said Regina Conway of the Red Cross. "There's no doubt about it."...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- Voters would decide whether their cities or counties allow wine to be sold in supermarkets and convenience stores, under a bill passed by the state Senate on Thursday. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Bill Ketron of Murfreesboro was approved on a 23-8 vote after the companion bill was revived in the House this week...

A Playstation 3, seven Playstation 3 games, two Playstation 3 controllers and a tablet were stolen from a Sunset Drie home between 4-9 p.m. Tuesday, Shelbyville police were told. No one has been charged, but the resident named a suspect who has allegedly visited the home on multiple occasions...

Mickey McCormick, president of the Walking Horse Trainer's Association, presented Kyle Turnbow of Shelbyville Central High School with around 50 jackets to be distributed to the local schools. "The Walking Horse Industry is proud to help the community see that children who are coming to school in these cold temperatures at least have a jacket to help keep them warm while they are waiting on the bus or walking to school," said Julie Lambert, on behalf of the organization. (Submitted photo)

Aaron Marsh, former college All-American and pro football player, will be guest speaker at the next meeting of the Vietnam Era Veterans on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at Mike's All-American Diner, near Walmart. For more information about the meeting and to RSVP, contact Tom Taylor at 684-2557...

No championship team is complete without its ring. And the Webb School Feet football team finally got theirs. On Thursday night, the Webb School honored the 2013 football season for its MTAC Division I state championship run and presented the team with various awards, as well as each member's ring...