Stories from Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Gary Tenery Odeneal, 67, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at his home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Don Jones officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

Wayne Vandiver, 68, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Murfreesboro Funeral Home with Danny Hale officiating. Burial will follow at Tucker Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

Harold Hall Potts, 84, of Huntsville, Ala., a Shelbyville native, died Saturday, May 3, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Huntsville with the Rev. Coy Hallmark officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Berryhill Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

There were conflicting reports of voter turnout in today's primary elections; a caller to the T-G newsroom reported heavy traffic at the W.B.T.S. precinct, while East Side Elementary reported only 22 voters as of 10:30 a.m. "It's sort of been light this morning," said poll worker Clemenza Cantrell...

Give 'em three-straight. The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagle tennis team continued its dominance over District 8-AAA, claiming its third team district title in three years with a slim, 4-3 win over Columbia in the finals Monday. In perhaps their toughest match of the season thus far, the Eagles were pushed to the brink, but still managed to claim the key wins in order to take the win...

Just when it looked like they were knocked out and down for the count, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes arose from the mat and issued a knockout punch of their own. With nothing going right and down 7-0 going into the bottom of the third inning, the Eaglettes rallied for nine unanswered runs to claim a 9-7 win over visiting Lawrence County in an elimination game of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Monday night...

CHAPEL HILL -- Darian Pride broke a 1-1 tie with a leadoff home run in the top of the seventh inning, giving the Community Vikings a 2-1 win over the Forrest Rockets in a District 9-A winners bracket game Monday night. Pride's heroic blast puts the Vikings in the district finals tonight in Chapel Hill. The win also assures Community of a berth in the region tournament next week...

NASHVILLE -- Going into Monday's District 12-AA game against CPA, Cascade coach Brandon Bassham knew his team had a tall order to fill if they wanted to advance to the championship game and keep their season alive. In order for that scenario to play out, the Champs needed beat CPA twice...

Shelbyville Central's soccer team claimed a 3-0 shutout over visiting Coffee County in opening round action of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Saturday evening. The Eagles (9-4-1) travel to Columbia tonight at 7 for a semifinal match. Senior Octavio Ayala struck first with a goal in the first half to put Shelbyville up 1-0 at the intermission...

Opening arguments began Monday in the trial against Susan Walls, accused of plotting to kill her husband Larry Walls Sr. in August of 2012. But in a surprise move late in the afternoon, Dawn Walls said she would testify on behalf of the state -- despite the fact she is charged with the same crimes as her mother...

LYNCHBURG -- It was a tough way to end the season for the Community Viqueens on Monday evening in the District 9-A tournament. The Huntland Lady Hornets banged out eight hits and took advantage of a crushing nine errors in the field by the Viquens to claim a 12-1 win and end the Viqueens' season...

How to bring new retail businesses to Shelbyville and not be "left behind" was explained in a presentation given to the city council this week. Last December, a representative of the Tennessee Valley Authority's Economic Development Office spoke about retail sales, recruitment and demographics, telling community leaders that businesses should target those who want fast transactions and fast casual dining...

A bicycle rider is fortunate to be alive today after being struck by a car on North Main Street at mid-afternoon Monday. Thomas Claxton, 21, of Shelbyville suffered a broken ankle and facial lacerations, Shelbyville Police Department accident investigator Lt. Trey Clanton said. Claxton was airlifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center after initial treatment at Heritage Medical Center...

Bedford County Financial Management Committee heard non-profit agency contribution requests Monday morning and will, as usual, have to balance the needs of those agencies against the county's own ongoing budget needs. No action was taken; commissioners will hear budget requests from county agencies next Monday...

Xavier Hamler, principal at East Side School, and Yvonne McChristian dance to the music during the school's Block Party last week. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

A driver identified as Dallas Wright lost control of his vehicle and struck a utility pole on Halls Mill Road just outside Unionville late Saturday night, officials said. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

A man accused of burglarizing a Cypress Street home Saturday afternoon was arrested as he attempted to leave, police said. Brian Patrick Glisson, 32, of Hickory Drive was coming out the back door wearing leather gloves when officer Jeff Goodrich arrived...

U.S. Army Pvt. Ryan F. Perryman has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. ...

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