Stories from Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Lawrence Clinton "Larry" Hickman, 75, of Shelbyville died Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stanfield Baptist Church in Georgetown with the Rev. David Evans and the Rev. Dewey Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Stanfield Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday and noon-2 p.m. Thursday. Companion Funeral and Cremation Service of Cleveland, Tennessee is handling arrangements.

Leopal Verner Ennis of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Woodbury Funeral Home. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday.

Bedford County will experience a partial solar eclipse on Thursday, with somewhere between a third and a half of the sun obscured by the moon. According to Billy Hix of Motlow State Community College, a local star-gazer and science educator, the eclipse will start at 4:52 p.m. Thursday with the maximum coverage at 5:53...

Flags will be lowered to half-staff over the state Capitol and other state buildings on Wednesday in honor of Pfc. Cecil E. Harris of Shelbyville, a World War II veteran whose remains were found in France in September 2013, as he is interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia...

A trial date has been picked for a Soddy-Daisy man accused of two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide stemming from a double fatality in February. Wesley Howard Luthringer, 29, will stand trial on June 22, with pre-trial motions set for April 20...

The Community Middle School Student Council recently served at the Nashville Rescue Mission -- The Women's and Children's Campus -- on two different days. The volunteers were: Jennifer Bennett, Noah Bowling, Logan Brothers, Calley Hand, Amanda Lemmons, Anna Katherine Lemmons, Macie Lemmons, Katlin Leverette, Ethan Lohn, Zachary Lohn, Gracie Simmons, Heath Waterson and Destiny Young...

Shelbyville Lions Club president Katie Guthrie, left, congratulates new members Andrea Wilson and Robert Warren. District governor Carolyn Blankenship, right, visited the club and inducted the new members. She also presented several years of service awards to members. (Submitted photo)

An auto burglary suspect told police she commited the thefts to feed a crack habit. Tabitha Ann Morris, 34, of South Cannon Boulevard was arrested moments after allegedly breaking into vehicles in the Oakdale Street area off Shelbyville Mills Road early Sunday, Shelbyville police said...

EAGLEVILLE -- A sluggish first quarter proved to be the Liberty Lady Patriots' undoing at Eagleville on Monday night. After falling behind, Liberty eventually fell 34-25 to the Lady Eagles. While Eagleville took advantage of an eight-point first frame, Liberty managed just one point--a free throw from Mary Alice Shavers...

Katie Wilder is living in a boys world. She just happens to be giving the boys more than they can handle. Wilder, a quiet, mild-mannered fifth-grader at Cascade Elementary School is making waves in the BMX world. Wilder recently finished second in the state standings for the year...

EAGLEVILLE -- Bradley Houston's 18 points spurred the Liberty Patriots on to their second win of the season, defeating Eagleville on the road 38-33 on Monday night. After a close first quarter that left the score knotted at seven apiece, Liberty squeaked into the locker room with a 17-15 lead...

HUNTLAND -- A strong second half was all the Cascade Middle Champions needed to finish off the Huntland Hornets on Monday night and notch their first win of the season, 45-28. Though the game started slowly for both squads, Cascade scored 10 in the second quarter and finished the first half deadlocked with the Hornets, 14-14...

HUNTLAND -- After a dominating win over the Forrest Middle Lady Rockets on Thursday night, the Cascade Middle Lady Champions traveled to Huntland, hoping to improve to 2-0. But the Lady Hornets stung Cascade 41-27. Huntland took early control and never relinquished momentum...