Stories from Saturday, September 3, 2016

Catherine Skaggs Overcast, age 89, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday, September 5, 2016 and from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday.

Barbara Ann Church, 74, of Shelbyville died Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 at Tennova Healthcare. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Ron Skeeters and Jay Pope officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visiation will begin at 11 a.m.

Helen Marie Cornwell, 87, of Wartrace died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at Tennova Healthcare of Shelbyville. Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6th, at Blankenship United Methodist Church with the Rev. Abe Zimmerman officiating.

Mrs. Julia S. Hobbs, 90, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, August 31, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 7th, at First Assembly of God with the Rev. Glenn Forsee officiating. Visitation will begin at 5 o.m.Funeral services and burial will be held Saturday, September 10th, at Heckman Funeral Home in Howard City, Michigan. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

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A man and two teenagers have been charged with a large number of burglaries from vehicles in the Cliffside Drive and Warren Circle areas. Shelbyville police made a traffic stop Thursday on two juveniles who mentioned the name of John Henry Richards, 28, of Landers Street, Detective Cody Swift said...

Despite the efforts of the Community Viking defense, which made several stops deep in its own territory, the superior field position that visiting Jackson County enjoyed was too much to overcome as the Blue Devils defeated the Vikings 26-6 in a Region 4-2A football matchup Friday night...

One game will not define a season. With that said, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles still have a lot to play for despite a 71-34 loss to visiting Summit in a Region 5-5A matchup on Friday night. So what does a coach say to his team after giving up 10 touchdowns in a game?...