Stories from Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Bobby Joe Cooke, 59, of Shelbyville died March 4, 2017. A Celebration of Life will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in the Miracle Tabernacle Church with Pastor Doug Moore officiating.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Alene Ballinger White, 93, of Shelbyville will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Wheel Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday beginning at 11 a.m. prior to service.

LORETTO — The Community Vikings got just the start they wanted in their Class A state sectional match up at Loretto on Monday night. But not much went right for the Purple and Gold in the ensuing minutes as the Vikings (15-19) were dealt a season-ending blow, falling to Loretto, 87-63...

Liberty’s Patriots rolled past Middle Tennessee Christian School 12-4 for a nice conference win on Monday evening. A.J. Parker pitched six strong innings, scattering 11 hits while striking out four with only one walk, to claim the win on the mound. for the Patriots...

A birthday party on Madison Street ended with shots fired early Sunday, leaving one attendee seriously wounded and slightly injuring another. As the victims -- Corey Carlos Garrett, who was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center by LifeFlight helicopter, and Wayne Shelton, who was treated and released at Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville -- recovered from their wounds, no one had been charged as of late Monday...

Runners and walkers can help needy animals and have a good time this weekend. The Middle Tennessee Spay & Neuter Clinic will host its ninth annual Paws For a Cause 5K run and 1 mile walk Saturday at 10 a.m. The event benefits Middle Tennessee Spay & Neuter Clinic and is the facility's largest fundraiser of the year...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tens of thousands of chickens have been destroyed at a Lincoln County chicken farm due to a bird flu outbreak and 30 other farms within a six-mile radius have been quarantined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said 73,500 chickens were destroyed at the facility and will not enter the food system. The H7 avian influenza can be deadly to chickens and turkeys...

A stranded motorist got a lift -- to jail -- Friday. Shelbyville Police Officer Bobby Peacock reported that he stopped to render aid to a broken down vehicle Friday evening at the intersection of Madison and Whitthorne streets. Peacock reported that Darryl Keith Pogue exited the vehicle "in a staggering motion," and the officer told him to get back in the car so he would not get hit by traffic. Peacock waited for another officer...

The Unionville FCE Club met Feb. 21, with Virgie Summers serving as president in the absence of Elizabeth Blackburn. Devotion was by Jean Fausnaught with a reading titled "Christ Atonement is Evidence of God's Love" and led in prayer. All monthly reports were given by officers with roll call, minutes, finance and sunshine report sending three cards...

Shelbyville Central High School drama teacher Marla Agee and three of her students were guests at a recent meeting of Bedford County Retired Teachers. The students performed monologues they had prepared. Pictured are Marla Agee, Roger Pryor, Modesty Meaker, Javan Smith and Bedford County Retired Teachers vice president Billie Crowell. The meeting also included a memorable devotion, presented by Ardis Caffey (not pictured), about a man with a ticket to heaven. (Submitted photo)

Davis Dental staff visited Cascade Elementary School’s kindergarten classes last week to talk about dental awareness. (Submitted photo)