Stories from Friday, March 31, 2017

Lena Beatrice Stewart of Shelbyville died Friday, March 31, 2017, at Lifecare Center in Tullahoma. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

Sketches have been released of two men allegedly present when a woman was sexually assaulted earlier this month near Shelbyville. "We requested assistance from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's forensic imaging specialist in creating a composite sketch of the two suspects," Detective Lt. Jason Kennedy of the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said. The artist visited Shelbyville this week and talked to the victim...

The oldest DC-3 aircraft still in operation, the Flagship Detroit, will be in Shelbyville for the next few weeks and is offering rides here April 5, 6 and 7, as it celebrates its 80th anniversary year. Retired American Airlines pilot George Dennis of Shelbyville is the founder of the Flagship Detroit Foundation, which is charged with preserving the aircraft and its history. As a result, the aircraft has visited here from time to time over the past 11 years...

Filling 'er up is cheaper in Tennessee than almost anywhere else in the nation -- for the moment -- but gas prices are expected to rise in time for summer vacation. The reported average for a gallon of gasoline in the Volunteer State for the week was $2.04, just behind South Carolina's average of $2.02 as the cheapest cost to fill up in the nation, according to AAA -- The Auto Club Group...

A seventh-inning rally fell a little short as Shelbyville Central fell 3-2 to visiting Glenbrook North (Ill.) in the Warrior Classic on Thursday afternoon. Glenbrook scored twice in the second and added a run in the top if the seventh. The Eagles scored a run in the bottom of the fourth when Noah Mason scored off a Mason Landers hit then added a run in the bottom of the seventh when Landers led off the inning with a double and scored off a single by Walker Neal...

Calsonic Kansei will be hosting its third annual Reelin’ for a Cure fishing tournament on Saturday, April 15 at Tims Ford Bass Club. Entry fee is $50 per boat, with a two person maximum. There will be door prizes, a first prize of $1,000, second prize of $500, and third prize of $250. Registration begins at 4:30 a.m. and a 6 a.m. blast off. Weigh in is set for 2 p.m....

I recall conversation a few years ago with a coworker who said he had never missed a turkey. No, he wasn’t a rookie who had been lucky a couple of times in a row. This guy was an honest-to-goodness turkey slayer with more beards to his credit than you could fit in a big shoebox...

CASA Works, Inc. is looking for volunteers with a heart for children and a passion for service to advocate for abused and neglected children in Juvenile Court. With a flexible schedule, volunteers dedicate 10-15 hours per month to the children to whom they are appointed. ...

An unopened series of the Mad Men TV series, valued at $600, is missing from a travel trailer on Front Street in Normandy, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office was told Wednesday. A Fender ukulele, DVD player, stereo system and clothing were also taken sometime in the past weeks, the victim said...