Stories from Sunday, June 18, 2017

James Abraham “Dick” Leverette, 78, of Shelbyville died Saturday, June 17, 2017. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jim Tedder officiating. Burial will follow in Houston Whitworth Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday.

Former Shelbyville Central and Lipscomb University left-hander Rex Brothers is making an impressive comeback with the Atlanta Braves Double-A minor league team, the Mississippi Braves. Brothers, a 2009 first-round draft pick by the Colorado Rockies, quickly moved up the minor league ranks and made it to the major leagues in 2011...

Landon Sherwood, crossing the finish line, was the winner of the 10-mile run at Saturday’s RC Cola/Moon Pie Festival in Bell Buckle, with an official chip time of 1;03:25. MIDDLE: The Midstate Cloggers perform at the festival. BELOW: Activities included a rock climbing wall. Look for more photos in an upcoming edition of the Times-Gazette. (T-G Photos by John I. Carney)...

What rights does a victim have? What services are available for people who have been victimized? Det. Lt. Jason Kennedy of the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said he is not aware of any victims’ advocate service in Bedford County. The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office has information cards in its lobby for Haven of Hope Inc., a service for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. The crisis line is 800-435-7739...

CHRISTIANA — The man credited by law enforcement with holding two Georgia prison escapees until police arrived rejected the “hero” label on Friday, and said credit should go to forces well beyond his control. “I realized I had two ex-cons wanted for murder who had just shot at law enforcement who had nothing to lose and for some reason they surrendered and laid down on the concrete in my driveway,” Patrick Hale said. “If that doesn’t make you believe in Jesus Christ, I don’t know what does.”...

More thefts have been reported from vehicles in an eastern Shelbyville neighborhood. A new baby crib and baby mattress, still in their boxes, were taken from an unlocked vehicle at Stonebrooke Apartments early Thursday, where Shelbyville police said tires were cut and mirrors, wipers and the license plate were bent on another car...

A variety of classic cars glistened in the Saturday afternoon soon as their owners gathered underneath a large shade tree on the Bedford County Courthouse lawn to talk about their cars and any other topics that came to mind. They were all part of the "Second Saturday Shelbyville Cruise-In. And while they all love driving their cars some of them also have special music serving as a soundtrack for the road...

I think I may have been the last person in America to finally buy a SodaStream. But I'm going to write about it anyway, as if it were something new that I'd just discovered. After all, I've wanted a SodaStream for years, back before the little boom in SodaStream sales a couple of years ago. But I couldn't afford one at the time...

We had a little dog when I was a toddler by the name of Cheppa. I've never known why my family gave the dog that name. In fact, I don't remember very much about Cheppa, except that she loved potato peels. Anytime my mom would stand at the kitchen sink or counter peeling potatoes, Cheppa would be sitting at her feet waiting for Mom to drop s few peels for her to gobble up...

Happy Father's Day! Thanks to all the dads out there who bring their kids to the library or read to them on a regular basis. Thanks for letting others see you read, use and be proud of your library. Fathers have plenty of responsibilities that I am sure are not the first considerations men have when they learn that they are becoming fathers. ...

Scott and Jill Cook of Shelbyville announce the birth of a daughter, Jayla Sloane Cook, on May 5 in Nashville. The baby girl weighed 7 pounds, 6 oz. She is the granddaughter of Howard and Linda Nichols, and David and Treassa Cook, all of Shelbyville. She is the great-granddaughter of George and Louise Clanton of Shelbyville...

Kasey Michelle Speer of LaVergne and Zachary David Ledford of Tullahoma were united in marriage on the afternoon of April 29 at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma. The bride is the daughter of Daren and Sheila Speer of LaVergne. She is the granddaughter of Melvin and Linda Shaw of Greenup, Illinois, the late Max Speer and the late Freida Patrick...