Stories from Tuesday, October 24, 2017

As Shelbyville braces for the White Lives Matter and counter-protest rallies Saturday, here is a list of what is known and some things that are not known.

A driver being pursued at speeds of more than 100 mph led officers down U.S. 231 from Rutherford County through the Shelbyville square before crashing on South Main Street early Friday. Nicholas Norris was being chased by a Rutherford County deputy, who turned over lead of the chase to Sgt. Cody King of the Shelbyville Police Department south of Deason...

The Shelbyville Woman's Club October meeting featured The Latest In Fall Fashion, presented by Jennifer Jordan Thompson of J. Jordan Boutique on the Square in Shelbyville. A capacity crowd watched as nine women and two of Thompson's associates from the boutique modeled a variety of pieces sure to be a hit this season...

Local Army veteran Herbert Stewart was the featured speaker at October's Vietnam Era Veterans meeting. Stewart started by quoting the armed forces radio station saying "Good Morning Vietnam," asking those who were in-country if they remembered that. Stewart was with the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles 1st Cavalry Division Artillery, wearing their famous black cowboy hat, while being in Vietnam during the early 1960's...

The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has denounced the White Supremacist rallies in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro. A statement released Monday afternoon reads, "As Tennessee Baptists and as Southern Baptists, it is impossible to remain silent about the hate being propagated by White Supremacy groups, and any group that demeans the dignity of people. ...

Shelbyville Central has had its share of coaching turnover within the tennis program over the past few years. Though Allison Smith is new to the Eagles and Eaglettes as the official head coach, she’s no stranger when it comes to tennis in Shelbyville...

EAGLEVILLE — The Community Middle Vikings took a step forward on the offensive end of the floor, but came up just short of holding off a pesky Eagleville squad, falling 43-42. The Vikings led through the majority of the game, but saw the Eagles out-score Community 30-21 in the second frame to complete the comeback...

EAGLEVILLE — After battling back and forcing an overtime period at Eagleville, the Community Middle Viqueens were held scoreless in the extra period and fell short, 32-25. While it wasn’t an offensive masterpiece for either team, the two squads battled in a defensive struggle through most of regulation...

MANCHESTER — It was total domination for the Cascade Middle Lady Champions on Monday night at Westwood. Cascade banked 12 points in the opening frame and coasted to a 44-10 blowout win. Lani Jones and Ellie Chumley led the Lady Champs once again, scoring 11 and 12, respectively...

MANCHESTER — It was another close loss for the Cascade Champions on the road at Westwood on Monday night. Cascade hung tough and rallied in the fourth for 16 points, but came up on the short end of a 52-50 decision. The two teams battled closely and the Champions posted a 26-24 lead at the half, but a sluggish third quarter proved to be the difference in the game...

Linda Naomi Stacy Childers, 65, of Shelbyville died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fellowship for Christ Church with Ray Armstrong officiating, Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday.