Stories from Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Reflect back approximately one year ago. Cascade's Lady Champions were the hopeless No. 8 seed facing No. 2 seed Huntland in the opening round of the District 11A Tournament in Cornersville. The Lady Champs upset Huntland and went on to finish runner-up in the tournament...

One could argue that Quinton McCroskey of the Shelbyville Golden Eagles is just your "average Joe." He may not stand out when he's on the basketball court or football field because he doesn't always make the big plays, but he is a consistent player who contributes a solid performance day in and day out...

All-around athlete and Community High School senior Lesley Layne has been working on her skills for a long time. She started with basketball when she was 6. She has continued to improve and added volleyball and softball to her growing list of assets...

Victory Baptist Academy stopped Calvary Christian 60-37 in Chattanooga over the weekend. VBA jumped out to an early 15-6 lead at the end of the first quarter, then held Calvary to seven points in the second period while scoring 12 for a 27-13 halftime lead...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee got an outline from architect John Davis of the repair work which needs to be done at the county courthouse, and will ask for funds for the two highest-priority items -- repair of the cupola and the exterior columns...

CHATTANOOGA -- A federal judge sentenced a surgeon to 41 months in prison Monday for fraudulently billing TennCare and other health insurers more than $3.1 million. Dr. Robert Canon of Shelbyville, an orthopedic surgeon who practices in Tullahoma, told U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar that, although mistakes were made in his office, he never knowingly intended to defraud the government...

Songwriter, playwright, producer and entrepreneur Andy Landis, who lives in northeastern Bedford County near Beech Grove, will be honored in Phoenix, Ariz., March 6 for her efforts to raise awareness of ALS, often known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease."...

Argie Cooper Public Library will join in celebrating Dr. Seuss' 100th birthday by presenting a special program for children and their parents on March 2. "The Magic of Reading and Writing," featuring children's author Michael Shoulders, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Fly Arts Center. Shoulders is a speaker and educator whose works include "V is for Volunteer: A Tennessee Alphabet" and "Count On Us: A Tennessee Counting Book." He will present humorous stories and anecdotes for all ages...

Gov. Phil Bredesen, who has been in Washington at the National Governors' Association winter meeting, told Tennessee reporters that many of his fellow governors have already read and asked him about his proposals for reform of TennCare. "There are a number of governors who have ... read the speech," said Bredesen during a conference call from Washington. He was expected to return to Tennessee today...