Stories from Monday, April 19, 2004

Multiple charges were filed against a Shelbyville man after he allegedly struck a man in the head with a gun Saturday night. Michael Anthony Sales, 36, Bridlewood Drive, faces charges of aggravated assault, felon in possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment. He posted $30,000 bond at Bedford County Jail...

A $13,914 Department of Homeland Security grant will help the Community Development Center in Shelbyville teach the prevention of fire-related injuries to children, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon announced on Friday. The nonprofit organization provides services to people with developmental disabilities and to child-care providers in a 13-county area in south central Tennessee, including Bedford and Marshall counties. ...

The U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center has completed $10.1 million of major upgrades and modification to the center's SL-3 Sea Level Test Facility, in preparation for its largest single engine test program ever, testing of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...

KNOXVILLE -- Going into any Orange and White game it's a good bet that Tennessee is going to win. But, believe it or not, that wasn't the case this year. At the end of regulation, the score stood at 21-21. This means either everyone -- or no one -- was a winner. The interpretation can be left up to the fan...

It was a split decision for the Shelbyville Golden Eagles over the weekend as they won their first and last games in the Foothills Classic at Maryville while dropping the two games in the middle. For the tournament Shelbyville scored 51 runs off 50 hits and had 23 extra bases. "That's kind of the way the season's gone," said head coach Scott Hall. "We've not had a whole lot of trouble scoring runs, but a hard time getting people out."...

The Webb Feet (1-7) couldn't get their hits to fly and lost 7-3 to Cannon County in Bell Buckle on Friday. The Feet did not score until the sixth inning. Webb had three runs on four hits and four errors. Adam Fleischer got on base on an error by Cannon County's shortstop and Matt Lowe tagged a single to gather the RBI for Webb's first run in the game at the bottom of the sixth...

EAGLEVILLE -- Cascade's Lady Champions rolled to a 12-1 win on the road at Eagleville Friday afternoon in a District 11A contest. The Lady Champs pushed across four runs in the first inning, added another in the second, rallied for three in the fifth and four more in the sixth...

Webb's lacrosse Feet dropped two games this weekend, to University School of Nashville 14-3 on Friday and Centennial 9-4 on Saturday. "It was very disappointing," said head coach Jon Bloom. "We've played three decent games in a row and then play like this."...