Stories from Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Middle Tennessee sophomore quarterback Clint Marks was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week after his outstanding performance in the Blue Raiders' 45-17 win over Arkansas State Saturday. The left-handed quarterback completed 30 of 34 passes for a career-high 447 yards and four touchdowns. His completion percentage of 88.2 was the second-best in school history and he completed 14 straight passes at one point in the game...

Gov. Phil Bredesen presented nearly $6.2 million in Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) grants and approximately $2 million in Recreation Trails Program (RTP) grants last week with the Town of Bell Buckle receiving a $40,000 RTP Grant toward development of its park...

United Way of Bedford County announced a $300,000 fund-raising goal for its fall 2004 campaign during a kickoff breakfast this morning at the Blue Ribbon Circle. About 90 business, civic and non-profit agency leaders attended the breakfast, which featured a keynote address by Middle Tennessee State University basketball coach Kermit Davis...

The Shelbyville Central High School Marching Band brought its competition season to a grand finale Saturday at the Cheatham County Marching Invitational Saturday, bringing home numerous awards and honors including first place in both its classification comprised of three bands and its division of eight bands...