Stories from Friday, May 6, 2005

Some of the nation's best long distance runners will be competing in the 27th annual Strolling Jim 40 ultra-marathon beginning 7 a.m. Saturday. They're ready to attack the 41.2 mile course that starts and ends in downtown Wartrace and runs across the hills of eastern Bedford County...

With one out and runners on first and second in the top of the eighth inning, Richland's Dustin Jett hit a fast-sinking pop fly off of Cascade reliever Jeffrey Comstock to right fielder Tyler Bowman. Bowman circled in and made a diving catch for the second out of the inning...

With the scoreboard lights showing a pair of goose eggs midway through the fifth inning, Cascade coach Stephanie Sutton sat her team down and let them know that enough was enough and instructed her ladies to quit playing around with Culleoka. The Lady Champions took notice and answered with six runs on six hits in the inning as No. ...

Shelbyville's Golden Eagles fell short of the District 8-AAA team tennis title, dropping a 4-1 decision to host Tullahoma Thursday afternoon. Tullahoma claimed four of five single matches to claim the championship. "I think Tullahoma's boys were hungry to get some of the credit that was being passed around after their girls upset our team yesterday," Shelbyville coach Doyle Hutton remarked. "They simply outplayed us today."...

A four-run fifth inning by visiting Pope John Paul II was the dagger to the heart of Webb's Lady Feet in a 6-1 Lady Knight win. "We had our chances. We had runners in scoring position but just didn't capitalize," Webb coach James Garcia said. The Lady Feet drop to 9-9 overall and 7-9 in Middle Region play...

A child was flown to a Nashville hospital after a two-car collision at the Kayden Street-Shelbyview Drive intersection shortly before 8 a.m. today. Michael Stewart, 19 months, suffered head injuries, police said, and was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center by LifeFlight helicopter...

Two bridges in the county are to be replaced, Bedford County's Road Board learned Monday. One of the bridges is on Amos Gamble Road, and another is on Bedford Lake Road, which were picked out of a list of six bridges submitted to the state, Highway Superintendent Stanley Smotherman said. Smotherman had stated in a previous meeting that the state prefers that the county spend its bridge money on those that are over 20 feet in length...

A man charged with burglarizing his aunt's neighbor's home on Collier Avenue effectively confessed by entering a "best interest plea" Thursday in Bedford County Circuit Court where he may return July 7 when his judge might alter the way he serves a three-year term...

The topics of annexation, growth and rezoning were examined during Tuesday night's Shelbyville City Council study session, during which City Manager Ed Craig stated that while growth may be frowned upon in other parts of the county, Shelbyville welcomes it...

An interdenominational crowd estimated at 360 gathered Thursday in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church on Depot Street for a luncheon to observe the 54th annual National Day of Prayer. "Every day should be a National Day of Prayer," said Marilyn Massengale, a member of Scott United Methodist Church and one of the speakers...

Webb took control of their match versus rival Cascade early, carrying a 4-1 lead into halftime before holding on for a 4-2 victory in Wartrace. "We played great in the second half but bad in the first half," Cascade coach Jeremy Austin said. "We had several shots on goal but just couldn't finish. There were several mental letdowns in the first half."...

Webb's tennis teams sprung back into action on Thursday afternoon with both their boys and girls squads facing St. Andrews-Sewanee in Bell Buckle. The Lady Feet fell 9-0. The visitors also were victorious in the boys' matches as the Feet were only able to claim victories in 3 of 9 matches...

Funeral services for Clyde Malburn Womack, 96, who died Thursday at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Woodbury Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery.

Funeral services for Jessie Ruth Elliott Brown, 74, of Shelbyville, who died Wednesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Larry Sanders will officiate and burial will follow in Blanton's Chapel Cemetery.