Stories from Saturday, August 13, 2005

COLUMBIA -- It was a great opportunity to evaluate the progress of the Shelbyville Golden Eagles after three weeks of preseason drills and that's exactly what coach Whit Taylor did after seeing his team come up on the short end of a 20-14 score to Columbia in the Columbia Jamboree Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium...

Bedford County has seen a 61.9 percent jump in its Hispanic population since 2000, U.S. Census Bureau statistics show. From 2000 to 2004, the county has gained 1,739 Hispanics for a total of 4,550 last year. Bedford County had the third largest increase of Hispanics in Middle Tennessee...

A drill and accessories, two socket sets and two sets of wrenches were stolen from a shop near a Fruit Valley Road home, apparently during the day Monday. Witnesses saw a silver car with two red stripes on the hood and two blue stripes on the sides, possibly a Ford Probe, back up to Tommy Underwood's shop early Monday afternoon, a report released Friday by the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Titans opened up their four-game preseason schedule with a matchup versus Tampa Bay at The Coliseum on Friday night. Trailing 17-14 with less than a minute remaining in the game, Titan backup quarterback Gino Guidugli found fellow rookie Gregg Guenther open across the middle for a 24-yard gain on fourth-and-10 to keep hope alive and get Tennessee down to the Tampa Bay 35-yard line...

Residents of a subdivision on the south side of Shelbyville lost a noble neighbor on Thursday. A male Red-tailed Hawk was reported staggering on one of the streets in Brookhaven, just west of South Cannon Boulevard. County Commissioner Mark Thomas was called by Becky Smith, a citizen concerned about the bird that's considered an endangered species, the commissioner said...

The issue of water and providing water taps to areas outside of Bell Buckle was discussed Tuesday by its town council. Alderman Frank Reagor suggested the council speak with Wartrace mayor Don Gallagher about working up a written contract specifying how much water they can receive...

Sometimes perception is everything and today Harris Middle School can claim the best of both worlds, according to Bedford County Schools Superintendent Ed Gray. Gray will cut the ribbon to officially open Harris Middle School at 2:30 p.m. today on the new campus along Eagle Boulevard. His predecessor, Mike Bone, will preside over opening ceremonies expected by Principal Terry Saylor to attract a crowd of nearly 4,500...

Michelle Phillips is too diplomatic to use Barney Fife's phrase, "Nip it in the bud," when explaining her decision to change careers one more time. Perhaps she'd prefer to say that a stitch in time saves nine. Phillips' last day as a probation officer is one month from today, but by then she'll have started classes at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro preparing to be a teacher...

The Community football team will have a new look for the 2005 season. Newly appointed head coach Bart Fann joins the team from Middle Tennessee Christian School in Murfreesboro. He is a graduate of Cascade High School and Middle Tennessee State University...

Graveside services for Mrs. Ellen Hughes Walker, 97, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Bobby McGee officiating. (Feldhaus Memorial Chapel)

Dale Baucom, 61, of Shelbyville died Friday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Lone Oak Cemetery. (London Funeral Home, Lewisburg)