Stories from Wednesday, September 14, 2005

By a 4-2 vote, Shelbyville's City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday to adopt a vehicle registration fee for all vehicle owners in the city to pay for future road projects, including the widening of North Main Street. Council members Wallace Cartwright and Fred Harrison voted against the measure. ...

Tennessee National Guardsmen from half a dozen units across the state volunteered to go to Iraq with the men for whom the armory on Shelbyville's Cannon Boulevard is home base. "The unit, within a month's time, had 80 volunteers and we have other people who want to volunteer for our mission," said Capt. Ted Webb, commander of Battery B 1st Battalion 115th Field Artillery...

A near-capacity crowd filled the second floor courtroom at Bedford County Courthouse Tuesday night to protest two proposed rezonings -- and, even after it was announced that the rezoning requests had been withdrawn, some in the crowd still wanted to address the commissioners...

Shelbyville Central remains undefeated in District 8-AAA action after handing Lincoln County a 5-1 loss Tuesday night at home. The Golden Eaglettes (7-5-1, 2-0 in 8-AAA) travel to Columbia for a huge district match on Thursday. "This was another nice district win for us," Eaglette coach Neal Gordon said. "Lincoln County always has a good team and I was very proud of the way we played, especially in the first half when we put a lot of pressure on them early."...

Cascade Middle got back on the winning track with a 32-6 victory over host Cornersville Middle on Tuesday. The Champions sputtered out of the gates as the Bulldogs held onto the ball most all of the first quarter. "We came out unfocused," Cascade Middle coach Ralph Edwards said. "We let them control the ball too long. But, our defense stood tall."...

Harris Middle went to the air in an impressive 34-12 win over White County Middle in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup Tuesday night at Eagle Stadium. Quarterback Tyler Yates and Joey Jackson teamed for a pair of touchdown passes while Joquae Greer caught the third...

Webb came up on the short end of a 9-0 result against region rival Pope John Paul II in Bell Buckle on Tuesday. Lady Feet senior captain Sarah Sutton piled up 29 saves in goal. Her total gives her 106 saves over the past six games. "It's a good thing she's back there," Webb coach A.J. Swafford said...

Webb shot their lowest team score of the season against visiting Boyd Christian at River Bend Country Club on Tuesday afternoon. The Feet (10-4) combined to stroke out a 164 as compared to a 203 posted by Boyd. Webb's John Roberts carried the low round with a score of 38. Sean Kim and Sven Goldammer weren't far behind as each shot a 41. Sutton Jones contributed a 44...

In one of their biggest team victories in recent history, Shelbyville Central's golfers defeated previously unbeaten Tullahoma 151-161 in a nine-hole District 8-AAA match Tuesday afternoon at River Bend Country Club. Home course advantage is a big plus in golf and the Wildcats had defeated the Golden Eagles 151-164 earlier this season...