Stories from Saturday, September 17, 2005

The Cascade defense held Forrest to 132 total yards and forced three turnovers but it wasn't enough as the Champions fell 6-3 to their neighbors from Chapel Hill in a Region 5-1A contest on Friday night in Wartrace. "Defense played pretty well," Cascade coach Kenny Parker said. "The defense is still part of our team and didn't play well enough (as they) gave up six points. If the offense isn't scoring, the defense can't give up anything."...

NASHVILLE -- Same story, different chapter -- with the same ending. Perhaps those words best describe Shelbyville's 56-21 loss to state-ranked Hillsboro in a Region 5-4A battle Friday night on the road. The Eagles (0-4. 0-2) remain winless on the year and their losing streak increases to 11 straight, dating back to last season. Hillsboro, the eighth ranked team in Class 4-A, goes to 3-1, 1-1, their only loss to Tullahoma...

Webb outstroked Bedford County rivals Cascade and Community at River Bend Country Club on Friday afternoon. The Feet shot a 165 while the Champions came in second with a 190 and the Vikings banged out a 206. Sven Goldammer, Sean Kim and John Roberts led Webb (12-4) with a 40 apiece. Sutton Jones contributed to the wins with a 45...

CORNERSVILLE (AP) -- An explosion in the cafeteria at Cornersville High School on Friday morning injured two workers and at least 14 students, officials said. One person was seriously hurt, but most others had only minor injuries. The explosion happened about 9:30 a.m. while maintenance work was being done on a water heater, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Bob Hopkins said...

Bell Buckle's Planning Commission received the results of a town survey on growth that many hope will serve as a road map for a land use plan. Alderman Dennis Webb stated that a total of 174 numbered copies of the survey were distributed to homes in the city limits, with 85 returned. Many comments from citizens were also included with the results...

Shooting suspect Anthony "Tony" Leverette was still being held on "investigative hold" Saturday at Bedford County Jail pending charges in an accident Wednesday night near the Mount Herman community. Leverette, 40, allegedly fired shots toward Deputy Shan Harris of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, who had come to his home to investigate an alleged domestic dispute...

ARNOLD AFB -- Some people think of the U.S. Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center only as a wind tunnel. Actually, AEDC includes 58 different test facilities, 14 of which have no equal anywhere in the world. Satellites can be tested to see how they will survive the cold and vacuum of Earth orbit. ...

Maude Francis Lewis, 99, of Shelbyville died Friday at Glen Oaks Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Darryl Lewis and Wymer Wiser officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

James Morgan, 55, of Fulton, Mo., brother of Lee Morgan of Shelbyville, died Friday at Fulton Nursing & Rehab. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Maupin Funeral Home in Fulton with Bruce Williamson officiating. Burial will follow at Readsville Cemetery...

Funeral services for Rhoda V. Crouch, 98, of Christiana, who died Friday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Randall Polley and Monty Kapavik officiating. Burial will follow at Smotherman Cemetery...