Stories from Friday, September 23, 2005

The "straw hat" robber struck again Wednesday night in Tullahoma -- but, this time, without the hat. A man otherwise fitting the description of one involved in four Shelbyville armed robberies hit Scot Market, North Jackson Street, at 6:57 p.m., Tullahoma police said...

Shelbyville Central attempts to get back into the win column tonight as they bus over to Winchester to take on Class 5A foe Franklin County. "We need some success," Shelbyville coach Whit Taylor said. "We've always played well against Franklin County."...

A strong first half defense wasn't quite enough for Community Junior High in a 14-0 loss to Eagleville before a large crowd Thursday afternoon in Unionville. The young Viking defense, led by Lance Paschal, Michael Smith, Thor Mulkey, Brandon Brown and Hunter Tharpe played an excellent first half, holding the Eagles' offense to just two first downs...

For years, Coach Neal Gordon and the Shelbyville Golden Eaglette soccer program has watched and admired Tullahoma as they totally dominated District 8-AAA play. The third-ranked Lady Wildcats remain one of the top teams in the state, but now have another force to reckon with. Shelbyville has won two of the last three matchups...

In McMinnville, Harris downed Warren County Middle 2-0. Kayla Anderson scored in each half, with Rachel Imes assisting on the second as the Eaglettes improved to 10-1 overall and 5-0 in the Central Tennessee Conference. "We dominated play," Harris coach Frankie Swing said. "Our passing was crisp. We made good touches on the ball. We had good traps. Our hustle was tremendous. We moved to the ball well."...

Liberty went over to Chapel Hill to take on undefeated Forrest Middle on Thursday night and came back heartbroken with a 40-34 loss. The Rockets scored with just 11 seconds remaining to jerk the win from the hands of the young Patriots. "They played their hearts out," Liberty coach Shane Shoemake said. "They gave me everything they had. And we won that ballgame, not on the scoreboard but on the field...

Ashley Bledsoe came up big with five goals to lead Cascade Middle past Tullahoma East 6-0 on Thursday afternoon in Wartrace. "She's always had that speed," said Cascade coach Monica Lewis about her eighth grade leader. "It's just hard to stop. It's her speed and her footwork. She handles the ball real well. She knows how to arch those kicks from out there and get them in."...

Omolayo Omitowoju thinned the twine to get Webb on the board early in the first half of their match against visiting Richland on Thursday afternoon. The teams went into intermission knotted at 1-all after Lady Raider Kayla Vaughn removed the goose egg from the guests' side of the scoreboard...

One man was killed and his brother critically wounded as shots rang out Thursday night at their home on Ledbetter Street. The victim, Octavius Anderson, 24, died by the time police arrived. Marquis Anderson, 21, was critically wounded, Shelbyville police said...

Bedford County Board of Education voted Thursday night to send a 10-year, $76 million master school building plan to the county commission. The plan was presented to the school board by former school superintendent Mike Bone, who had been working for months on it along with current superintendent Ed Gray. The plan will first go to the commission's budget and finance committee, although at some point school board members would like to have a joint study session with the full commission...

A controversial proposed subdivision that had brought residents out in force to protest was dropped again from the agenda of the Shelbyville Municipal Planning Commission. Stone's Throw, a 118 lot-residential subdivision consisting of 52.86 acres located of Highway 231 South and north of Naron Road, has been the topic of debate for the past several months. ...

Funeral services for Mrs. Johnnie B. Williams Crosslin, 87, of Wartrace, who died Wednesday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral home. Don Gallagher will officiate and burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Graveside services for James Arthur Chilton, 72, of Fairfield, who died Thursday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Jimmy Gray will officiate.