Stories from Tuesday, January 24, 2006

A chase, sometimes at high speeds, across eastern Shelbyville Monday afternoon ended when the suspect rammed his allegedly-stolen pickup into a city detective's car. Ronnie Glen Ledbetter, 34, whose addresses are listed as Tullahoma in the Shelbyville Police Department report and Harrison (near Chattanooga) in the Bedford County Jail intake list, was pursued from Northcutt Drive through East Depot Street and several side streets at speeds up to 75 mph...

Shelbyville has been named by the trade publication Furniture Today as one of the top 25 small markets in the nation projected to have fast growth in furniture and bedding sales over the next five years...

Bedford County election commissioners may soon spend nearly $150,000 on new voting machines with its share of a $55 million appropriation by Congress to Tennessee. "The machines we have are not in compliance with HAVA, the Help America Vote Act," Bedford County Elections Administrator Anna Clanton said. "This came about after the 2002 elections in Florida."...

The Times-Gazette can claim a special interest in the Community Clinic of Shelbyville. Former T-G reporter Ann Bullard was a moving force in the creation of the clinic at 814 Union St., according to clinic officials. Bullard "had a vision of supporting people who had health needs and were the working uninsured," recalls Sarah Hunt, secretary of the clinic's board of directors...

As the Community Clinic of Shelbyville continues to look for volunteers so its services may be expanded, the United Way-funded agency's director has had plumbing duties as well as those of nurse and administrator. The clinic's water supply pipe broke and so Clinic Director Julie Moore has been shutting off the water supply to the building at 814 Union St. ...

ANTIOCH -- The legend continues to grow. Shelbyville Central's Barry Stewart and Dequan Twilley continue to saw through much-taller interior defenders the way Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox did in old folklore. The seemingly unstoppable senior tandem netted 49 points on Monday night against a ninth-ranked Antioch squad that featured a host of trees much taller than the Central guards...

ANTIOCH -- Different programs choose different paths on their road to Murfreesboro for the state tournament. Shelbyville Central and Lynn Burkey choose the path less-traveled as they continue to battle the toughest talent in the Midstate. After a tough District 8-AAA loss to Columbia Central on Friday, the Golden Eaglettes headed up Interstate 24 to face a talented Antioch team before venturing to Winchester this evening for a district showdown with Franklin County...

Webb played host University School of Nashville tough for one quarter before falling off the pace and losing 86-43 Monday night. "We played extremely well for the first eight minutes," Feet coach Jon Bloom said. "We were only down by 19-14 to start the second quarter but we started turning the ball over and just couldn't get a handle on it. Most of our turnovers were unforced, that's the tough part."...

Community Junior High welcomed Eagleville Middle to Unionville on Monday night, but they were not exactly gracious hosts. In a game whose outcome was never in doubt, Chelsea Buckingham, Kristin Simmons and Courtney Vassar combined for 26 points to lead the Viqueens to an impressive 36-9 victory over the Lady Eagles...

TULLAHOMA -- It was sweet revenge for Harris Middle as they made up for an earlier loss at home by defeating Tullahoma West Middle 34-15 in a key Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Monday night. Earlier in the season, Harris (7-7, 7-5 CTC) suffered their first-ever loss in their new gym when West upset the Eagles 42-34...

Cascade Middle outscored Moore County Middle for three quarters until the final six minutes in Lynchburg on Monday night. The Raiderettes outdid the Lady Champions 13-4 in the final frame, but it wouldn't be enough as Cascade escaped with a 31-26 win...