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Junior Viqueens advance to World semis (Community Sports ~ 01/31/06)
CHAPEL HILL -- One of the longest running sporting events in Middle Tennessee is once again underway as the 46th annual World Tournament is being held at Forrest High. Only one Bedford County school, Community Junior High, is participating this year. Both teams were in action Monday evening... -
Final moments of 2nd, 3rd frames do Webb in (High School Sports ~ 01/31/06)
NASHVILLE -- The final minute and a half of the second and third quarters proved to be daggers in the side of Webb from which they could never stop bleeding. Host Davidson Academy rallied from a 22-18 deficit to carry a 23-22 upper hand into the half after a pair of free throws from Logan Irvin... -
Lady Feet trampled in season finale
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/06)
NASHVILLE -- Webb fell behind early and never rallied as they dropped a 60-19 decision to Davidson Academy to finish off the regular season. Katie Woodruff scored six of her game-high 11 points in the opening quarter as the Lady Bears jumped ahead 19-5...
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Hampshire gets revenge over Vikes (High School Sports ~ 01/31/06)
HAMPSHIRE -- Hampshire avenged a November one-point road loss to Community by winning 50-45 Monday night. The game started quickly as the teams hit seven 3-pointers between them, though the Vikes found themselves down 20-13 after the first eight minutes... -
Garrette happy to have Jones on board (High School Sports ~ 01/31/06)
HAMPSHIRE -- Community came away with a hard-fought 36-29 win over Hampshire in a non-district matchup Monday night. The Viqueens hit a cold spell offensively to begin the game and found themselves down 9-5 at the conclusion of the first quarter. Community (8-8) stiffened up on defense to begin the second period and forced several Lady Hawks turnovers, leading to several scoring opportunities that the Viqueens were able to convert into a 17-12 halftime advantage... -
Liberty state title hopes dashed by defending champs (Community Sports ~ 01/31/06)
MURFREESBORO -- The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Liberty Middle cast stone after stone at Cornerstone Middle's Karissa Dyer, a towering 6-foot-3 post. If the Lady Patriots were to have any chance of advancing to the third round of the James C. Haile State Tournament, they would have to take the giant out of the equation... -
Ex-cop goes to jail after escape attempt (Local News ~ 01/31/06)
A Shelbyville man who'd been a police officer in Franklin was sentenced on Monday to 11 months and 29 days in the Bedford County Jail by the Marshall County sessions judge on charges of escape, which cost a jailer his job, and several earlier charges... -
High-speed pursuit ends with crash (Local News ~ 01/31/06)
A long, high-speed pursuit which began shortly after a man allegedly tried to run over a Shelbyville store clerk ended when he was knocked out while crashing into a tree in extreme northern Coffee County early Saturday. Jeremy Stephen Omar Nicholas, 20, of Huntsville, Ala., was charged with vehicular assault, evading arrest, reckless driving, speeding and theft of property... -
Helping children focus on the positive (Local News ~ 01/31/06)
Children will be treated with song and story by Bedford County native Lindy Judd at Argie Cooper Public Library 10 a.m. Wednesday. "What Went Right Today?" is Judd's and friend Joan Buznick's collaborative effort to strengthen families by talking about positive things even during times of hardship and trouble... -
Angel stolen from fire scene (Local News ~ 01/31/06)
Who would steal an angel? Rita Fay King of Shelbyville may be pondering the answer to that question today. Her 4-foot concrete angel, complete with a water fountain, was taken Thursday or Friday along with two flower pots and a gas grill from outside the remains of her Tillett's Trailer Park residence, which burned Dec. 26... -
Flippo found guilty of threat (Local News ~ 01/31/06)
A Bedford County jury returned a guilty verdict early this morning against a 40-year-old man who was accused of pulling a gun on a man and his son, but without evidence of a gun, the jury convicted the man on two charges of attempted aggravated assault... -
Juanita Cobb Gordon
(Obituary ~ 01/31/06)
Graveside services for Juanita Cobb Gordon, 93, of Murfreesboro, who died Monday at NHC in Murfreesboro, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. James Avaritt will officiate. Woodfin Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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