Stories from Wednesday, March 1, 2006

CLARKSVILLE -- It has been said that all good things must come to an end. And so it was for Community as they were defeated 60-53 by McEwen in the opening round of the Region 5-A tournament Tuesday night. The Viqueens (12-14) came into the tournament seeded third and were taking on a veteran squad that was a mere basket away from winning the District 10-A tournament a week ago...

Mary Hallie Modrall of Shelbyville, a charter member of Faith Baptist Church, died Tuesday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. She was 86. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Dr. Isaac McDuffie officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery...

Shelbyville Central claimed its 30th win of the season but, more importantly, advanced to the semifinals of the Region 4-AAA tournament after turning on the afterburners in the second half in a 67-47 win over visiting Cookeville on Tuesday night. The Eagles (30-2), ranked third in the state, have won 17 games in a row, are undefeated in 2006 and remain unbeaten against in-state competition...

Wendall Fariss "Mac" McBride, 82, of Fairfield Glade, died Feb. 22 in Aurora, Colo. A graveside memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Smith Chapel Cemetery. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Makayla Michelle Triplett, 2-month-old daughter of Keith Triplett and Kanetha Adams of Shelbyville, will be noon Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Ray Jackson will officiate and burial will follow in Haley Cemetery.

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' budget and finance committee voted Tuesday night to spend $720,000 on new portable classrooms for the county school system and asked for financing options for nearly $3 million in new fire trucks -- and discussed the much-larger expenses looming for a school building program...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' budget and finance committee voted Tuesday night to place on the full commission's agenda a resolution opposing the Sunshine in Government Improvement Act of 2006. "I think that's the biggest bunch of hogwash that ever was," said Commissioner Roger Brothers of the act. He claimed it would prevent two commissioners from attending church together lest they be accused of discussing public business...

Shelbyville's city council is looking at amending the city code which would allow heavier trucks to travel on various roads within the municipality. As the code is written now, vehicles that weigh in excess of 10,000 pounds are allowed to travel only on North Main Street, Cannon Boulevard, westbound on Highways 130 and 82, westbound on Highway 64, and north and southbound on Highway 41-A...

Thousands of dollars worth of items were taken from an Anderton Road home between Sunday morning and Monday night. A large-screen television set, computer and stereo systems, guns and weapons, clothing, DVDs and a Sony Playstation and games were gone when Laura Beth Beauchamp arrived home, Deputy Kevin Roddy said...

No, it isn't a cross between a giraffe and a sheep. They're called alpacas -- a breed of South American camel related to the llama -- and there will be plenty of opportunity to see them when the 5th Annual Southern Select Alpaca Show gets underway Saturday and Sunday at Calsonic Arena...

Tragedy is doubly hard when it strikes someone you know. Such was the case for a group of nursing students last week. Classmate Danyelle Sumrell was killed Thursday when her car struck a school bus near Deason as she drove through thick fog to classes at Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville...

There's a lot of stuff in the news lately that needs some sort of comment. I could go on for a while on some of this stuff, but here's just a few items. --- There's something wrong with this picture. Glancing over the AP wire last week, I noticed a story about a program to help young journalists at Hampton University in Virginia. This was the third paragraph:...

The cogs are in place. Momentum's in their favor. The town's excited. Despite it all, Shelbyville Central coach Kevin Thomas just won't smile. Why not? Well, for starters, he's a coach. They don't tend to smile no matter how good things are going. They're a superstitious type...