Stories from Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Who says you can't go home again? Cascade's Levi Bain returned to his hometown of McMinnville and consequently twirled a one-hit shutout for the Champions in a 12-0 District 9-A win over Boyd Christian on Monday. Bain struck out eight and walked one in five innings of work to improve to 2-0...

Mrs. Cleo Norris, 83, of Petersburg died today at NHC Healthcare in Lewisburg. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Newport Beach, CALIF. -- Tennessee's Justin Harrell is one of the 42 top defensive players in the nation who have been named to the 2006 Lott Trophy Watch List, it was announced Monday. Named after Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, The Lott Trophy is awarded to...

Friday at 4 p.m. is the deadline to register to vote in the May primaries and while that's when the county election office is to close, those who are in line before then will be registered. Technically, voter registration for the May primaries ends "when we get off work," Elections Administrator Anna Clanton has explained. "But if we have a line, we will stay and register all of them."...

A man who allegedly scammed several California banks -- and one in Shelbyville -- has been arrested in California. The suspect, Bert Crumpton of Oakland, Calif., has occasionally visited a girlfriend in the Shelbyville area, Detective Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Board of Directors has released the following statement regarding the National Horse Protection Society: "The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration supports the efforts of the National Horse Protection Society and endorses its current Mission Statement regarding the Tennessee Walking Horse Advisory Committee...

Gov. Phil Bredesen's public health insurance proposal, emphasizing personal responsibility in a system for working people and small businesses, has found some support at Bedford County's delegation to the Legislature. "I think the overall reaction is positive because we all know the health care insurance system is broken," said state Sen. Jim Tracy, whose insurance agency office is on North Main Street. "I like the point of personal responsibility.....

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and property is moving towards organizing a study session of the full commission to discuss what to do with the county's excess property. But the situation seems to get more and more complex as time goes by. ...

Shelbyville's Golden Eaglettes spotted visiting Lincoln County three runs early and it proved to be enough in a 3-1 District 8-AAA loss Monday night. The loss was just the finale to a disappointing day for the Eaglette softball program. First-year head coach Ray Rich resigned earlier in the day due to health complications...

With the second and third doubles teams playing as the top two, Webb's Feet tied Mt. Juliet Christian 3-3 Saturday in Bell Buckle. "Elliot Jones, Jay Chi and Kashyap Saxena should be commended for their play," Webb coach Joe Bennett said. "While it is an improvement over our last match, I cannot say I am happy with the result. The disappointment, however, lay completely with me...