Stories from Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Clutch hitting is a key in winning baseball games and Shelbyville Central had a number of big hits in their 10-0 win over visiting Columbia in a key District 8-AAA contest Tuesday afternoon. The teams entered the first of a two-game series tied atop the district standings. The second game is in Columbia this afternoon at 4:30...

Congress needs to get their priorities straight. While the immigration bill that aimed to reward criminal behavior has been set aside for now, another bill has cropped up in the House that could send you to prison for 10 years for downloading music...

The "Join the Team" Community Kickoff Luncheon, May 5 at the Blue Ribbon Circle on the Celebration grounds, will be a terrific chance for Titans fans to hear about the team and its prospects for 2006. With the NFL draft coming up this weekend, there will no doubt be plenty to talk about. ...

Funeral services for John Russell Garrett Sr., 71, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at his home after an extended illness, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. The Rev. Randall Harmon will officiate and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.

Funeral services for James William Honea, 74, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

John Russell Shrader, 66, of Shelbyville died Monday at Bedford County Medical Center. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Willow Mount Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

If the county and Shelbyville choose to split the costs of a comprehensive master plan updating the area's growth plan, a complicated seven-month process would get underway that will make sure everyone has a voice. Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon, Inc. [BWSC] recently submitted a proposal to provide professional planning services at a cost of $82,110...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' budget and finance committee voted Tuesday night to recommend that the county spend up to $3.2 million for plans, specifications and construction documents for the first phase of a proposed school building program, including expansion of Central High School...

Members of the Tennessee Gas Association were learning how to operate more efficiently Monday when a state research group announced that the biggest private natural gas company in the state has earned too much profit. Atmos Energy Public Affairs Director Denise Manning on Tuesday replied to the Tennessee Regulatory Authority staff allegations by saying, "No. We are charging exactly what the TRA authorized us to charge and we have not increased our rates in 10 years."...

The Shelbyville Times-Gazette will give two creative readers a chance to attend the "Join The Team" Community Kickoff Luncheon May 5 at Blue Ribbon Circle. To enter, tell us in 200 words or less why you want to attend the luncheon. We will choose the two best entries, each of which will receive one ticket to the luncheon...

The replica of the bronze statue in the Veterans Memorial Plaza on Shelbyville's Public Square was destroyed during a private event conducted by several members of the Veterans Council of Bedford County. Made several years ago by Bell Buckle artist Russ Faxon to show what the finished product would look like, the plaster cast broke when it was carried from the courthouse on Friday afternoon, during its move and then when unloaded...

The brick wall that is Forrest continues to stand firm in between Cascade and dreams of district titles. The Lady Rockets, who haven't fallen to the Lady Champions in over four years, won 8-1 in Wartrace on Tuesday. Forrest (17-8, 10-0 in 9-A) claimed the District 9-A regular season title outright with the win and earned a first-round bye in the 9-A tournament in Chapel Hill next week...

Cascade continues to roll along as they picked up their fourth consecutive win after defeating visiting Forrest 2-1 on Tuesday. The victory assures Cascade of no worse than a second-place finish in the District 11-A/AA regular season standings with a record of 4-1-1. They are 4-3-1 overall...

Webb played visiting Ensworth to a 2-2 draw on Tuesday. The tie was a disappointing conclusion to a match that saw the Feet outplay their opponents on both sides of the ball from the start, finishing with eight shots on goal to three. "I thought that we did a great job of controlling the game today," Webb coach Adrian Anderson said. "We created numerous scoring opportunities, but we were unable to capitalize on them with any regularity."...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes played undefeated District 8-AAA-leading Coffee County as close as anyone has in the district twice, but that Lady Raider magic found a way to claim the win in both regular season games. The Eaglettes led 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh where Coffee County rallied for a pair of runs to steal the 4-3 victory Tuesday...

After claiming the regular season District 8-AAA title last week, Shelbyville Central fell 4-1 at tough Montgomery Bell Academy in a non-district soccer match Tuesday evening. Shelbyville (5-2-2) had won five games in a row coming into the match. "I said we had a very tough schedule late in the season, and I hope that will prepare us for postseason tournament action," Central coach Neal Gordon said...

Cascade pitchers are turning what's typically an unprecedented feat into commonplace as the Champions no-hit their third opponent this season. Hurlers MoMo Stewart and Tyler Bowman combined for seven hitless innings as Cascade finished off District 9-A regular season play with an 11-0 win over Van Buren County in Spencer on Tuesday...

University School of Nashville invaded the Webb campus and took home a 13-0 victory Tuesday behind a one-hit shutout by David Sylvester. Sylvester threw to only two batters over the minimum in his five innings of work, walking only one. The Tiger (15-3) defense was solid, committing only one error...