Stories from Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Dr. Mary Lou Apple, vice-president for academic affairs at Walters State Community College in Morristown, was named Wednesday morning by Tennessee Board of Regents to become the fifth president of Motlow State Community College, succeeding Dr. Art Walker, who will retire June 30. The board met by teleconference, and key Motlow officials including Walker and all three former Motlow presidents were listening in from the Motlow campus in Moore County....

Bedford County is "in the path of growth" that will "continue unabated," according to a professional planner that addressed the Shelbyville City Council Tuesday. The city has been asked by the Joint Economic Development Board [JEDB] to split the costs for a comprehensive master plan as an update to the area's overall growth plan...

It's that time again! The 21st Annual Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Spring Show kicks off Thursday and will be running through Saturday night, starting each evening at 6:30 at Calsonic Arena. Tickets are available at the door with admission set at $5 with children 6 and under admitted free...

Bedford County Commission Chairman Eugene Ray defeated Commissioner Wayne Tucker in Tuesday's Democratic primary for county mayor, while Randall Boyce defeated 12-year incumbent sheriff Clay Parker to take the Democratic nomination for that position. Incumbent Peggy Bush narrowly defeated challenger Tonya Davis for the Democratic nomination for county trustee....

Cascade answered the bell after being challenged by a scrappy Culleoka team in both parts of a doubleheader and came away with a sweep to finish off their regular-season schedule at Shelbyville Central High School on Tuesday. In the first game, the Warriors went up 3-0 in the top of the first. But, the Champions came right back with three tallies of their own...

Funeral services for Raymond Glen Phillips, 63, of Eden Prairie, Minn., who died Sunday at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn., will be 11 a.m. Thursday at New Hope Chapel with Dr. Issac McDuffie and Jim Thompson officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in New Hope Cemetery. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements...

Community completed regular season play by splitting a doubleheader with District 9-A foe Van Buren County in Unionville on Tuesday. The Vikings (3-12, 1-11 in 9-A) scored five runs in the first and four in the second inning and Ryan Zindars made the runs stand up as he went the distance on the mound in a 10-5 win...

Webb had one of their top offensive games of the season but University School of Nashville proved to be too much as the Tigers downed the Feet 16-14 in Bell Buckle on Tuesday. Webb fell behind 4-2 after a quarter but rebounded in the second stanza and went into the half up 7-5. University School of Nashville (6-7) answered with seven goals in the third quarter and never trailed again...

Harris Middle took on a tough Murfreesboro Central tennis team on Friday and managed to win 7 of-20 matches. The boys team won 6-1 as Heath Phillips, Hayato Akiyama, Chase Cares and Daniel Richter were victorious in singles action. Mallory Hutton and Bailie Martin teamed to defeat Caroline Ingle and Hannah McGowan 6-6, 9-7 in what is always a hard fought match when these four players get together...