Stories from Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Those hits echoing from Lindsey Nelson Stadium had nothing to do with aluminum bats. Tennessee strapped on full pads and played tackle football for the first time Tuesday, working for better than two hours under the lights as preseason camp hit another gear...

Shelbyville Central battled the heat as well as talented Marshall County on Tuesday afternoon at home in the Golden Eagles' second of three preseason scrimmages. The Eagles play their final scrimmage at Mt. Juliet on Friday evening at 6. Marshall County may have found the end zone a few more times, but that's not a major concern of Shelbyville coach Jason Hardy at this point...

A recent little incident here in the newsroom has got this writer thinking about how some of the bigger papers and wire services are dealing with mistakes or sometimes, outright fabrications making it into print. Following Eugene Ray's victory in the race for county mayor last week, our city editor John Carney took a call from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution who wanted to do a story about one of Tennessee's first black county mayors...

The Town of Bell Buckle will receive $10,000 for amphitheater improvements at Bell Buckle Park, part of more than $11.3 million in parks and recreation grants awarded to recipients across Tennessee. "We are so thrilled to hear this," Bell Buckle Park Chairman Jenny Hunt said Tuesday. "This is absolutely fantastic!"...

As Tennessee farmers are to hear candidates for governor at their annual Presidents Conference this week, the Republican candidate is coming to Shelbyville on Tuesday and it's anticipated that the Democratic incumbent will be here for the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners will meet Aug. 29 to pass final budgets and tax rates, in order to have time to review and digest some changes proposed Tuesday night by the commission's budget and finance committee. The changes will not require a property tax increase. ...

Conservation and alternate fuels were the answer Tuesday from an investment consultant in Shelbyville as the local oil distributor and the state Petroleum Council chief agreed that market speculators were driving up the price of oil. It's all in reaction to BP's shut down of America's largest oil field following the biggest oil spill in Alaska's North Slope caused by pipeline corrosion. Meanwhile, Energy Secretary Sam Bodman says the nation will overcome reduced supplies...

Thomas Muse "Tom" Barham, 89, of Lewisburg, died Thursday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services were held Monday at Bills-McGaugh Funeral Home in Lewisburg with the Revs. James Hickey and Carl Price officiating. Burial followed at Lone Oak Cemetery.

Malachi Zyree Sintravious Bowen, 3, of Shelbyville, died Sunday in an automobile accident in Rutherford County. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with John David Brame and Joe Hunt officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.

Shatika Danielle Bowen, 22, of Shelbyville, died Sunday in an automobile accident in Rutherford County. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with John David Brame and Joe Hunt officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery.

Funeral services for Brandi Kay Elizabeth Troupe, 14, of Richmond, who died Tuesday at Bedford County Medical Center following an automobile accident, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Richmond Cemetery.

Funeral services for Larry Thomas Hargrove Sr., 57, of Unionville, who died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a logging accident, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Jim Tedder officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery in Rover.

County rivals square off in scrimmage By Danny Parker Sports Editor dparker@t-g.com Neighbors got a chance to lock horns as Community took on Cascade in each team's second preseason scrimmage. Both squads engaged in some one-on-one drills before running through parts of their playbook in Wartrace on Tuesday afternoon...