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Champs knock off Westwood (Community Sports ~ 09/27/06)
Cascade Middle hopes they continued another streak on Tuesday night as they downed previously-undefeated Westwood Junior High 30-22 in Wartrace. After winning their first three games of the season by convincing margins, the Champions (4-3) dropped three straight... -
Effort was there in Harris loss (Community Sports ~ 09/27/06)
Harris Middle played hard until the end and had an opportunity to put together a game-winning drive late, but the quality effort fell short in a 22-16 loss to Franklin County South in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup Tuesday night at Eagle Stadium... -
Lady Champs take key step in 11-A race (High School Sports ~ 09/27/06)
A second-half rally gave Cascade a much-needed 2-0 win over District 11-A foe Marshall County in a physical contest in Wartrace on Tuesday. The Lady Champions (8-2-1, 4-2 11-A) took a giant step forward in hopes of securing home field advantage in the first round of the district tournament two weeks from Saturday... -
Eaglettes set for 8-AAA showdown with Tullahoma
(High School Sports ~ 09/27/06)
To say that Shelbyville Central's soccer team is peaking at the right time might be a huge understatement. After starting the season 1-5, the Golden Eaglettes have gone 9-1 over the past 10 games and remain unbeaten in District 8-AAA, setting up the district match of the year with Tullahoma on Saturday night at the Eagle soccer complex...
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Ophelia Brothers Willard
(Obituary ~ 09/27/06)
Funeral services for Ophelia Brothers Willard, 85, of Bell Buckle, who died Tuesday at her daughter's home in Murfreesboro, will be 10 a.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Terry Davenport, Joe Brothers and A.J. Beasley officiating. Burial will follow at Hayes Jones Cemetery in Midland...
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Carol Owens Cannon Pitts
(Obituary ~ 09/27/06)
Carol Owens Cannon Pitts of Chapel Hill died Tuesday at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia after a brief illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Blakemore Funeral Home.
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Richard Wayne Lentz
(Obituary ~ 09/27/06)
Richard Wayne Lentz, 81, of Shelbyville died Tuesday. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Willow Mount Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Sorrells officiating. No visitation is scheduled. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Collection of impact fee delayed (Local News ~ 09/27/06)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved an adequate facilities tax on new residential construction at its June and July meetings, but there are a few more details to be addressed before the tax can actually be collected, according to discussion at Tuesday night's meeting of the commission's budget and finance committee... -
Man arrested for HVAC theft (Local News ~ 09/27/06)
A Shelbyville man has been charged with stealing two central air units from Brown's Heating & Cooling, Depot Street. David Wayne Smith, 29, Fairground Heights, will be in court Oct. 3. Smith was arrested Sunday following an investigation by Detective Sgt. Jason Williams of the Shelbyville Police Department... -
Brighter future hoped for blind basset hound (Local News ~ 09/27/06)
Jeb has a major adjustment to make to his life ... a life that nearly ended several weeks ago. The basset hound was found in a ditch in Nashville several weeks ago, wandering in circles due to a serious eye disease. Because his eyes were so severely damaged, a veterinarian was forced to remove Jeb's eyes last week... -
RiverFest will be held Tuesday (Local News ~ 09/27/06)
Fifth grade students from around Bedford County will gather at The Fly Arts Center for the Duck River Watershed Committee's second RiverFest next Tuesday. The Watershed Committee was created last year by the City of Shelbyville, and has set out to educate all the people of Bedford County, specifically through the board of education to youth on the importance of the Duck River to the county and to all the watersheds running into the river... -
City defers action on lawsuit (Local News ~ 09/27/06)
Shelbyville City Council deferred any action on a possible lawsuit against the county concerning the funding of Volunteer Fire Services Inc. in violation of state law. Mayor Geneva Smith asked for the deferral because the city and county had met this past Saturday and both government bodies were to submit proposals to each other and then meet to work out the matter... -
One size doesn't fit all committees
(Column ~ 09/27/06)
Some years ago, two different factions within the county commission were battling over solid waste issues. One of the points of contention was the makeup of the Bedford County Solid Waste Authority board. One side felt it was appropriate for that board to have several members from the southeastern portion of the county, since that area was most directly affected by the operations of the then-active Quail Hollow Landfill. ...
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Mattie Estelle Cole
(Obituary ~ 09/27/06)
Family visitation for Mattie Estelle Cole, 90, of Shelbyville, who died Saturday, will be 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday at the home of her son Bill Crowder in Shelbyville. Per her request, Mrs. Cole's body was donated to Vanderbilt University Medical School...
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Group's beliefs are inconsistent
(Column ~ 09/27/06)
Among those in favor of brutal interrogation tactics for terrorism suspects is the Traditional Values Coalition. "The Bible teaches us that we are to love our enemies and do good to those who persecute us," the group's Web site states. "In short, Bible-based traditional values are what created and what have preserved our nation. We will lose our freedoms if we reject these values."...
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Webb outscores Community, USN (High School Sports ~ 09/27/06)
Webb scored a win over a couple of familiar foes at River Bend Country Club on Tuesday. The Feet totaled a 167 to win the tri-match. University School of Nashville's 177 was good enough for second. Community stroked a 207. Sean Kim of the Feet (8-3) was medalist with a 39. Sutton Jones turned in a 40, Bastian Peters 42 and Stephen Barton 46...
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