Stories from Saturday, November 18, 2006

It's rare when one of this writer's pieces gets a 100 percent favorable reaction, but that has been the case with this week's series on child support and how many parents aren't getting the money they are owed. On Wednesday, it had been only an hour since the first part was posted on the Internet when we got the first response. Every call and e-mail received told the same story: Mothers and their children are not getting the support payments that have been ordered by the courts...

Shelbyville Central coach Kevin Thomas has made one point clear as the Golden Eagles prepare for the basketball season. "Don't measure yourself by what you've accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with your ability." The Golden Eagles tip off the season Monday night at home against Riverdale, following the best season in school history last year...

Victory Baptist claimed a 40-21 win in their first game of the season over Dickson's United Christian. The Patriots led 22-6 at halftime and 38-8 entering the final quarter before emptying the bench. "The win came really as a big suprise because we lost four of last year's starters, but on the defensive end we really got after it," said Victory coach David Adcock, who only has one senior...

Middle Tennessee Christian went on a 7-0 run early in the overtime period and held on to defeat Webb 43-42 in Murfreesboro on Friday night. "Our kids scratched and clawed to get back to within one," first-year Feet coach Jeff Mitchell said. "We got pretty good effort and it was a good learning experience."...

SANTA FE -- The Community Viqueens expected to have a very physical game with Santa Fe and they got one in their 57-33 loss Friday night. At first glance one might think that Community was blown out of the gym, but that was hardly the case as they were behind 20-12 after one quarter and cut the deficit to 27-21 at the break...

After having to avoid a fugitive on the loose during practice on Wednesday and a blowout loss in Tuesday's opener, there was no telling what Cascade would look like when they took the floor on Friday night. The Lady Champions showed only signs of courage and improvement as they bounced Class AA's Marion County 76-49 on Friday night in Wartrace...

Cascade went back and forth with visiting Marion County most all of Friday night with numerous ties and lead changes covering the scoreboard. Brandon Hall's thunderous dunk tipped off a fourth quarter that was all Champions as they outscored their visitors 18-5 in the final frame en route to a 54-41 Hall of Fame game win...

Water related issues were just one of the topics looked at by Bell Buckle's town council last week. The council received an update about a water system analysis from Alderman James Anderson, which shows that for the past year, the system has had a net profit of $113,551...

Bell Buckle will once again be applying for a Community Development Block Grant [CDBG] to help fund state mandated repairs to its sewer system but may try a different approach this time around. Sarah Brown of the South Central Development District said that the town could apply for $500,000 for water and sewer projects, but advised that asking for a smaller amount might be the right strategy to getting funded this time. ...

Third in a series An ordinance to ban pit bull dog ownership in Shelbyville is to be considered by the city council next month and it's supported by two grandmothers involved in last Sunday's attack on Tremont Drive. "I'll be glad to show them my hands and I'll bring my bloody coat," Peggy Rambo said of what she'll do when she testifies during a public hearing that might be held next year if the council proceeds as recommended by City Manager Ed Craig...

Bedford County Board of Education is trying again to ask the county for the old Harris Middle School annex building, saying it would allow improvements to the county's alternative school program. Currently, the alternative school program operates out of five portable classrooms on the Central High School campus. There were 36 students in it as of Wednesday, according to Supervisor of Support Services Terry Saylor. ...

It's not carved in stone -- but expectations are that the B-Battery 115th will be arriving in Shelbyville at approximately 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. A huge welcoming ceremony is being planned at Calsonic Arena. Saturday, the Family Readiness Group, local veterans and other volunteers gathered to decorate Calsonic Arena with banners, flags and ribbons...

SANTA FE -- Community's Viking basketball team continues to show vast improvement over last season with yet another impressive outing, this time on the road as they defeated Santa Fe 63-47 on Friday night. Sophomore Justin Stallings' steady emergence as an offensive force has added another, pleasantly surprising, dimension to the Vikings for coach Mike Edmondson...