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UT's Wilhoit earns SEC praise
(College Sports ~ 11/22/06)
Tennessee's James Wilhoit had a career day during his final visit to Vanderbilt Stadium and for his efforts was named Southeastern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. A native of the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville, Wilhoit took over the SEC's active scoring lead Saturday after tallying 15 points in the Vols' 39-10 win. The senior was perfect on four field goal attempts in the game (43, 27, 22 and 41 yards) and added three PATs...
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Robert Bruce Johnson
(Obituary ~ 11/22/06)
Funeral services for Robert Bruce "Bobby" Johnson, 24, of Shelbyville, who died Sunday at Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jim Frazier officiating. Burial will follow at Pressgrove Cemetery...
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Glenn Williams
(Obituary ~ 11/22/06)
Glenn Williams of Shelbyville, husband of Judy Williams, died this morning at St. Thomas Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Feldhaus Funeral Chapel.
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Long night in Lynchburg for Lady Champs (High School Sports ~ 11/22/06)
LYNCHBURG -- Nothing seemed to work at all for Cascade as they were dominated in every phase of the game in a 74-26 loss to District 11-A's Moore County on Tuesday night. The Raiderettes (2-2) never trailed as they closed the first quarter with a 14-2 run and entered the second stanza up 20-6... -
West, Pierce go for 27 in Viking victory
(High School Sports ~ 11/22/06)
The Community Vikings got a combined 27 points from Cody Pierce and Robbie West to defeat homestanding Hampshire 66-27 on Tuesday night. Community (3-0) led 12-8 after one quarter and bumped the advantage to 37-11 going into the locker room at the break...
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Moore Co. owns fourth in win over Champs (High School Sports ~ 11/22/06)
LYNCHBURG -- A strong showing in three out of four quarters is never enough against a quality opponent as Cascade discovered in a 59-48 loss to former district rival Moore County in front of a rowdy crowd on Tuesday night. Brandon Hall's basket seven seconds into the fourth period pulled the Champions (1-2) to within reach of the Raiders at 38-36... -
Viqueens land road victory in Hampshire
(High School Sports ~ 11/22/06)
Jessica Thompson scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Marissa Jones added 12 rebounds to go with five points to lead visiting Community past Hampshire 45-31 on Tuesday night. The Viqueens (2-1) established leads of 9-4 after one and 28-18 at the intermission...
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Eaglettes host state powers in Classic
(High School Sports ~ 11/22/06)
The second annual Eaglette Tip-Off Classic will be played this weekend at Shelbyville Central's gym with a number of quality teams on hand to insure a great holiday weekend of basketball. "We are fortunate to have a great group of teams in this year's Eaglette Tip-Off Classic and what I feel will be a number of great matchups," Shelbyville coach Lynn Burkey said...
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Eagles find answers to shooting woes in win
(High School Sports ~ 11/22/06)
Shelbyville Central put their shooting woes behind them in a 67-40 win over Sevier County in opening round action of the Land-Air Transport Tip-Off Classic Tuesday night in Greeneville. After shooting a dismal 29 percent from the field in their season-opener on Monday night, the Eagles made a complete turnaround, shooting 60 percent, led by freshman Emmanuel Andrews' game-high 21 points, including five 3-pointers...
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Soldiers braved danger in Iraq (Local News ~ 11/22/06)
The Tennessee National Guardsmen who left Shelbyville in September last year marched back into the arms of family and friends on Tuesday with, as one soldier put it, "the most perfect sound in the world": cheers, applause and shouts of delight. The soldiers' march from Calsonic Arena's warm up room into the horse show ring was a military version of a football team running onto the field. ... -
Celebration, others helped organize event (Local News ~ 11/22/06)
The homecoming for Shelbyville's National Guardsmen was organized by a soldier's sister-in-law who said she received calls from people who volunteered to help. That included a call from Chip Walters, spokesman for the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration who said, "Our CEO, Ron Thomas, wanted to be sure there would be a good place for them..... -
Nell Williams Walker
(Obituary ~ 11/22/06)
Funeral services for Nell Williams Walker, 73, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. The Rev. Bobby McGee will officiate and burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Friday. She was the wife of Joe L. Walker, who survives.
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Crocheted flag welcomes 'soldier men' (Local News ~ 11/22/06)
It was a labor of love that took nearly 100 skeins of yarn, and Ruby Davis of Shelbyville says it shows her pride in the National Guard troops who returned to Shelbyville Tuesday night. It's a crocheted American flag, displaying miles and miles of heart... -
April Lorine Wingo
(Obituary ~ 11/22/06)
Funeral services for April Lorine Wingo, 27, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at Erlanger Health Systems in Chattanooga, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Tullahoma Funeral Home. The Rev. Philip Swinford will officiate and burial will follow in Bethany Cemetery...
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Tony Paul Farrar Jr.
(Obituary ~ 11/22/06)
Graveside services for Tony Paul Farrar Jr., who was stillborn Wednesday at Bedford County Medical Center, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Jimmy Gray officiating. He was the son of Tony Paul Farrar Sr. and Brittney Jewell of Shelbyville. Gowen-Smith Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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