Stories from Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Concerns about a series of recent suspicious fires in Bell Buckle have prompted the community to meet later this week to discuss the possibility of forming a neighborhood watch. The meeting is set for Thursday night starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Bell Buckle United Methodist Church and all residents are urged to participate. The event will be a potluck dinner, and residents are urged to bring their favorite dish and drink...

Shelbyville police say they were forced to endure the smell of marijuana while breaking up a party early Sunday. The event occurred in the unit Dominic Rovae Tillman and Sean Durrell Hampton share at Laurelwood Apartments, Landers Street. Tillman, 21, and Hampton, 20, were each charged with possession of schedule VI drug and contributing to the delinquency of a minor...

CHAPEL HILL -- About 35 acres were rezoned by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen here Monday after a few questions were answered for residents with property adjoining that land. Unionville-based CAT Developers were granted the reclassification of property for development with 87 homes. The change reduces the distance required between homes and that became a concern for nearby residents...

UNIONVILLE -- A Bedford County businessman wants to move his auto shop to Unionville Highway near Columbia Road and build a restaurant to be run by his mother. However, Jamie Garrett started construction before obtaining a special exception from the Bedford County Board of Zoning Appeals which is scheduled to consider the situation on Thursday...

Valentine's Day causes the third largest surge in mail for the U.S. Postal Service, according to the customer service supervisor at the Shelbyville Post Office. Customer Service Supervisor Carrie Halmayr and Interim Postmaster Larry Ellis of Tullahoma, who's also the regular postmaster in Lewisburg, say that the number of letters delivered by the Postal Service increases abut 10 percent because of Valentine's Day...

The Community Viqueens' season came to a sudden and unexpected stop in Unionville on Monday night, losing to archrival Eagleville 54-41 in the opening round of the District 9-A tournament. The fourth-seeded Viqueens (18-7) never got into any kind of offensive rhythm, due largely to a lack of taking care of the basketball and poor free throw shooting, categories that they took great pride in all season long...

MURFREESBORO -- Cascade rubbed and rubbed but the genie inside the magical bottle made it all too apparent that the Lady Champions were clean out of wishes. The local girls closed their eyes, clicked their heels and squeaked out a memorable two-point win over Middle Tennessee Christian on Friday night. However, the tables turned in the opening round of the District 9-A tournament...

MURFREESBORO -- Shelbyville Central appears to be ready and primed for the postseason after an impressive 62-51 victory over host Riverdale in their final game of the regular season. The Eagles (21-7) have an opening round bye in the District 8-AAA tournament and play the Lawrence County-Columbia winner Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Lincoln County High...

MURFREESBORO -- It all starts and ends with defense, and Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes didn't play 'D' at all until after the final outcome was determined. MTSU signee Ann Marie Lanning was the benefactor of the Eaglettes' poor defensive effort, scoring a school record and career-high 45 points in Riverdale's 78-61 win to close out the regular season Monday night...

Clera Jane Gordon, 88, of Beechgrove died Sunday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Manchester Funeral Home with Franklin Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Beechgrove Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. today...

Tennessee sophomore Candace Parker has been selected as the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week the conference office announced Monday. The sophomore earned the award for the fourth time this season and the fifth time in her career. In three games last week, Parker averaged 26.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per contest. ...