Stories from Wednesday, February 21, 2007

As you may have noticed from the photo page earlier this week, I went to California to visit my brother and his family in Orange County. The only other time I'd been to visit Mike was six or seven years ago, and on that trip we attended a taping of the sitcom "Norm," starring Norm MacDonald. ...

Go find the scissors. Clear a spot on the refrigerator. Gather up some magnets. The 2006-07 Cascade Champions carved out a little piece of history worthy of the kitchen's most popular appliance as they upset top-seeded Forrest 54-42 to lay claim to the District 9-A title...

Funeral services for Russell Wayne Goodwon, 58, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at his home following an extended illness, will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. The Rev. Randall Pulley and the Rev. Bobby Wines will officiate and burial will follow in Cothran Cemetery...

Mommy, my head hurts ... Kristy and Chad Napper never imagined the gravity of those words until a few days later when they were told that their beautiful little red-haired daughter had brain cancer. On Jan. 7, Caitlyn Napper celebrated her fifth birthday at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital where she had undergone surgery to remove the cancerous mass from the base of her neck...

There's lots of silly stuff in the news this week. Not just silly stories, but the way they are presented. Here's just some of the latest: Nothing has changed since her demise and even in death, some can't help but to still exploit her. This is good news to hear, though. There hasn't been a Fox News update on her condition for over seven minutes now, and I was wondering how she was holding up...

A Tullahoma man was charged with possession of schedule IV drugs after a traffic stop Sunday night. Joesph Edward Ghea, 23, Tullahoma, "dropped" the pills while being placed into a patrol car after police discovered an active warrant against him, Officer Jody Shelton said...

Wartrace has applied for Community Development Block Grant funds in cooperation with Bedford County to assist in extending water lines. The total project cost is estimated to be $308,642, with a grant amount totaling $250,000. The required matching contributions of $58,642 would be provided by Wartrace...

FAYETTEVILLE -- For the past five years, Shelbyville Central has played in the District 8-AAA tournament championship game, winning three times, including back-to-back titles after the Golden Eagles claimed a 67-54 victory over Tullahoma on Tuesday night at Lincoln County High...

Van Buren County outlasted Eagleville 80-71 in overtime to take third place in the District 9-A tournament at Cascade High. Darrin Baker contributed in every frame and led third-seeded Van Buren County (21-10) with 29 points, including 8-of-14 free throws. Cale Crain was perfect on four attempts at the charity stripe and netted 16. Justin Smith scored 15 and Craig Chandler added 13...

An expanded and renovated Shelbyville Central High School will cost $20.8 million, according to figures revealed at Tuesday night's special called meeting of Bedford County Board of Education. American Constructors Inc. announced its guaranteed maximum price for the SCHS project, $20.1 million, during the meeting. ...

Mitchell "Jake" Jacobs, 69, of Manchester died Friday at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services were held Monday at Manchester Funeral Home with the Rev. Jason Mitchell officiating. Burial followed at Jernigan Cemetery in Cannon County...