Stories from Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Funeral services for Cheryl Elizabeth "Betsy" Armstrong, 38, of Manchester, who died Sunday at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga from injuries sustained in an automobile accident, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Manchester First Baptist Church. Dr. Brenton Cox will officiate and burial will follow in Pleasant Garden Cemetery in Flat Creek...

Cascade made quick work of Middle Tennessee Christian on Monday. The local girls pounded their District 9-A foe 14-0 in Murfreesboro. Leah Carter went the first three innings on the bump in the shutout before being relieved by Kelly Wilson. Mary Jett's inside-the-park home run was just one of several big hits on the afternoon for the Lady Champions (7-0, 5-0 9-A)...

To say it's been a long time coming is a bit of an understatement. For the first time since 2003, Cascade defeated rival Forrest 6-0 in a key District 9-A contest on a perfect Monday afternoon in Wartrace. "It's exciting," said Champion coach Chris Parker, who had never defeated the Rockets. "I'm about to go drag that field, and I'm going to enjoy it. When I get off that tractor, I'm going to think about tomorrow because we've got another ballgame versus them."...

Warm night air and the heavy smell of spring blossoms ushered in the first one-night show of Shelbyville's Walking Horse season as Bedford County 4-H hosted the Harvest Festival Saturday, usually held in October. The Bedford County Ag Center was the backdrop of the 26 classes of Walking Horse contenders offered to the appreciative crowd...

Crack cocaine was found in the pocket of a man who admitted possession of drugs to police before his arrest. Officer Jody Shelton spotted Marcel D. Bartlebaugh, 24, Highway 82 South, walking along Madison Street on Saturday afternoon and was aware of active arrest warrants against him...

MARYVILLE (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, who has always liked to begin campaigns from his hometown, came home today to say he plans to run for re-election in 2008. "While I'm not starting a campaign today, I wanted to make it clear to the people of Tennessee that I would be a candidate next year when the time comes," he said...

CHAPEL HILL -- Virtually everybody in town lined Horton Highway when U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski returned yesterday in a hearse guarded by state, county and town law enforcement officers, passing Forrest High School where his mother, Elaine Huffines, teaches science...

Funeral services for Mary Frances Osteen Hargrove, 78, of Unionville, who died Tuesday in Shelbyville, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. Mike Hannah will officiate and burial will follow in Unionville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday.