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Pats rally past Raiders
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/07)
Liberty Middle rounded out their first-ever home baseball schedule with a 13-8 win over Moore County Middle. The Patriots improved to 8-6 heading into their last game of the season on Thursday night in Lynchburg. "We've learned a lot of baseball getting the fundamentals down right," Liberty coach Shane Shoemake said. "Overall, we've had a great season. To win eight games in our first season is tremendous."...
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Claxton leads Lady Champs in Eagleville
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/07)
Lauren Claxton pounded out three hits and drove in three runs to lead Cascade to an 11-1 District 9-A win over host Eagleville. "We hit the ball a lot better today than we did (on Monday)," Cascade coach Jeremy Austin said. "We were able to get some girls on base and drive them on around. Overall, it was a pretty good day."...
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Feet spread the wealth (High School Sports ~ 04/25/07)
Webb performed as well or better than they have all season long in a 7-0 spanking of Davidson Academy in Bell Buckle. "Our ball movement and passing was the best that we've done all season by far," Feet coach Adrian Anderson said. "We had short, connecting passes with everybody making good touches. We got wide, stretched the field and then played it back in. That's what opened all the gaps for us."... -
Champs run win streak to 10
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/07)
Despite playing their fourth game in five days, Cascade was able to clinch the top seed in the District 9-A tournament, tie the school record for victories and run their win streak to 10 after a 12-0 pounding of Boyd Christian in McMinnville. Tyler Bowman, Corey Mullins and Stefin Reed all doubled and singled to lead the Champs on offense...
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Light violation leads to pot find (Local News ~ 04/25/07)
A car's non-functioning taillight led to a series of events culminating in the driver's arrest for possession of marijuana Monday night. Officer Waymond Boyd stopped Timothy Ray Baker on North Main Street and asked to search his vehicle. Inside the car was 7.21 grams of marijuana, Boyd said... -
Nashville murder suspect in jail locally (Local News ~ 04/25/07)
A man charged with allegedly murdering someone during a drug deal in Nashville is in the Bedford County Jail because his bond was revoked in a two local drug cases. Cory Dwan Jordan, 26, was charged on July 15 by Tim Lane, director of the 17th Judicial Drug Task Force for the alleged sale and/or delivery of illegal drugs, court records show. His bond was set at $20,000... -
Ray suggests old school building for MTSU branch (Local News ~ 04/25/07)
County Mayor Eugene Ray has suggested to Middle Tennessee State University that the former Harris Middle School building on Elm Street be used as an extension campus, and MTSU President Sidney McPhee is interested enough to discuss the proposal further, according to Ray... -
Disaster drill simulates terrorist attack (Local News ~ 04/25/07)
An explosion on the grounds of the Celebration released an unknown chemical/biological agent Tuesday, killing and injuring scores, while other victims awaited decontamination. Fortunately, this was only a test. While this wasn't an actual emergency, responders from seven counties converged for an emergency preparedness exercise to evaluate how they would react in a real-life mass casualty situation... -
How to revive an injured plant (Local News ~ 04/25/07)
Kevin Williams of Williams' Nursery enlightened members and guests at the April edition of the Healthy Woman meeting on the best care for damaged plants. He also exhibited a variety of red knock-out roses, Kimberly and Boston ferns and wave petunia baskets... -
Young attorney's death shocks community (Local News ~ 04/25/07)
Attorney Tom Nance, 39, who served as Shelbyville City Attorney and as a partner in Bobo, Hunt, White and Nance, died Monday at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. "I'm just devastated," City Manager Ed Craig said this morning. "Tom was a great friend and great advisor and I relied on him daily. He was such a wonderful man with a warm manner and great sense of humor. It has left a huge hole here in City Hall."... -
Eagles end regular season victorious (High School Sports ~ 04/25/07)
It's always nice to close out the regular season with a win. Shelbyville Central accomplished that with a 3-1 victory over visiting Columbia in a District 8-AAA matchup Tuesday night. The win assures the Eagles (9-9, 5-1 8-AAA) the second seed in the upcoming district tournament. It looks like the Eagles will host Lawrence County next Saturday in the opening round... -
Wildcats pin another loss on Shelbyville
(High School Sports ~ 04/25/07)
Shelbyville Central couldn't avoid the sweep as Tullahoma claimed their second victory in as many nights with an 11-3 home win. Justin Brewer got the win on the mound, pitching 5 1/3 innings. The loss might be costly in a number of ways. Both have identical 4-6 District 8-AAA records with two games remaining but Tullahoma owns a pair of wins over the Eagles...
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Eaglettes shock district leaders (High School Sports ~ 04/25/07)
As the ball sailed off the bat of Shelbyville Central senior Jessica Westbrooks and over the left field fence, the biggest upset in District 8-AAA this season was in the making. Not many liked the Eaglettes' chances. District powerhouse Coffee County entered the game with a 10-1 district mark compared to Shelbyville's 2-8... -
Day scores twice as Champs get revenge (High School Sports ~ 04/25/07)
Cascade exacted a bit of revenge as they downed visiting Marshall County 3-1 behind a strong first-half showing. Seth Day took an assist from Timo Murray to net the first goal for the Champions (6-3-1). Josh Gathright then thinned the twine from roughly 40 yards out for his first score of the season. Day rang up their third and final goal thanks to an assist from Travis Jenkins... -
Lillian Pearl Riley
(Obituary ~ 04/25/07)
Funeral services for Lillian Pearl Riley, 88, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday at Bedford County Nursing Home, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Ponder Funeral Home in Lilbourn, Mo. Burial will follow in Matthews (Mo.) Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-8 p.m. Friday...
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Annie Shires Dyer
(Obituary ~ 04/25/07)
Funeral services for Annie Shires Dyer, 87, of Shelbyville, who died Wednesday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jim Tedder officiating. Burial will follow at Hopper Cemetery in Marshall County. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
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