Stories from Friday, May 4, 2007

Sources indicate Chad Spencer is expected to be named girls head basketball coach at Cascade High School sometime early next week. Spencer currently resides atop both the Liberty Middle basketball programs. He has over 150 wins in his career. He would inherit a program that is slated to have only one senior returning...

EAGLEVILLE -- Mary Jett had four hits and four RBIs to back Leigha Carter's four-hit pitching effort and lead Cascade to an 11-1 win over Middle Tennessee Christian in the District 9-A tournament. The win puts the Lady Champions in the second round against Boyd Christian at 12:30 on Saturday in Eagleville...

EAGLEVILLE -- Community defeated Eagleville 7-2 in the opening round of the District 9-A tournament behind the pitching of senior Amanda Joslyn and a flawless defense. The Viqueens (7-9) advance to face regular season district champion Forrest on Saturday morning at 11...

Margaret Neill, 81, of Shelbyville died today at Bedford County Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

A mysterious disorder affecting bees in 27 states hasn't hit Bedford County yet, according to local beekeeper Edwin Holcombe, but it has members of the Duck River Beekeepers' Association concerned. The regional group heard a presentation on the disorder at its meeting on Tuesday...

Saturday's Bicentennial Fair on the Square will offer many unique activities to be enjoyed by the community. Among those celebrating the event will be members of the staff of the Times-Gazette. The T-G booth will feature an opportunity for readers to get to know the people behind the scenes at the paper. Several writers and composition artists will be on hand for a meet and greet session throughout the day in addition to hosting a subscription event for both existing and new subscribers...

While sections of it may not be completed for some time, Shelbyville's city council got a first look at the comprehensive master greenway plan on Tuesday. Terry Mulvaney of architectural firm Gresham Smith and Partners, who has given assistance with the design concept, explained the layout to the council. The city's greenway committee decided to have a comprehensive plan instead of designing piece by piece...

Calling on the need to find accountability and sustainability in education standards, Gov. Phil Bredesen outlined his new funding program for schools Thursday. The proposal, which the governor called Basic Education Plan (BEP) 2.0, will, if approved by the General Assembly, funnel into county coffers substantially large amounts of money to aid education programs for the proposed 40-cent tax increase on tobacco products...

Cascade wrapped up their regular season and sent five seniors off in style, holding off a gritty Coffee County squad for a 2-1 win. Pre-game ceremonies honored departing contributors Caesar Basurto, Adrian Vazquez, Caleb Davis, Seth Day, Tyler Vacjner and Zach Wolf. They are key cogs for a Champion team that finished up their home schedule undefeated after five games and improved to 8-3-2 overall...

Lance Brown, chaplain for the Vanderbilt University football team and founder of WhoUWith? Ministries, broke down the components of the Lord's Prayer, Jesus' example to his disciples of how to pray, during a keynote address at the National Day of Prayer luncheon Thursday in Shelbyville...

Marie Hudson Travis, 89, of Murfreesboro died Thursday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Jennings and Ayers Chapel in Murfreesboro with the Rev. Jim Frazier officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Saturday.