Stories from Tuesday, May 8, 2007

EAGLEVILLE -- Cascade advanced to the District 9-A winners' bracket finals with an impressive 6-0 win over Boyd Christian despite losing freshman pitcher Leigha Carter to a leg injury in the second inning. Sophomore third baseman Tiffany Gibbs got the Lady Champions (17-6) on the board with a clutch two-run single in the first inning off Lady Bronco pitcher Cassie Wannamaker. The hit scored Hope Mills and Millie Carter for what would turn out to be the only runs they would need...

Squealing tires with his lights off as a police officer observed was just the beginning of problems for a Shelbyville man Saturday night. Michael Cartez Knox, 23, Landers Street, was carrying marijuana in a book bag on his car's floorboard, Officer Tracey Nelson said...

With summer sun and long, warm evenings come lightning bugs, gathering friends and, in Bedford County, horse shows. This weekend is no exception to that rule as the Shelbyville Central High School Band hosts its third rendition of its Walking Horse competition...

The grand finale of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life Bedford County Celebration is set for Friday night. Activities will be held at a new home this year with SCHS football field drawing the spotlight. The event begins at 6 p.m. and doesn't end until the wee hours of Saturday morning at 6...

School Board Superintendent Ed Gray said Monday he was elated with the proposed changes to the Basic Education 2.0 (BEP), a plan announced by Gov. Phil Bredesen last week. "I'm still walking n cloud 9," Gray said. "It's almost too good to be true. The plan would channel just over $3 million into Bedford County's educational program. ...

MURFREESBORO -- Kyle Clanton is quickly earning his stripes as a Cascade Champion. After a tough go of it on the hill for the Champs in Sunday's District 9-A tournament quarterfinal against Eagleville, the junior newcomer dusted himself off and came through with two outs in the bottom of the seventh in the winners' bracket final against Forrest. Clanton's single to center scored MoMo Stewart with the game-winning run to defeat the Rockets 7-6...

In one of my all-time favorite movies, "Sullivan's Travels," the main character learns that he can't truly know what it's like to be poor just by pretending to be a poor person. Similarly, it's impossible to know what it's like to be a teacher from one day as a substitute -- especially when your curriculum is mostly made up of talking about your job and your international travel experiences...

EAGLEVILLE -- Forrest defeated the Community Viqueens 11-0 behind pitcher Shelby Stinnett's three-hit, six-strikeout effort to reach the District 9-A semifinals. It was the teams' third meeting this season with the Marshall County squad taking all three...