Stories from Friday, May 11, 2007

CLEVELAND -- Chuck Rockholt, principal of Cleveland High School in this East Tennessee city, says he can tell a difference in the atmosphere in his school on the "dress-down" days when students are permitted to wear blue jeans. "There is a different feel to the building," he said...

WINCHESTER -- For only the second time in school history, Shelbyville Central has claimed the District 8-AAA boys soccer tournament championship. The Golden Eagles scored a hard-fought 2-1 double overtime win over arch rival and top-seed Tullahoma on Thursday night at Franklin County High...

Shelbyville native Nathaniel Jackson "Little Nat" Rees, 81, of South Knoxville died Tuesday. Graveside services were held Thursday in Knoxville.

It is said a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but Pat and Gerald Martin's home, north of Shelbyville, is full of lovely birds in the trees where birds all but eat out of their hands. To them, this is quite acceptable. The quiet and solitude of their picturesque home is broken only by the singing lyrics of the birds, tweeting happily in the new day...

Henry Feldhaus was appointed to the Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewer Board Thursday, but not before an extensive debate of Robert's Rules of Order and what constituted a majority. The proceedings were thrown into disarray when Councilman Wallace Cartwright refused to vote on the matter, leaving the vote 3-2 to appoint Feldhaus. An extensive debate then began over actions taken three years ago in appointing a member to the board...

Bedford County P-16 Council, which will attempt to network all levels of education with economic and community development efforts, held an organizational meeting this morning at the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville. TTCS director Ivan Jones chaired the meeting...