Stories from Friday, September 14, 2007

Jimmy Willard Criss, 66, of Unionville died Friday at his home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, with the Rev. Ronnie Grooms and the Rev. Jim Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Sunday.

Shelbyville Central attempts to win back-to-back games tonight when Kenwood invades SCHS Stadium for a non-region game at 7. The Eagles (1-2) defeated Lawrence County 35-28 last week after starting the season with a double overtime loss against Coffee County, followed by a 35-14 setback at Warren County...

Cascade slew a dragon by defeating Page 2-1 in Franklin on Thursday night to improve to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in District 11-A/AA. Lady Champion Ashley Bledsoe netted the first goal off an assist by Laura Jett 25 minutes in. Kate Maguigan, coming off a four-goal effort on Tuesday against Middle Tennessee Christian, evened the score at 1-all roughly 10 minutes into the second half...

There was no shortage of defense and dominant keeper play in Bell Buckle on Thursday afternoon. Webb's Sarah Wright and St. Andrew's-Sewanee's Allie Cahoon put their talent on display in goal for their respective squads en route to a scoreless tie. Wright, who recently became eligible after transferring from Cascade, finished with seven saves...

It was as good as over in the first half as Shelbyville Central totally dominated visiting Lincoln County 8-0 to remain unbeaten and unscored on in District 8-AAA. The Eaglettes (5-5-1, 3-0) held a 7-0 advantage at intermission. Kayla Warren scored a hat trick, while Hannah Martin, Kayla Anderson, Elizabeth Caskey, Courtney Loudermilk and Cara Fite each added goals...

Recycling in neighboring Coffee County and a complaint about sludge dumping were the topics of discussion for the county's Solid Waste Authority Thursday afternoon. Last month, Chairman Bobby Vannatta asked recycling coordinator Gay Ervin and Stanley Smotherman contact the Coffee County Recycling Center to see how it is done after receiving calls and letters from citizens concerned about the lack of plastic recycling in the county...

The Shelbyville City Council gave approval to funding the city's part of new aerial photography of Bedford County Thursday evening. The imagery will be for the Geographic Information System (GIS) and the city's portion of that cost will be $5,577. The current imagery is now around nine years old and is very out of date, especially on North Main Street where growth has exploded over the past decade. ...

Celebration CEO Ron Thomas released the show manager's report for the 2007 World Grand Championship event yesterday showing a positive view of the Walking Horse industry's largest and most promenient show. "It was rewarding this year to see that 66 percent of the horses that entered (the competition) actually came to the show ring," Thomas said. "This figure is an improvement over the 60 percent that showed in 2006."...

A new Bell Buckle festival is hitting town today and runs through Sunday as the Bell Buckle Art and Music Gallery festival is introduced to the community. As a part of the event there will be juried competitions in the fields of wood turning, ceramics, and glass where winning artists will earn prizes totaling $3,000 for the best in each class. The event is sponsored by the Bell Buckle Art Gallery and Bell Buckle Café...

Small towns have so many different elements which make them special and unlike any other. Landmarks, history, tall-tales: they all are puzzle pieces fitting perfectly with one another in defining a place like Shelbyville. However, the deciding pieces of that puzzle are the amazing people for which a town is known, particularly those individuals who have been around longer than most can recall. ...

They came to Unionville roaring like cougars and left town meowing like kittens. Community administered a good old-fashioned behind-the-woodshed spanking to Middle Tennessee Christian 26-24, 25-14, 22-25, 25-15 in a District 11-A/AA volleyball match Thursday...

Robert Lee Nelson, 81, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Alvin York VA Hospital in Murfreesboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Webb took down rival St. Andrew's-Sewanee by 45 strokes on Thursday at River Bend Country Club. Sean Kim's 41 was good enough to earn medalist honors as he led the Feet (13-2) to a score of 175. Sutton Jones followed with a 42. Steven Barton wasn't far off the pace as he stroked a 44. Blake Cocanougher contributed a 48...

CHAPEL HILL -- Things went south in a hurry for Cascade Middle as they attempted to break a five-year drought against Forrest Middle. The hosts scored all their points in the middle two quarters and took down the Champions 28-7. Rocket tailback Zach Ray broke free for a 68-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter. Tyler Beiriger ran in the conversion...

Playing in their sixth game in eight days, Harris Middle rolled to a 4-0 win over visiting Franklin County North in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup. Lauren Warren scored a hat trick and Maggie Burton added the other goal. The Eaglettes (11-0-1, 5-0 CTC) held a 1-0 advantage at halftime...