Stories from Wednesday, November 14, 2007

LYNNVILLE -- Jace Bryant has maintained from the start of his tenure as the new coach of the Community Vikings that his team would play man-to-man defense a majority of the time, no matter who the opponent, and that his offense would be keyed by the pressure that his kids could put on the opposition...

Webb shot out of the gates in their Hall of Fame game season opener versus Middle Tennessee Christian on Tuesday night like a herd of wild mustangs. As the adrenaline flowed, the homestanding Feet could hardly find the touch around the basket, quickly falling behind 9-2...

Last week's column about an overlooked matter involving Hillary Clinton produced just three responses, but to this writer, the content of them spoke volumes. One stated very simply that we should move on by not having another Clinton in the White House. Another was a complementary phone call asking permission to send it to others...

NASHVILLE -- The Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top 14 backs and linemen in seven classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Monday, Dec. 3 at the Nashville Airport Marriott. For the sixth consecutive year, the top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award. There are three finalists in this category, regardless of their school's classification...

LYNNVILLE -- The Community Viqueens opened their season by playing their Hall of Fame game against one of the best teams that they will see at any time this year, and on the road to boot. Richland proved to be as good as advertised as they manhandled the Viqueens up and down the court on both sides of the ball in a 63-32 win, and in the process spoiled first-year coach Allison Layne's debut...

Two years ago, Harpeth came to Wartrace for a Hall of Fame contest against Cascade. They embarrassed their hosts with a 68-29 victory to damper the Lady Champion spirits just prior to the start of their regular season. Few gave Cascade and first-year coach Chad Spencer any chance at revenge as the two locked horns in Kingston Springs on Tuesday night, especially after all-district guard Tiffany Gibbs was saddled with two quick fouls and had to sit much of the first half...

Mike "Fish" Fisher is packing his suitcase for a trip to California, but he doesn't need to take a briefcase. Where he's going, they already have 26 of them. Fisher, who ran for county mayor in 2006, has been selected as a contestant on the NBC game show "Deal or No Deal," in which contestants win money by choosing from among 26 briefcases containing prize amounts ranging from a penny to $1 million...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners, in a narrow 8-9 vote, chose Tuesday night not to seek proposals from companies interested in buying the county-owned Bedford County Nursing Home. The commissioners who supported the measure said it was just a first step which would have given the county an idea of what the nursing home is worth, and that it is only financially prudent for the county to explore its options considering existing debt and capital expenses looming in the future...

The Missions and Outreach Committee at First Presbyterian Church has developed a unique alternative to traditional commercial gift giving for the holidays, and is set to hold the third annual Gifts From The Heart Fair at the church this Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m...

Miscommunication was apparently the culprit behind the county's solid waste authority not being aware that information describing the source of sludge brought into the county had already been submitted. Last month, the authority heard from Wayne Simons of Simons Farm Trucking, LLC about material he is injecting into fields in various parts of the county...

Water was once again the main topic for Bell Buckle's Board of Mayor and Aldermen, with officials looking at a drought management plan and asking their water customers to cut back on usage. The board voted to ask residents to voluntarily reduce normal consumption of essential and domestic use by 10 percent and non-essential use by 15 percent, which are the Stage 1 restrictions being implemented in Bedford and surrounding counties...

Two persons were charged with drug possession after Officer Waymond Boyd asked to search their vehicles following traffic stops, Shelbyville police said. McCullough told Boyd the device was used to smoke marijuana. After being arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, two Lortabs were found in McCullough's pocket during a search at Bedford County Jail, police said. A charge of introducing contraband into a penal institution was added...

Katie Dunn scored nine of her game-high 21 points in the first quarter to lead an experienced Middle Tennessee Christian team to a 64-30 win at Webb, ruining Jeff Mitchell's coaching debut for the Lady Feet. "We were excited about their effort," Mitchell said after the Hall of Fame contest. "That's just a really good team. I'm really impressed with that they've done with their girls program over at MTCS. They're big, strong and all know how to play...