Stories from Wednesday, November 28, 2007

MT. JULIET -- The odds are always against you when you show up for a gunfight with a water pistol. With two starters out suffering foot injuries and another key player recovering from an extended illness, Shelbyville Central ventured to Mt. Juliet under-armed in a game between undefeated teams that had earlier been billed to be a state tournament-caliber matchup...

MT. JULIET -- After falling behind early, Shelbyville Central turned up the defensive pressure to claim a 56-50 win at Mt. Juliet in a non-district matchup Tuesday night. The Eagles (6-1) saw the Bears score 11 unanswered points, including three 3-pointers, to start the game before finally finding the range and cutting the lead to 15-13 by the end of the opening period...

CULLEOKA -- Cascade saw 11 of 12 girls dressed make it into the scoring column as they started the game with a 15-2 lead and cruised to a 74-26 win over Culleoka. "Tonight was a total team effort," Lady Champion coach Chad Spencer said. "We stuck with our game plan offensively and defensively. In the offense I'm trying to run, it's got so many options for every kid to score and it showed tonight."...

CULLEOKA -- Cascade looked like they had been left out in the rain a little too long as District 11-A power Culleoka took advantage of their visitors with a 66-43 win. The Champions were only able to gather for a handful of practices with their entire roster following a second-round playoff run by their football players that double as hardwood ballers. This was their first game in uniform and the rust showed at times...

WHITE HOUSE -- The Community Vikings took the floor against White House-Heritage brimming with confidence after a big win the night before, but were unable to overcome a 31-point effort by Ross Albright and fell 51-49 despite leading with 23 seconds left...

WHITE HOUSE -- What a difference a day makes. The Community Viqueens went from a team that struggled to display any kind of continuity in one game only to turn in a complete game effort just 24 hours later in an impressive 51-42 Region 5-A win over White House-Heritage...

Bedford County Financial Management Committee warned representatives of county departments that lean times may be coming for the county, and finance committee member Joe Tillett said the county needs to cure itself of deficit spending, which could mean cutbacks in spending or tax increases...

Elizabeth Lawrence didn't look much like a freshman on Tuesday evening in Bell Buckle as she drained three 3-pointers and totaled 27 points to guide Webb to a 45-37 victory over Boyd Christian. The Lady Feet (2-1) weren't walking on cloud nine all night. They trailed 16-10 after eight minutes before rallying to ease ahead 23-20 at the half...

Jordan Burchett played some string music to a tune of 21 points to lead Webb to a 79-57 win over Boyd Christian at the Barton Athletic Center. The Feet (3-0) also got double figure performances by Hunter Foutch with 17 and Pratik Patel with 12. Webb coach Jeff Mitchell was pleased with the victory but still sees room for improvement...

ARNOLD AFB -- Memories over 40 years old still produced tears for the Secretary of the Air Force Tuesday as he and others dedicated the F-4 Phantom II static display at Arnold Engineering Development Center to two pilots shot down over North Vietnam...

ARNOLD AFB -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne gave no new information about the possibility of Arnold Air Force Base getting the Common Battlefield Airman Training (CBAT) program during his visit on Tuesday, but said environmental surveys are still being examined...

Tyson Foods in Shelbyville donated a truckload -- 37,520 pounds -- of protein products Tuesday to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, which serves 46 counties. The company also made a cash donation of $4,213 to the Learning Tree Head Start program...

A trail horse belonging to Amie Lee Marks was taken from her Highway 130 East home between Wednesday and Saturday of last week, according to a Bedford County Sheriff's Department report. The horse is branded under its mane with the letters DOG and has a white band around its left rear foot, Marks told Deputy Kevin Roddy...

The Times-Gazette web site has a poll feature; in our current layout, there is a poll on the bottom left hand corner of the front page of our web site. A smaller version of the poll, without the option of leaving a comment, appears on the news headline page...

Ann Bell Harrell, 73, of Shelbyville, died Monday at Bedford County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Geoff Geisemann and Don Jones will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery....