Stories from Wednesday, December 12, 2007

A truck belonging to The Scoop horse industry newspaper was stolen from in front of its Elm Street offices after noon Sunday, Shelbyville police say. The theft was reported Monday. The following persons were arrested since Monday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force and processed through Bedford County Jail. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts...

Bedford County departments have managed to tighten their belts by the $61,000 needed to fund an increase in individual health insurance premiums for the second half of the county's fiscal year. Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved a plan Tuesday night to allow $61,779 from existing department budgets to be used to cover the increase, which will cost $61,380...

A new association is being planned with the goal of building a pioneer-style log home and outbuildings as a museum on the southwest corner of the Bedford County Agriculture and Education Center site. Organizers have the blessing of the Ag Center's board and of Bedford County Board of Commissioners. ...

What was intended as the last meeting of Bedford County Bicentennial Organizing Committee ... may turn out not to be. The committee met Tuesday at the Bell Buckle Café, to wrap up loose ends and celebrate the successful completion of a year's worth of events marking the county's 200th birthday. ...

The expression "that sinking feeling" is taking on new life for Margaret Little as a large sinkhole slowly but steadily eats away at the foundation of her Shelbyville home. The hole, which appears to be at least 18-20 feet long and several feet deep, has already exposed much of the foundation on one side of Little's Blue Ribbon Parkway residence. One of the supports has little ground left beneath it while the sinkhole is coming within inches of another...

Funeral services for Earl James "Pooh Bear" Draine, 43, of Shelbyville, who died Sunday in an automobile accident in Murfreesboro, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ. The Rev. Mitchell Buchanan will be the eulogist and the Rev. Howard Lanier will officiate. Burial will follow in Mt. Ararat Cemetery....

CHAPEL HILL -- Hitting the road to face a Forrest team that won the Class A state title two years ago, made it back to Murfreesboro last year and had a record of 56-15 over that time looks pretty intimidating on paper. Add to it that Cascade was without coach Chad Spencer, who was finishing off his two-game suspension after being ejected from Friday night's loss to Eagleville, and the Lady Champions opened the door to the gym to find a brick wall staring back...

EAGLEVILLE -- Community dug themselves a deep hole early against Eagleville and spent the rest of the night scratching and clawing their way back before finally running out of juice to succumb 70-56 in a very physical District 9-A contest. Trailing 47-38 in the fourth quarter, a comeback effort was led by Dustin White and Kyle Dyer's 3-point baskets as well as some impressive defense by Josh Hull on Eagleville star Khameron Lillard, who was held to just one basket in the period...

CHAPEL HILL -- Watching the teams warm up beforehand it was apparent the crowd was in for a vintage Class A high school basketball game between rivals. A pair of schools that typically don't like one other between the lines engaged on the hardwood with the tallest player on the court possibly being 6-foot-2 depending on the shoes and hair style...

WINCHESTER -- When you're playing one of the top teams in the district on the road and you're whistled for 17 fouls in the first half compared to the hosts' four, you should be trailing at the half -- and there's a very good chance you could lose the game...

I read in the Elk Valley Times that Fayetteville and Lincoln County will have a referendum on consolidated city-county "metro" government Feb. 5. Metro is an issue that pops up from time to time here in Bedford County, and if our neighboring county passes it, no doubt it will be discussed again. Another of our neighbors, Moore County, is already metro...

WINCHESTER -- It's been said time and time again. When Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes hit the floor, they expect every team's 'A' game. There was no doubt that the Eaglettes' matchup at Franklin County was going to be a battle, but the visitors found a way on the defensive end of the court to claim a huge 57-47 District 8-AAA win and remain undefeated in district play Tuesday night...

EAGLEVILLE -- It was not pretty -- in fact, portions were downright ugly -- but the Community Viqueens worked their way out of a lethargic three-quarter funk to defeat Eagleville 41-29 in a District 9-A road win. Heather Small continues to play outstanding defense for the Purple and Gold and on this night led her team in scoring as well by pumping in 12 points...