Stories from Friday, December 21, 2007

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The Shelbyville Golden Eaglettes downed nationally-ranked Narbonne (Calif.) 46-44 Friday in the Nike Tournament of Champions. Details to come in Sunday's Times-Gazette.

Funeral services for Hewey "Macus" Woodlee, 96, of Bell Buckle, who died Thursday at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Emmett Arnold will officiate and burial with full military rites will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- It remains to be seen how good Shelbyville Central can be by the end of the season but, if playing a challenging schedule has anything to do with it, the Eaglettes' future looks to be very promising. Shelbyville defeated a nationally ranked team for the second time this season after claiming a 60-56 victory over California powerhouse Lynwood on Thursday afternoon in second round action of the NIKE Tournament of Champions...

BAXTER -- Cascade and Class AA opponent Upperman utilized different methods to put points on the board but both proved successful in a tightly-contested losers' bracket affair in Mid-South Classic play on Thursday. In the end, the homestanding Bees were able to come out on top 55-51, giving the Champions their seventh straight loss...

MT. PLEASANT -- Josh Hull revved it up for 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Community Vikings to a 58-52 non-conference win in a game that featured 11 lead changes. Community (7-3) began the game with a stifling defense that yielded a 19-12 advantage after one quarter, then bumped the lead to as much as nine early in the second as the game started to resemble a blowout for the visitors...

"We are opposed!" was the consensus of parents who spoke at a public forum on Standardized School Attire (SSA) Thursday evening at Cascade High School, prior to the regular monthly meeting of Bedford County Board of Education. Unlike a public hearing last month at Liberty School, where opinions were heard both in favor of and against SSA, all of Thursday night's public speakers were opposed to the plan, which is often described as being more than a dress code but less than a uniform...

The Crimestoppers program has been the key to solving a number of criminal cases thanks to tips from people in Shelbyville and Bedford County, say law enforcement officials. But now funding is urgently needed to keep the program going and crooks off the streets...

MT. PLEASANT -- Timing is everything, and the Community Viqueens' timing was impeccable as they handed coach Allison Layne her Christmas present a few days early by playing their most complete game of the season in a 62-35 dismantling of the Mt. Pleasant Lady Tigers...

Emergency management includes not only helping the community respond to disasters, but trying to prevent them in the first place. That's why Bedford County Emergency Management Agency is working with planning contractor General Physics to complete a Hazard Mitigation Plan for Bedford County and its incorporated cities...

Charges were filed Thursday against a Bedford County man accused of selling homemade wine. The home of Alvin Brown, of Pokey Brown Lane near Longview, was entered by state agents Thursday morning who confiscated and poured out approximately 70 gallons of wine, Sheriff Randall Boyce said...

Elizabeth Lawrence lit up the nets for 23 points to help Webb nudge out a 48-43 victory over Randolph in Huntsville, Ala., on Thursday evening. The Lady Feet (4-3) hit 18-of-31 free throws, which was just enough to put them over the top. "We just gutted out a win," Webb coach Jeff Mitchell said. "We made some plays in the last quarter and hit free throws. We were really aggressive on the dribble and got to the foul line."...