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Gunfire results in multiple charges (Local News ~ 01/05/08)
A Shelbyville man faces charges after allegedly firing gunshots during a drunken argument with his wife. Lawrence Edward Evans, 60, River Ranch Road, became upset as his wife was removing possessions from their home Thursday, Capt. Tony Barrett of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said... -
Two local candidates run unopposed (Local News ~ 01/05/08)
Two people are running unopposed in next month's Democratic County Primary, which will include the primary for president as well. Stanley Smotherman is running unopposed for the office of Highway Superintendent and Rhonda Clanton faces no challengers for the seat of property assessor... -
BCMC's first and "last" New Year's baby (Local News ~ 01/05/08)
Thursday marked the arrival of Bedford County's first baby of 2008 -- and the last "first baby of the year," at Bedford County Medical Center's current Union Street location. Catarina Andres Jose and Diego Francisco Gaspar welcomed Mateo Francisco Andres into the world Thursday. Pam Fisher, public relations representative for BCMC, announced the baby boy to be the first baby born in the county in 2008. In 2009, the hospital will be located at its new location on Hwy. 231... -
State schools touted as "bargain" (Local News ~ 01/05/08)
METRO MOORE COUNTY -- Tennessee's colleges, universities and technology centers are "still the best bargain" in higher education, said Fran Marcum of the Tennessee Board of Regents, and yet Tennessee is still "one of the most under-educated states."... -
Quao's departure ends Lady Feet run (High School Sports ~ 01/05/08)
Callie Beard stole a pass and scored on a layup to give Mt. Juliet Christian a 40-30 lead over Webb with 5:04 left in a non-region matchup on Friday night in Bell Buckle. Elizabeth Lawrence countered with six of her team-high 20 points over the next 62 seconds and Zola Quao hit a pair of free throws to complete an 8-0 rally and give the Lady Feet some life... -
Time off doesn't slow Feet down (High School Sports ~ 01/05/08)
Webb showed no ill effects from the holiday season, leading from start to finish in a 61-41 dismantling of Mt. Juliet Christian Academy at the Barton Athletic Complex on Friday night. The Feet (9-0) kept their record unblemished thanks to what coach Jeff Mitchell tabbed as their best offensive performance of the season... -
Jarrell double-double sparks Eaglettes (High School Sports ~ 01/05/08)
Take away two minutes in the second quarter and it was a near perfect performance by Shelbyville Central as the Eaglettes rolled to a 73-44 win over visiting Coffee County in a District 8-AAA contest Friday night. Shelbyville (10-4, 4-0 district) used a 10-0 run in the first quarter to build a comfortable lead and backed that effort with some great defense. The Lady Raiders were held scoreless from the field in the first quarter as the Eaglettes went up 17-5... -
Eagles overcome bad shooting night (High School Sports ~ 01/05/08)
On a night when the ball just wouldn't fall, Shelbyville Central turned up the defensive pressure to remain undefeated in District 8-AAA action after a 59-44 victory at home over scrappy Coffee County Friday night. It wasn't a matter of not getting good looks at the basket and taking good shots. It was just one of those nights when the Eagles didn't shoot very well...
Stories from Saturday, January 5, 2008
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