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Johnson: Roundball season hits midway point (Sports Column ~ 01/11/08)
How time flies by. Even though it doesn't seem possible, high school basketball is around the midseason point. With that said, it's now crunch time for all our teams throughout the county as they're currently in the middle of their district schedules. How they play between now and the end of the season will have a lot to do with the success they may have in the postseason... -
Jones: Athletic programs continue to impress
(Sports Column ~ 01/11/08)
Is it just me or has another year passed us by with warp speed? It seems like yesterday that I was writing about my first year as a sports writer and now I am well on my way to being a three-year veteran. There have been many trials and tribulations along the way but this job is far and away the most rewarding that I have ever had for many reasons that I am eternally grateful for...
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Webb's success is a family affair (High School Sports ~ 01/11/08)
O brother, where art thou? It's more than a popular movie. At Webb, it's most certainly a common mindset for four standout hoopsters. The combination of Jordan and Logan Burchett of Shelbyville alongside Jordan and Hunter Foutch of Smithville makes up a very rare, but lethal dual-brother combo for the undefeated Feet. The foursome has helped coach Jeff Mitchell's squad to a school-best 10-0 start this season... -
Vietnam tribute: Kenneth Bryant Beckman (Local News ~ 01/11/08)
The Moving Wall - Vietnam War Memorial will come to Shelbyville from Oct. 29 through Nov. 3, and will be set up at Riverside Park for viewing. This moving tribute, a replica of the wall that stands in Washington, D.C., memorializes American service members who died during the Vietnam War. ... -
Wrecker ordinance approved (Local News ~ 01/11/08)
With Mayor Wallace Cartwright breaking a tie vote, Shelbyville's city council passed a controversial wrecker ordinance Thursday night. The ordinance proposes that any wrecker service that is on the Tennessee Highway Patrol schedule or meets the requirements of the Tennessee Department of Safety towing standards manual and those regulations may enter into an agreement with Shelbyville to perform non-consent tows for the city following accidents or breakdowns... -
SWA to take scrap metal bids (Local News ~ 01/11/08)
Bedford County Solid Waste Authority will open sealed bids at its next meeting for a scrap metal recycling contract. The authority had formed a committee last month to examine the bids, which will require that the scrap be sold by the ton and that the bidder have a $1,000 security bond... -
Chapel Hill to vote on beer next week (Local News ~ 01/11/08)
CHAPEL HILL -- A decision on whether beer service will be permitted at restaurants in this north Marshall County town is anticipated on Monday night next week. "Let's get it over with," Alderman Bucko Bryant said Tuesday during a joint non-voting workshop session of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and the town's Beer Board... -
Billy Dale "Goat" Evans
(Obituary ~ 01/11/08)
Funeral services for Billy Dale "Goat" Evans, 51, of Flat Creek, who died Thursday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro after an extended illness, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Jim Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Hermon Cemetery.
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