Stories from Monday, February 11, 2008

Well, here we go. It's win or go home for teams across the state in opening round action of district tournament play on Monday and Tuesday. In District 9-A, four Bedford County squads are hitting the floor the next two nights. Unfortunately, that number will be cut in half as both Cascade and Community teams are paired against one another in the brackets...

It was a tale of two halves for Shelbyville Central as they thoroughly whipped up on visiting Mt. Juliet in the first two quarters before being outscored in the final two frames, but held on for a 57-52 non-district victory on Saturday night. Deonta Twilley and Julian Haile knocked down a 3-pointer each and Michael France tallied six points to lead the Eagles to an 18-11 lead as the horn sounded on the first quarter...

Funeral services for Betty Ann Williams, 46, of Tullahoma, who died Sunday at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Randy Jackson and Matthew Cox officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Mary Elizabeth Drake Meerdink, 88, of Murfreesboro died Friday. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro with Chaplain Jeff Fryer officiating. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at Nashville National Cemetery in Madison...

Not in our house -- and certainly not twice in the same season. The Shelbyville Golden Eaglettes not only entered Saturday night's game with Mt. Juliet with that mindset, they delivered the message on the court with a dominant 62-57 win that wasn't really as close as the final score...

MANCHESTER -- Very seldom does a team have a chance to finish a season undefeated. Harris Middle's Golden Eaglettes came up just a little short in a 28-25 loss to Franklin County South in the Central Tennessee Conference tournament on Saturday night at Coffee County Middle...

CHAPEL HILL -- While construction of Shelbyville's eastern bypass remains the priority among regional transportation organizers who met here Thursday, a state official suggested they break a plan to four-lane Lewisburg Highway (State Route 64) into smaller projects...

The last of the scheduled public forums on school attire -- and the first since revisions were made to the proposed policy -- is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Harris Middle School. Bedford County Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the issue later this month...

Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA) on Unionville-Deason Road will host a national web based seminar regarding fire loss and prevention issues on Wednesday. Titled "Vision 20/20", the web based seminar is actually a forum discussion where participants will receive a presentation on the nation's fire problem -- and what is expected in the future. ...

James Thomas "Jim" Reid, 54, of Shelbyville died today at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after an extended illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Lettie Throneberry, 78, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Funeral services for James Richard Nance, 71, who died early Saturday morning at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, will be 1 p.m., Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Lloyd Doyle will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery...