Stories from Saturday, March 22, 2008

Numbers released by the U.S Census Bureau show that the population of Bedford County has jumped 15 percent since the year 2000, making it the seventh fastest growing county in Tennessee. Coming at first and second place were Rutherford and Williamson counties, and it would appear likely that the boost in their populations has spilled over into this county...

Shana Mosavi is like any 17-year-old girl. She loves to talk on the phone with her friends, dreams of going to college and would love to get married and have a family one day. But unlike most teenage girls, Shana was born with a rare physical disorder, Vater Syndrome -- and doctors didn't expect her to live beyond age 5...

Betty Jo Crowell Yoes, 61, of Halls Mill died Friday. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill. Burial will follow at Crowell's Chapel Cemetery in Halls Mill. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Monday.

Cascade made the long bus ride north to get a taste of what the other half of Region 5-A looks like in a doubleheader at Clarksville Academy on Friday. The Cougars left an impression early, moving in front 5-3 following a four-run second inning. The Champions answered right back with five scores in the top of the third and got tremendous relief pitching from Justin Bryant to cruise to a 10-5 win in the opener. ...

The Shelbyville Golden Eagles can finally take a deep breath. And it has nothing to do with the beginning of spring break. After six straight losses to open the season, the Eagles finally put a mark in the win column on Friday afternoon. Shelbyville (1-6) got a clutch grand slam from senior Drew Turner in the fourth inning, then cruised to an 8-2 win over Loretto in the Eagles' third game of the Courier Classic in Savannah...

Batting practice at 9 a.m. On the bus to Spencer by 10. Roughly four hours of a round-trip ride. First pitch in Wartrace at 2 p.m. Gilligan himself didn't have to travel that long before stumbling upon shoreline. Cascade and Van Buren County competed in a doubleheader on Bedford County soil last season. ...

When the Shelbyville Golden Eaglettes look back at Friday's game, it's one they'll admit they let slip away. Lawrence County scored three runs with two outs in the top of the first inning, then held on over the next six frames to claim a 3-2 victory over their hosts in a District 8-AAA matchup...