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Third quarter does Webb in (High School Sports ~ 04/01/08)
The third quarter was the beginning of the end for the Webb lacrosse team Monday afternoon. The visiting Franklin Rebels pounced on the Feet early in the second half and eventually doubled up the hosts by claiming a 16-8 victory in Bell Buckle. "The third quarter was when we just got hammered," said Webb coach Jamison Fee, whose squad only trailed by a narrow 7-5 count at halftime. ... -
Crouse gets first 'W,' Eaglette tennis rolls
(High School Sports ~ 04/01/08)
Jenna Crouse earned her spot as one of the top Shelbyville girls tennis players and earned a victory in her first-ever varsity singles match to help the Eaglettes take down homestanding Warren County 6-1 on Monday. On the boys' side, Jordan Phelps' going down in the 10th game of his match was one of several woes experienced during a 1-6 loss to the Pioneers...
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Billee Joyce Concannon
(Obituary ~ 04/01/08)
Billee Joyce Concannon, 77, of Shelbyville, formerly of California, died Jan. 20 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma after an extended illness. By request, the family choose cremation and no services were held. Doak-Howell Funeral Home handled arrangements...
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Blackburn to speak at GOP dinner (Local News ~ 04/01/08)
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn will be the guest speaker for Bedford County Republican Party's annual dinner, to be held April 19 at the Blue Ribbon Circle on the Celebration grounds. Registration will begin at 6:30 with the dinner at 7. Blackburn will be introduced by State Sen. Jim Tracy, and there will also be a salute to veterans in attendance. A U.S. Marine Corps color guard will present the flag... -
Suspect allegedly tried to flee officers
(Local News ~ 04/01/08)
A man arrested on drug charges Friday night was attempting to flee from a home at which surveillance was being set up, according to the director of the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. Aaron Churchwell, 29, of Nashville was stopped by a Bedford County deputy after leaving a house on Brown Lane, DTF Director Timothy R. Lane said...
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Growth plan sets goals, objectives for city (Local News ~ 04/01/08)
While the preliminary draft of Shelbyville's comprehensive growth plan shows where new development will likely to occur, it also lists a series of goals and objectives for the city's future. The plan, which is supposed to cover a 20-year period from 2005 to 2025, is being drawn up by the design firm of Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon (BWSC) and calls for the expansion of Shelbyville's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to the north... -
Draft of urban growth plan revealed (Local News ~ 04/01/08)
A preliminary working draft of Shelbyville's comprehensive growth plan lays out a list of issues and opportunities, which helps identify the city's strengths and weaknesses. The draft plan was drawn up by the design firm of Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon (BWSC), which is also working on the county's growth plans. The plan calls for the city's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to be expanded northward where most, if not all, of the future growth is expected to take place... -
A new direction for North Main
(Local News ~ 04/01/08)
Tennessee Department of Transportation officials announced today that the agency plans to convert North Main into a one-way street beginning in January 2009. "We've been getting many, many complaints from Shelbyville residents about the traffic," said Deputy Commissioner Loof Lirpa, "and we've decided that the best way to open up more lanes is to make all four lanes northbound."...
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Unbeaten Eagles halt North (Community Sports ~ 04/01/08)
Harris Middle's talented soccer team remained undefeated after a 6-0 win over visiting Franklin County North in a Central Tennessee Conference match. It was a balanced scoring attack for the Eagles (6-0, 6-0 CTC) as six players found the back of the net and Harris scored three goals in each half... -
Harris outhits Cascade (Community Sports ~ 04/01/08)
Harris Middle claimed an 11-6 victory over improving Cascade Middle on Monday afternoon. A 15-hit effort helped the cause as the Golden Eaglettes (4-2) picked up their second win of the season over the visiting Lady Champions. "It's always fun to play an intra-country game, but the pressure is on to win," Harris coach Amy Womack said. "There were some mental mistakes, which is expected after a long break, but the girls made things happen both offensively and defensively. I'm proud of them."... -
Brown dominant once again for Cascade (High School Sports ~ 04/01/08)
To say that Josh Brown is on a roll would be to vastly underrate his accomplishments over the past week. The Cascade junior left-hander posted his second no-hitter and 21st strikeout in seven days on Monday night against Community in a 10-0 win, coming to within a booted ground ball off the bat of Kerry Breshears in the final inning from perfection... -
Jerry Edward Warren
(Obituary ~ 04/01/08)
A memorial service for Jerry Edward Warren, 64, of Clinton, who died Sunday at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, will be 3 p.m. Eastern time Friday at Hatmaker Funeral Home in Lake City. The Rev. Ronnie Freeman will officiate. Visitation with the family will be 1-3 p.m. Eastern time on Friday...
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Carter wins arms race vs. Wanamaker (High School Sports ~ 04/01/08)
Two of the top pitchers in District 9-A went head to head on Monday afternoon in Wartrace and neither disappointed by allowing a total of three hits between them. Cascade's Leigha Carter carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning. A leadoff single by Leah Walker ended the bid for perfection and Boyd Christian plated two runs in their last at-bat, but it wasn't enough and the Lady Champions squeaked out a 3-2 win...
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