Stories from Thursday, April 10, 2008

What else is new? Tiger Woods will no doubt be the man to beat when the Masters gets underway Thursday in Augusta. And why wouldn't he be? He's been on a roll in which most of us have never seen in the game of golf. He is simply the best in the world, and we should all sit back and enjoy his greatness. Despite my bias toward Phil Mickelson, I have developed more and more respect for Tiger and his game through the years...

Aleris International Inc. announced Wednesday that it will permanently close its Shelbyville alloy plant, which is located on Railroad Avenue across from Central High School. Production will be phased out, states a news release, and the site is expected to permanently close by summer....

Bell Buckle passed the first reading of an ordinance establishing property maintenance regulations that will give the town a procedure to deal with residents that have overgrown or dirty lots. Mayor Dennis Webb said that there was already a measure dealing with the topic on the books, but this would give the town some recourse in dealing with the matter...

It's a heartbreaking job, but somebody has to do it. And that's what Capt. Becky Hord of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department does - investigate child abuse and neglect cases. There have been success and failures as well, but the 49-year-old Hord keeps at it to try to end the vicious cycle of abuse and give children a new chance at life...

Five young professional men and women from South Korea arrived in Shelbyville Tuesday afternoon for a group study cultural exchange program sponsored by The Rotary Foundation. The group is in Tennessee touring Rotary District 6780, which includes Shelbyville and parts of Middle and East Tennessee, to share their Korean culture with Tennesseans...

While Wartrace residents are being asked to boil their water for another day, Mayor Don Gallagher says he is optimistic about the situation. A drinking water warning was issued for the system last week as a precaution due to high turbidity levels and the potential of contaminated water...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners cast a meaningless vote Tuesday night on preserving an existing provision of the zoning resolution before deciding to send the issue back to Bedford County Planning Commission. Ever since county zoning was first put into place, it has included a "one principal structure per lot" rule, which is more or less standard for zoning resolutions anywhere...

Community Junior High came from behind to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh and then scored in the eighth inning to defeat Boyd Christian Middle 3-2 Tuesday night for their tenth win of the season. Logan Pierce started on the hill for the Vikings and threw two innings before departing for Tyler Christian, who was making his first pitching appearance of the year. Christian threw three innings and left with the Vikings behind 2-1 in the fifth...

It was close for a few innings before Harris Middle rallied to score nine unanswered runs in a 12-2 win over visiting Moore County Middle on Tuesday afternoon. "These ladies showed their stuff today," Harris coach Amy Womack said. "They overcame mental mistakes and fielding errors that cause a slow start to end up with a strong win. Our focus is now on getting another conference win this Saturday against Warren County."...

Harris Middle's Eagles improved their record to 8-0 with a 8-2 win over visiting Franklin County South in a makeup game Wednesday afternoon. Daniel Dominguez had a hat trick for the Eagles while Guillermo Clemente added a pair of goals. Andres Rojas, Adimalik Abukar and Christian Gomez each added a goal for the Eagles...

To say the Shelbyville Golden Eaglettes are playing their best ball of the season might be a huge understatement. Shelbyville Central ran their win streak to five straight with a 3-2 victory over visiting Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA matchup Wednesday night...

It was middle school baseball at its best as Liberty and Cascade hooked up in a very entertaining game that featured 13 runs, 18 hits, six for extra bases and a massive home run to the deepest part of the ball park between the two teams. The Champions prevailed 8-4 behind the pitching of Carson Tapley and the hitting of Jon Hill to earn a split of the season series with the Patriots...

Funeral services for Mary Batson, 88, of Shelbyville, formerly of Fayetteville, who died Thursday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Gallant Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Burial will follow in Kirkland Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5-8 p.m. Saturday...