Stories from Monday, May 5, 2008

Wartrace had hoped to approve a deal to buy water from Tullahoma Monday night, but a few details still have to be sorted out before that can take place -- namely concerning George Dickel Distillery. Mayor Don Gallagher called the proposed deal between the Tullahoma Utilities Board (TUB) and Wartrace "a great win-win deal," but signing off on the plan was side-tracked until issues concerning the water supplied to the Coffee County distillery could be addressed....

CHAPEL HILL -- Soccer fans who think that soccer games should be determined by penalty kicks and not by player skills exhibited on the field, please raise your hands. Cascade's District 11-A/AA tournament match versus defending champion Forrest Rockets was decided in just that manner on Saturday evening...

Funeral services for Ronnie Dale Andrews, 57, of Shelbyville, who died Sunday, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. The Rev. Randall Harmon will officiate and burial with full military rites will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be noon Wednesday until service time...

The labors of a young man from Bell Buckle will pay off for years to come for the town's park and city streets. The Eagle Scout project of Matthew Bettis, the 17-year-old son of Gregg and Karla Bettis, involved the planting of 100 small trees and 400 saplings in a nursery area in Bell Buckle park...

Recruits from Shelbyville Fire Department will be standing tall Friday as they officially complete their training at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy on Unionville-Deason Road. State Fire Marshal and Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Leslie A. Newman will deliver the commencement address to the recruit firefighter class at the Academy at 9 a.m....

Several bands will gather Friday to help raise funds to offset medical expenses for local family Benjamin and Irene Cataldo and their new son Arthur. The event will take place at Wartrace Park and will cost $5 for adults and free for children 12 and under...

MANCHESTER -- The Shelbyville Central baseball team refuses to go down without a fight. After a tough loss to Lawrence County Friday in the District 8-AAA tournament, the Golden Eagles responded with a complete-game effort to eliminate rival Tullahoma 5-1 in losers' bracket action Saturday night...

CHAPEL HILL -- Tiffany Gibbs and Lauren Claxton combined for seven hits, including five for extra bases, eight RBIs and four runs scored, to lead second-seeded Cascade to a 13-2 win over Boyd Christian in round two of the District 9-A tournament at Forrest High School on Saturday afternoon...

Shelbyville Central scored all they needed early in their 3-2 win over Lincoln County in their opening round game of the District 8-AAA tournament in Columbia on Saturday afternoon. "This was a big win," Eaglette coach Robin Ayers said. "Lincoln County beat us toward the end of the regular season and they had also upset some other teams of late so they were really a tough draw in the opening round...

MURFREESBORO -- If Cascade coach Chris Parker had a checklist of things he wanted to a accomplish in his team's District 9-A tournament opener against Eagleville, he needed a rubber stamp to note all missions accomplished. The top-seeded Champions (23-5) required but five innings to dispatch Eagleville 12-1 thanks to a dominant mound performance from Josh Brown and a trio of four-run frames...

Webb showed no ill-effects of a six-hour bus ride to Seymour by taking down East/Middle Region foe King's Academy 2-1 on Friday night. Sean Kim got the Feet (8-3-2) on the board with a goal off an assist from Zach Wagner in the 10th minute, which was the only net-thinner of the opening half...

David Oxford of Shelbyville died Saturday at Bedford County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Steve Murphree officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Gwendolyn Marie Bedford, 94, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Bedford County Medical Center. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Lynchburg Cemetery. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Funeral arrangments for Carolyn Hill, 60, of Shelbyville, who died Sunday at Bedford County Medical Center, are incomplete and will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Funeral arrangements for Florence Louise Bennett, 88, of Bell Buckle, who died Monday at Bedford County Medical Center, are incomplete and will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.