Stories from Monday, September 29, 2008

For the first time in their 49-year franchise history, the Tennessee Titans have started the season with four straight wins. That milestone was achieved when the Titans rolled past visiting Minnesota 30-17 on Sunday afternoon. Tennessee is one of only two 4-0 NFL teams. The defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants are 3-0 after a bye this week...

Playing two of the top teams in District 8-AAA within a three-day period can be a challenge…but also rewarding at the same time. Shelbyville Central (7-2-4, 4-0 8-AAA) sits alone atop the district soccer standings after a hard fought 4-2 win over visiting Columbia Saturday night...

AUBURN, Ala. -- Coming out of high school, Jonathan Crompton was the second highest rated pro-style quarterback in the country. All the hype, tools and optimism followed him to Tennessee after being a Parade All-American and two-time Class 3A All-State selection at his high school in Waynesville, N.C...

Patty Baxter Cartwright, 65, of Dixon, Ky., died Friday in Panama City, Fla. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jennings-Moore-Cortner Chapel in Lynchburg. Burial will follow at Wagoner Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Shelbyville Central's cross country teams competed in the Mid-State Cross Country Invitational held at Sharp Springs Park's 3.1 mile course. Kasey Reed set a school girls' record for the Eaglettes. She finished 21st out of 49 girls and had a time of 27 minutes, 20 seconds...

New goals and a strategy to implement Shelbyville's comprehensive growth plan are likely to be discussed over the next month by the city council and planning commission. On Thursday, Charles Goforth of the design firm Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon (BWSC) gave planning commission members compact discs containing the final draft, which contains drawings of the city's proposed Urban Growth Area and land use...

Johnny and Heather McKeehan have been showing at the Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association Fall Show for the past ten years, and in that time have garnered a lot of success. They hail from Spotted Haven Farm, in Hudson, Fla., about two hours west of Ocala and an hour north of Tampa. They make the trip to Shelbyville for this show every year...

Right here in the middle of horse country, there is a type of horse that might leave even the most dedicated horse enthusiasts puzzled. No, it's not a Tennessee Walking horse -- entirely. It's a spotted saddle horse. Spotted saddle horses, gaited horses, are a breed-registered type of horse, but color -- and spots -- definitely matter...

In six weeks, if you see me out and about, you will be able to call me "Sergeant Sadie." Not really, but by then I will have graduated from Citizen's Police Academy, which is currently being taught by Lt. Trey Clanton of the Shelbyville Police Department to a group of 12 or so each Tuesday night...

Louise L. Stephenson, 90, of Shelbyville, died Sunday at Bedford County Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gowen-Smith Chapel.