Stories from Wednesday, April 15, 2009

I swore I wasn't going to write about paying taxes, no matter what today's date is. I thought I'd tackle a topic a little less inflammatory and wrath-provoking. Something that, compared to taxes, is as light and fluffy as a marshmallow peep. Like, oh, handguns and why I won't own one...

If you're into computers, you may fondly remember a cable channel called TechTV. It was originally called ZDTV, started by Ziff-Davis, a leading publisher of computer magazines, but was later bought by Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who is also the primary investor in Charter Communications cable TV...

Mary Ernestine Collins, 75, of Shelbyville, died Monday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Scott United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with Dr. Robin Kimbrough as eulogist. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

An Oklahoma woman charged with vehicular homicide is still without an attorney and will make another court appearance next Monday. Lisa Marie Ruth, 44, of Boswell, Okla., who was indicted by the Bedford County grand jury in November, will return to court on April 20, after her case was continued by Judge Robert Crigler...

Bedford County will be taking care of roads at Nestledown Crossing Subdivision following the signing of an agreed order between a homeowners association and the county. In February, the county commission authorized the county attorney, Ginger Shofner, to negotiate a settlement in the lawsuit filed by attorney Jeff Seckler, his wife, Gina, and the Nestledown Crossing Homeowners Association...

Not only has the county's recycling problem been solved, (see related story) but cooperation between Shelbyville and Bedford County Solid Waste Authority has now resulted in locating a place to recycle paint. On Thursday, Shelbyville's city council approved placing items used for the recycling process at the city's transfer station...

A late rally fell a couple of runs short as Harris Middle's baseball team fell 9-7 to visiting St. Paul Catholic of Tullahoma on Tuesday afternoon. St. Paul led 7-4 after four innings and seven Eagle errors proved to be too much overcome. "Anytime you don't field the ball well, and you did hit the ball you set yourself up to lose," Harris coach Bill Woods said...

The Community Viqueens fell 10-0 to Forrest in Chapel Hill in their first softball game following spring break. Lady Rocket pitcher Shelby Stinnett was outstanding on the mound with 10 strikeouts and did not issue a walk in her complete-game stint. Junior Meaghan Theirren got the Viqueens' only hit with a solid single in the fourth inning...

Shelbyville Central rolled past Franklin County 8-1 on the road in a District 8-AAA baseball contest Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles (13-6, 6-2 8-AAA) have won nine games in a row and sit atop the district standings after Columbia's loss to Lincoln County on Tuesday night...

The Shelbyville Central boys and girls tennis teams pulled out of Tullahoma with a pair of victories on Tuesday. The Eaglettes swept the Lady Wildcats 7-0, while the Eagles took care of business 4-3. Shelbyville welcomes Columbia Central to H.V. Griffin Park for a District 8-AAA match on Thursday afternoon at 4...

Dreary weather for mid-April didn't cool the bats of the Franklin County Rebelettes as they stroked 13 hits en route to a 12-2 win over host Shelbyville Central on Tuesday. The Eaglettes came in winners of four of their last six games, but three pitchers couldn't find the answer to keep Franklin County off the bases...

The northeast bypass around Shelbyville (State Route 437), continued widening of U.S. 41-A between Shelbyville and Tullahoma, and replacement of the Duck River bridge on Belmont Avenue (State Route 130) are all in a list of transportation projects requested Wednesday by Gov. Phil Bredesen...

Clyde Jacobs Jr., 73, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Bratton Tucker officiating. Burial will follow at Shofner's Lutheran Church Cemetery...

Webb continues to prove that they are a power to be dealt with after an impressive 3-2 win over visiting Class AAA Coffee County on Tuesday afternoon. "We started out pretty slow but about 20 minutes in we started to play better," Feet coach Adrian Anderson said. "I have told our guys time and time again that they can be the most talented team on the field and if they don't outwork the other team that they can still be beaten...

Shelbyville Central took a huge step toward another regular season District 8-AAA championship with a 2-1 victory over visiting Columbia on Tuesday night. "I think Columbia is one of the top teams in the district and this is a big district win for us," Shelbyville coach Neal Gordon said. "Columbia is coached so well and we knew this was going to be a big game for us."...

Bedford County's recycling problem appears to be over, as a local company has stepped up to keep the material from going into local landfills. The best thing about the new arrangement is that people will not have drive to a different location to get rid of their recyclables, because the new place is right next to the old one...

Raymond Edgar Browne, 52, of New York City, died April 8 in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Randall Harmon officiating. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

Thank goodness the grass is not always greener on the other side. Shelbyville Central basketball fans will be happy to hear that coach Kevin Thomas is staying and will not accept the vacant head coaching job at Oakland. Longtime Oakland coach Randy King retired at the end of the season. He had been a coach at the Murfreesboro school for 33 years and the head coach the past 23. His overall record was 552-173 and the Patriots had 20 straight 20-plus win seasons...