Stories from Friday, October 30, 2009

Shelbyville Central failed to take advantage of a good situation Thursday night. The Golden Eagles entered the District 8-AAA game with visiting Lincoln County in a perfect position to earn a TSSAA wild card berth into the state playoffs next week with a win to close out the regular season...

A Shelbyville Central cross country runner made school history Thursday when freshman Angel Carrillo qualified for the state meet by placing fourth individually in the Region 4-AAA race at Sharp Springs Park. She completed the 5000-meter race in 20 minutes, 47 seconds, which was a school record and only 6 seconds off the winning time. There were 54 girls in the race...

Mothers will get teary-eyed, dads will smirk with pride and boys will...well, just be ready to play some football. Tenth-ranked Cascade celebrates Senior Night shortly before kickoff against District 9-A foe Huntland at The Stable tonight at 7:30. The 15 Champions that will line the field have helped the football program at the Bell Buckle/Wartrace school reach newfound heights. They boast a gaudy career record of 37-8 since their freshman year...

Community's girls cross country team earned a berth in the state meet by placing third at the Region 6-A/AA race on Thursday. Michaela Jones led the Viqueens with her second-place finish with a time of 23 minutes, 7 seconds, followed closely by Kristen Simmons in seventh (24:27). Erica Hoffman (19th), Kali Sitz (23rd) and Courtney Vassar (29th) helped secure the state berth by finishing well within the top half of the 64-girl field...

Webb's boys and girls cross country teams qualified for the state meet after placing fourth at the Division II-A regional at The Steeplechase in Nashville on Thursday. The Feet totaled 99 points with Damien Launay posting their top time of 18 minutes, 4 seconds to place fourth individually...

The main suspect in last Friday's shooting death of Gary LeTron Thomison has confessed, and another man Shelbyville police said they previously considered a suspect faces a lesser charge. Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes, 21, of Shelbyville was picked up by Chattanooga police Thursday and was returned here by SPD Detective Sgt, Brian Crews and Detective Charles Merlo, arriving around 1 a.m. today. He has been charged with first degree murder, Crews said...

Goblins, witches and superheroes won't be the only ones prowling the streets for Halloween Saturday night. You can expect to see more law enforcement officers, too. "We're going to have some extra patrols, some more people on duty," said Bedford County Sheriff Randall Boyce. "Including myself."...

Bedford County deputies made several arrests after discovering two methamphetamine labs on Monday, one with fumes so powerful that three officers required medical attention. A report by Detective Sgt. David Sakich stated that he, Detective Todd Hammond and Special Agent Larry Campbell of the Moore County Sheriff's Department went to a Warners Bridge Road home in reference to a narcotics investigation...

Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is exploring the possibility of holding satellite classes at Franklin County High School in Winchester, if community leaders from Franklin County can find funding for the project, TTCS Director Ivan Jones confirmed on Thursday...

Bedford County's grand jury indicted only six people for its October session, including more charges for a man accused of stealing items and selling them on the Internet. Troy James Neal was indicted on two counts of theft over $500, one count of theft under $500 and a single count of theft between $1,000 and $10,000...