Stories from Friday, November 13, 2009

Abi Hunt banked in a shot from just above the foul line with 2 seconds left in the first half to cap a 9-0 run for the Cascade Middle girls that propelled them to a 47-27 win over visiting Forrest Middle on Thursday night. Although the Lady Champions (3-1) never trailed, their upper hand was a slim 13-8 after a quarter of play. However, the second and third quarters saw the hosts outscore the Lady Rockets (3-4) 30-10 to put the game away...

When her 15-year-old daughter, a student at Webb School, invited her to lunch in Bell Buckle one day, Teresa Johnson knew something was up. But Scout wasn't buttering her up for an increase in her allowance, a new iPod, or permission to go to a concert...

Ashley Cannon has been a fan of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" for some time, but now she has 25,000 more reasons to enjoy it. Cannon, the daughter of Times-Gazette advertising representative Janis Cannon, won $25,000 on an episode of the show which will be broadcast at 3 p.m. today on WTVF-TV (Channel 5) as part of a "game week" on the show...

Liberty Middle's boys came out on top 48-21 in an intra-county game against Webb Middle on Thursday night. The Patriots (6-2) managed to explode in the second quarter, outscoring the Feet 16-5, and held onto the lead the rest of the way. "We tried to implement some new offense and our guys finally started executing on that," Liberty coach Andy Lawson said...

The community's response to City Outreach Ministry's needs has been good, said pastor Scott Horn, and he hopes it gets better. "We need all the help we can get," he said. The assistance keeps coming, too. Sheri and Keith Heflin of World of Games are sponsoring a chili lunch on the square Saturday, with Chris White doing the cooking, all to help bring in donations of food, toys and money for the ministry...

Shelbyville & Bedford County Chamber of Commerce CEO Walt Wood said the number of industrial prospects looking at the community is growing, and that the county has been on the "short short list" for several companies this year. Wood spoke Thursday to the Rotary Club of Shelbyville...

The speed limit on U.S. 231 North will remain the same. Shelbyville's city council took no action on the idea Thursday after Mayor Wallace Cartwright brought up the topic of lowering the speed allowed to 55 mph last week. Cartwright said he would like to see the speed lowered due to the location of Heritage Medical Center and other establishments on the state highway...

Shelbyville recently lost one of the best and most successful baseball coaches this community has ever had with the passing of Jerry Naron. Coach Naron lost a long and hard fought battle with diabetes and cirrhosis on Sept. 11. For those of us who had the great opportunity to play for Coach Naron, that was a sad day...

The core group of Webb's boys basketball team is back for another season. Minus one senior starter from last year, the Division II-A East/Middle Region runner-up is geared up to pounce the court again and take it up another notch. Hunter Foutch, Miles Davis, Bil Carter, Luke Baum and Logan Burchett are fully healthy and with their eyes on a better season than before...

Bessie Lynch Underwood, 76, of College Grove died Friday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill. Burial will follow at Wheeler Cemetery near Chapel Hill. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Charles Albert Monce, 72, of Summertown died Thursday at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Howard Kitter and Raymond Ragsdale officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery...