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Martha Anne Bond Floyd
(Obituary ~ 11/24/09)
Martha Anne Bond Floyd, 82, of Shelbyville died Monday at her home after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Mark Pierce officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Bradford's treys not enough for Victory
(High School Sports ~ 11/24/09)
Victory Baptist lost to Riverside Christian 75-56 on Monday. Dane Bradford netted 21 points, including five 3-pointers for the Patriots. Ryan Adcock chipped in 14 points, including three 3s. Anthony Silva scored 14 and hauled in 10 rebounds. Cory Albert's 24 points was a game-high for Riverside. Matthew Morgan added 22...
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Road unkind to young Vikes
(High School Sports ~ 11/24/09)
Community placed eight players in the scoring column, but it wouldn't be enough as the Vikings fell 63-53 at Santa Fe on Monday. Cody Pierce and Kyle Dyer led the Vikings (0-3) with 12 points apiece. Those two are the only upperclassmen on a roster that's loaded with sophomores and freshmen...
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Adjustments equal Viqueen victory
(High School Sports ~ 11/24/09)
Community's Viqueens cranked it up in the middle stages of their game at Santa Fe and came away with a 58-49 win on Monday. Trailing 15-12 at the end of the first quarter, Community (2-1) outscored its hosts 32-21 between the second and third quarters combined...
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Intruder leaves Brookhaven garage as owner arrives
(Local News ~ 11/24/09)
An intruder entered the garage of a Graydon Street home in Shelbyville's Brookhaven area Sunday night, police said. A resident said a man dressed in black was leaving his garage when he arrived home at 7:45 p.m. The intruder appeared alarmed and surprised when he saw the resident and was last seen running through the back yard and into a field, police were told...
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Local dogs find new homes (Local News ~ 11/24/09)
If dogs had Southern accents, the northern United States would be filled with the sounds of Bedford County canines. PetSmart Charities' "Rescue Waggin," which moves adoptable dogs from overpopulated areas to shelters in regions where dogs are in demand, picked up 32 dogs from Bedford County Animal Control last week... -
Community High gym to be named for Brothers
(Local News ~ 11/24/09)
Tonight, Community families will gather to celebrate the first basketball game in their new gymnasium on a new campus. Parents and grandparents, brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors will be in the stands to cheer on their beloved Vikings and Viqueens as they start their inaugural season at 1140 Unionville-Deason Road. ...
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New sentencing hearing ordered for Tucker
(Local News ~ 11/24/09)
The ringleader of a local gambling operation faces re-sentencing before a federal judge next month, according to documents filed in Chattanooga. Last week, James Chadwick Tucker was sentenced to three and a half years of probation in federal court for his role in running a gaming house in Shelbyville in 2008...
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McMahan sentenced to 6 1/2 years
(Local News ~ 11/24/09)
William T. McMahan, the instigator of a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme in Bedford County, will serve six and a half years in federal prison, a judge in Chattanooga ruled on Monday. McMahan was ordered to pay over $2.4 million dollars in restitution, will have to serve three years of supervised probation, and must participate in 500 hours of substance abuse treatment...
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State champion duck caller pursues world title (Local News ~ 11/24/09)
Shelbyville native Bobby Brown grew up duck hunting. His father, Dan Brown, took him hunting the waterfowl the first time when he was only 10 years old. The love for the sport and his competitive nature eventually grew into another calling -- competitive duck calling... -
Community Middle takes two on road (Community Sports ~ 11/24/09)
They were outmanned, outmuscled, outshot, and faced superior numbers but Webb Middle showed Community Middle a tangible ingredient to their game that cannot be measured by score alone. It was the one thing that no amount of full court pressure could take away from them -- heart... -
Eagles rough around edges in opening win (High School Sports ~ 11/24/09)
Shelbyville Central needed a little WD-40 to help remove the rust in its 60-50 win over visiting Blackman in Monday night's opener. It was a very physical battle and play was a little sloppy from time to time, but that's to be expected early in the season... -
Eaglettes no match for Campbell, Blackman (High School Sports ~ 11/24/09)
It wasn't the start of the season Shelbyville Central had anticipated as the Eaglettes fell 54-36 to visiting Blackman on Monday night. "We've got a lot of work to do with this team," Shelbyville coach Lynn Burkey said. "This is a different kind of team and even the kids that have experience are having to take new roles. So it's almost like we're having to start from scratch... -
Robert Harold Orr
(Obituary ~ 11/24/09)
Robert Harold Orr, 84, of Shelbyville died Monday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Bobby McGee and Mark Hall officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday.
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Sharon Diane Jordan Crismon
(Obituary ~ 11/24/09)
Sharon Diane Jordan Crismon, 50, of Eagleville died Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1 at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ. Visitation with the family will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church followed immediately by funeral services. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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