Stories from Wednesday, December 2, 2009

A car with no taillights led sheriff deputies to the discovery of nearly $3,700 in cash and marijuana last Friday, resulting in two arrests. According to a report filed by Sgt. Nikia Elliott of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, he pulled over a vehicle with no taillights late Friday night...

A man who said he was upset about speeding drivers conducted his own traffic stop Saturday, complete with a vehicle equipped with blue lights, Shelbyville police said. But the "officer" was detained by another driver, who notified real law enforcement officers...

A traffic accident led to a Shelbyville man being charged with sexual battery Sunday, city police said. Police found an abandoned, wrecked car belonging to Leonel Bautista Hernandez, 24, Shadow Drive, at the intersection of Dunnaway and South Brittain streets...

Bedford County Planning Commission on Tuesday night approved a site plan for a Dollar General Store in Unionville. The Goodlettsville-based discount retailer will pour a pad this week at the site of its first rural store in Bedford County, just south of Deason. The Unionville store would be the second located outside Shelbyville...

As Thomas Magnet School approaches the midpoint of its first academic year, the application process has begun for the 2010-2011 school year, according to principal Tim Harwell and Betty Farrar, the county school system's supervisor of elementary instruction...

With a goal to deliver gifts to all 310 nursing home residents in Bedford County, organizers are again asking for help this year to make this happen again. Lindsey Sudberry and her mother Lorrie Dunn are spearheading the fourth annual Linda Hayes Nursing Home Gift Drive that makes sure that the county's elderly are not forgotten during the Christmas season...

Rome was not built in a day. The same goes for the Webb girls' basketball program. Some more building blocks were added Tuesday night in a 44-37 loss to Aaron Academy in Bell Buckle. Some players grew into new positions and the squad gained a little more control over the game...

The Webb Feet hammered down a 66-55 victory over Aaron Academy to create an explosive atmosphere among the Barton Athletic Center crowd in Bell Buckle on Tuesday night. It was not an easy win by any means. The Royals (6-4) made Webb work. "You have got to give (Aaron Academy) credit," Feet coach Jeff Mitchell said. "They just kept plugging away. They made shot after shot."...

LYNNVILLE -- Cascade's girls surged ahead early and finished even stronger to defeat host Richland 69-56 Tuesday night. The game was elongated due to 43 fouls -- 24 of whom were on the visitors. The Lady Champions' having to wait on a bus driver to finish his route before departing Wartrace benefitted the young team, oddly enough. They pulled up just 25 minutes before tip-off and the girls didn't have a chance to think about being nervous. The result was a quick 18-9 advantage after a quarter...

HAMPSHIRE -- What doesn't kill us will only make us stronger. The Community Vikings gather strength with each outing as the growing pains of a near-complete roster turnover and the accompanying inexperience brought by playing predominately with underclassmen continues to build character as they continue in search of their first win of the season...

HAMPSHIRE -- The Community Viqueens started slowly but finished strong in their 64-50 win over Hampshire on Tuesday night. Turnovers and tentative play plagued the Purple and Gold in the early going as they trailed 16-10 after one period and faced a 31-21 deficit at intermission...

MANCHESTER -- It was over about as quick as it started. Shelbyville Central turned in a fine performance on both ends of the court in a 59-24 win over Coffee County on Tuesday night. The Golden Eaglettes (5-1) claimed their fifth win in a row after playing their sixth game in nine days...

MANCHESTER -- Shelbyville Central jumped out to a huge lead and never looked back in a 72-47 blowout at Coffee County in a non-district clash Tuesday. Coffee County is no longer in District 8-AAA after the recent realignment by the TSSAA. Senior standout Emmanuel Andrews came out firing, drilling a pair of 3-pointers less than 30 seconds into the game and scored the first 11 points. ...

May C. Henry, 92, of Shelbyville died Tuesday at Heritage Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Robin Jackson officiating. There will be no visitation. Gowen-Smith Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

LYNNVILLE -- Rare is it that a basketball game that includes 17 lead changes and eight ties ends up carrying a lopsided result, but Richland accomplished that feat Tuesday night with superb shooting in the third quarter of its 79-56 victory over Cascade...