Stories from Friday, December 4, 2009

Emma Jean Shearin Moore, 82, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday...

Victims of a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme are being urged to let federal prosecutors and a judge know how they have been impacted by the scam. Last week, the ringleader of the crime, William T. McMahan, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison and was ordered to pay over $2.4 million in restitution...

A member of the National Guard who faces charges in Bedford County won't be going to Iraq with the rest of his unit, a judge ruled Thursday. Andy Lynn Wallace, 35, of Nashville Highway, Lewisburg, was indicted last month on charges of soliciting and stalking a minor...

For many across Bedford County, the first week of December brings with it a heightened sense of obligation to those less fortunate as Christmas draws near. And this year, more residents are in need of assistance than they have been since October 1982 when 20.6 percent were unemployed in the county...

Most of the time county middle school basketball rivals Cascade and Community face off on the hardwood it is going to be a tough showdown. The Champions stuck to their guns and scrapped their way to a nail-biting 50-43 win Thursday night in Wartrace...

A dominant second quarter carried Liberty Middle to a 38-30 home win over Forrest Middle on Thursday night. After the Rockets (2-10) led the entire first quarter, Chase Warren's basket just as the second stanza got underway put the Patriots (9-4) in front by a point and ignited a 17-2 run. Liberty never trailed again...

Harris Middle's Golden Eagles rolled to an easy 45-9 victory over visiting Coffee County in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup Thursday night. The Eagles (4-2, 4-1 CTC) didn't allow a point in the fourth quarter and Coffee County only scored two points in the first and second quarters...