Stories from Tuesday, February 9, 2010

CHATTANOOGA -- Saying he would spend the rest of his life paying back those he harmed, home developer Roger Ritch was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison on Monday. U.S. District Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr. sentenced a tearful Ritch to the three-year, three-month term for his involvement in a scheme which resulted in 61 Shelbyville families losing their homes through foreclosure and lenders suffering significant losses...

LEBANON -- It would be hard to convince Wilson Central that Emmanuel Andrews is not the best Class AAA player in the state after his 30-point performance Saturday night led Shelbyville Central to a 58-47 win in its gym in front of a large crowd. Andrews started the game with a 3-pointer with less than a minute gone and then finished the quarter with a catch-and-shoot from deep in the corner off an inbounds pass to give his team a 16-14 lead...

When dozens of Cub and Boy Scouts gathered at the National Guard Armory on Saturday to celebrate the Boy Scouts of America's 100th Anniversary, the event was about more than the history of Scouting. It was about the future, too. Duran Shavers has been involved in Scouting since he was 8 years old -- more than half of the century the organization is celebrating. Now the Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 390, he sees continuity in the young faces...

Webb rounded out its non-region schedule in grand fashion by dominating F.C. Boyd Christian 68-36 Monday night at the Barton Athletic Center in Bell Buckle. The Feet (17-6) led from start to finish, including scoring 13 of the game's first 15 points...

LEBANON -- It's always an adventure when Shelbyville Central ventures north to play Wilson Central and Saturday night was no exception in a 43-31 non-district loss for the Golden Eaglettes. Shelbyville (13-9) took a couple of quarters to get its legs back after a very emotional and physical effort in Friday night's loss to District 8-AAA leader Lawrence County...

Webb's girls had a three-point lead with less than two minutes to play and numerous opportunities at the free-throw line to take control of the game, but it just wasn't meant to be as F.C. Boyd Christian escaped with a 46-44 win Monday night in Bell Buckle...

It was close but no cigar for the Community Viqueens on Monday night in a 55-41 home loss to District 9-A foe Middle Tennessee Christian. The Viqueens (13-12, 5-9 9-A) battled the visitors basket for basket throughout the first three quarters, but a combined 30-point effort by seniors Kate Mullins and Alex Martin was more than they could overcome...

Freezing temperatures and wet weather have again delayed Wartrace's conversion to the Tullahoma Utilities Board water supply, "We have to have a couple of days over 40 degrees and dry," said Mayor Don Gallagher at the Monday night meeting of the Wartrace Board of Mayor and Aldermen. "We're looking five days out on the forecast and it doesn't look good."...

Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposed cuts to the state's expanded Medicaid program would cost state hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars and may force some of them to shut down, health care officials say. TennCare is the name for Tennessee's program using federal Medicaid dollars....

A 3-month-old boy was removed from a Shelbyville apartment Saturday after marijuana was discovered, Shelbyville police said. Police were called when a Child Protective Services investigator noticed the marijuana while following up on a referral at the home of Gary Clayton Loyer, 25, Landers Street, Officer Justin Smith's report said...

MANCHESTER -- It was a matchup between two teams that had a lot of respect for one another. Harris Middle faced White County in the Central Tennessee Conference Tournament championship Saturday night at Coffee County Middle School. Despite a valiant effort, the Golden Eagles were edged 29-27 in overtime...