Stories from Wednesday, February 24, 2010

James William George, 76, of Shelbyville died Wednesday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Raymond Ragsdale officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

COLUMBIA -- Shelbyville Central battled back from a 12-point deficit to claim a 54-52 win over Franklin County in the consolation game of the District 8-AAA tournament on Tuesday evening. Trailing 48-36 with 4:07 left to play, the Eagles (16-12) turned up the defensive pressure then scored 15 unanswered points to go up 51-48 and take control. During that run sophomore point guard Zach Hamler had a pair of steals and scored six of his 10 points...

I haven't been watching as much of the Winter Olympics as I usually do, but to be honest, from some of the reports I've seen, I'm not missing much -- unless they're now offering a gold medal for whining. I haven't heard this much whining in a sport since Connors and McEnroe retired from tennis, Rose left baseball and the Bird quit playing basketball...

It was just practice ... and that's a good thing. Because had the men in the weird looking suits with the fancy equipment been here for real, it would mean that Shelbyville had suffered either a chemical or biological incident. Four members of the Air Force National Guard and 18 members of the Army National Guard were using Calsonic Arena for a training exercise on Tuesday to prepare for exactly that type of nightmare...

Private citizen Rhonda Bissonette appeared before Bedford County Financial Management Committee on Tuesday to ask that Bedford County adopt a property tax freeze for low-income senior citizens, but the committee said only that it would study the idea...

Shelbyville Main Street is getting geared up for the city's 200th birthday celebration this summer, and the organization is kicking it off with a logo contest. Entries are sought for the logo that will be used for the event and a prize will be awarded...

Joyce Tune has announced her candidacy for re-election to a Seventh District seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 5 general election. Tune, a lifelong resident of Bedford County, is the widow of George Tune, who held the same county commission seat prior to his death. She operated Tune's Union 76 / U-Haul / Greyhound for 28 years and has worked for Musgrave Pencil Company for the past 19 years...

The former chairman of the Moore County Board of Education was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday for the possession of child pornography. David Camp, 44, of Stewart Hollow Road, Lynchburg, was sentenced in Chattanooga by District Court Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr....

Five teenagers who allegedly blazed a trail of vandalism through central Shelbyville since January -- including some who were previously charged -- were arrested Monday, police say. "We hope this puts an end to it for a little while," Detective Sgt. Brian Crews said...

CHAPEL HILL -- What initially looked like a battle for the ages turned into a one-sided affair as Forrest broke away from Cascade in the middle stages to win the District 9-A tournament championship 52-32 on Tuesday night. The fourth-seeded Rockets (12-17) rallied from a slight deficit in the second quarter on the strength of solid defense and clutch shooting to win their first title since the 2003-04 season...

CHAPEL HILL -- Top-seeded Eagleville just had too much firepower for sixth-seeded Community on Tuesday night as it overwhelmed the Vikings to win 80-52 in the District 9-A tournament consolation game. The Eagles (20-6) soared over, around and through the Purple and Gold defense with a vast array of offensive moves to place four players in double figures. Jonathan Porter, Kevin Brown, Tyler Davenport and Dennis Igaravidez combined for 62 points to lead the way...

The Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards nominees were announced today by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Area nominees include Forrest's Beth Hawn in Class A, Jordyn Luffman of Lawrence County in Class AAA girls and Kedren Johnson of Marshall County in Class AA...