Stories from Tuesday, March 9, 2010

A local organizer for the 2010 federal census is asking for funding from the city to raise community awareness about the importance of being counted. Luci Taylor is overseeing the census in Bedford County, which she said is used to distribute $400 billion every year to state and local governments and that it is vital that everyone fills out the federal forms...

The empty space on East Depot Street off of the public square could see a new business in the future, the city council learned last Tuesday. Sandra Nickson asked the council what she needed to do to purchase the empty, city-owned lots at 111 and 113 E. Depot. She said that she and her husband wish to place a retail business at the location, but gave no details about its nature...

Rock fans young and old will be entertained Friday night as Shelbyville Central High's Golden Eagle soccer team sponsors Eaglepalooza 2010, a spin-off of the video game "Rock Band." Eaglepalooza 2010 begins at 6:00 at Shelbyville Central High School's theater with the doors opening at 5. Proceeds will go to the Golden Eagle boys soccer program...

A grading subcontractor on the Shelbyville bypass, State Route 437, has gone out of business, but a new contractor should be lined up soon and state transportation officials say the change will have no impact on the completion date for the bypass. Callers to the Times-Gazette reported that work on the bypass, which connects U.S. ...

Harris Middle held on to edge visiting Liberty 13-12 on Monday night in a classic battle of intracounty teams. The Eagles (1-0) led 10-0 after four innings but the Patriots rallied late and tied the game at 12 before Harris scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning...

The Community Middle Vikings pounded out 12 hits in a 15-7 come-from-behind win over visiting Forrest on Monday evening to back a strong pitching effort by Taylor Paschal and Dylan West. "The kids really got after it defensively tonight," Viking coach Robbie Davis said. "We hit the ball real well but pitching and defense was the key tonight. Coming back from five runs down by applying some pressure to their defense was a big confidence booster for our guys."...

Jami Johnson pitched six strong innings and Baylee Cook and Ali Odeneal had three hits apiece to pace Harris Middle to a 15-4 win over Community Middle on a beautiful Monday evening in Unionville. The Eaglettes (1-0) scored early and often before turning the game over to the bench in the fourth up 12 runs...