Stories from Friday, March 12, 2010

Coach Brandon Bassham's having a pair of aces up his sleeve last year helped his baseball team go further than any other team in Cascade's school history, finishing tied for third in the Class A state tournament. Josh Brown and Kyle Mullins shared District 9-A pitcher of the year honors in 2009 in helping lead the team to a record of 36-3-1, a school best. However, they leave behind enormous shoes to fill...

NASHVILLE -- There was a point midway through Tennessee's opening-round triumph over LSU on Thursday that coach Bruce Pearl had to wonder if he had left his guards in Knoxville. Tennessee's perimeter trio of Scotty Hopson, Bobby Maze and Melvin Goins combined for one point on 0-of-9 shooting through the first 20 minutes. ...

Tappie Lou Noblitt McClesley, 89, of Hanceville, Ala., a Shelbyville native, died Thursday at Cullman (Ala.) Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala., with Jerry Jenkins officiating. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Moss-Service Funeral Home, Cullman.

Bedford County's unemployment rate jumped a full percentage point in January to 13.6 percent, according to preliminary figures released Thursday. According to numbers from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the jobless rate increased in all 95 counties...

Shelbyville's outdoor pool will be getting a much-needed face lift to keep it running. The city council voted unanimously Thursday evening to authorize taking bids to resurface the outdoor facility. Last week, Parks and Recreation Department director Sylvia Pinson said the proposed repair would cost an estimated $33,000, and the funding for it is already in the department's budget this year...

Daylight-saving time returns this weekend; clocks should be set forward one hour before you go to sleep Saturday night. The time officially changes at 2 a.m. Sunday, which becomes 3 a.m. daylight saving time. The four most prominent clocks in the county -- the four clock faces atop Bedford County Courthouse -- won't get changed until Monday at the earliest. ...

Two men have been arrested in separate incidents involving the production of methamphetamine. Both have prior arrests on meth related charges. Dustin Scott St. John, 24, of Lorien Circle, who was already on bond for charges of having a meth lab last year, was arrested after being discovered with the components of another lab...

Mary Jane Freeman, 56, of Lewisburg died Wednesday at Marshall Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at London Funeral Home, Lewisburg.

Sara Elizabeth Douglas Wells, 83, of Shelbyville died Thursday. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Tom Rousseau and the Rev. Bryan Elliott officiating. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home...