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Layoff doesn't affect Feet
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/10)
Two weeks without a match didn't seem to slow Webb down much at all as the Feet put forth a dominant effort in defeating Riverside Christian Academy 10-1 in Fayetteville on Thursday. Austin Wilson took an assist from Zach Wagner to get Webb (7-0, 3-0 East/Middle Region) on the board just seven minutes in. ...
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Upset-minded Champs come up short
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/10)
Michael Martin's goal shortly into the second half increased Cascade's hopes of an upset over host Columbia on Thursday night. The senior took an assist from Cody Wright to bring the Champions even with the Lions at 1-all. Aggressive play helped keep the score there for much of the remaining portion of the second half before Columbia banged home a pair of goals in the last few minutes to win 3-1...
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Middle Vikes strike early versus Liberty (Community Sports ~ 04/09/10)
Community Middle scored four runs in the first inning and held on for a bumpy 7-2 win over Liberty on Thursday afternoon in Unionville. "It really is pretty simple," Community coach Robbie Davis said. "Liberty came in here hungry and ready to play and we felt like all we had to do was show up to win the game... -
Rough ending to Cascade Middle's season (Community Sports ~ 04/09/10)
An 8-0 loss in its season finale isn't what Cascade Middle's softball team had in mind but that's the hand that was dealt by visiting Forrest Middle on a cool Thursday afternoon. A walk issued to Courtnie Carter accounted for the lone baserunner the Lady Champions could muster the first time through the lineup... -
Freshman hurler leads Vikes to victory
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/10)
Community got back on the winning track with a 12-2 road win over Hampshire on Thursday afternoon. Viking freshman Zeke Grissom picked up the win with seven innings of stellar work. He allowed two earned runs on six hits. The right-hander struck out seven and walked six...
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Eagles, Eaglettes stay undefeated in 8-AAA (High School Sports ~ 04/09/10)
Shelbyville Central's tennis teams walked away from the hardcourts at H.V. Griffin Park victorious yet again after defeating Lincoln County on Thursday. The Eaglettes (7-1, 4-0 District 8-AAA) came out on top 5-2. The Eagles (8-0, 4-0) swept all seven of their matches... -
Clinic moves to new home (Local News ~ 04/09/10)
Community Clinic of Shelbyville & Bedford County is moving this weekend to its fourth home since opening in 2003, but organizers say they're delighted with the new surroundings and hope to be there for many years to come. The non-profit clinic, which serves the working uninsured, had been operating from the old Doctors' Building on Union Street, across from the former Bedford County Medical Center. Now, it is moving into suite 203 of the Medical Arts Building behind the old BCMC... -
Crowd seeks U.S., state House seats
(Local News ~ 04/09/10)
No fewer than 19 people -- seven Republicans, seven Democrats and five independents -- have filed to succeed U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon in the Sixth District House seat. Gordon, a Democrat from Murfreesboro, is not seeking re-election. He is the longest-serving member of Tennessee's Congressional delegation...
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Charlie Monroe Britt
(Obituary ~ 04/09/10)
Charlie Monroe Britt, 64, of Shelbyville died Thursday at his home. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow at Pressgrove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.
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The Rev. Jesse Glea Shelley
(Obituary ~ 04/09/10)
The Rev. Jesse Glea Shelley, 83, of Cookeville died Wednesday at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Monday at Friendship United Methodist Church, Cookeville, with the Rev. Benjamin E. Hull and the Rev. Carl E. Hall officiating. Burial will follow at Paran Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3-9 p.m. at Dyer Funeral Home, Cookeville, and beginning at 2 p.m. Monday at the church.
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Got junk? Shelbyville Clean Up Week is time to send it packing
(Local News ~ 04/09/10)
With the cold, wet weather now behind us and warmer days ahead, it's time for Shelbyville's Clean Up Week. From April 19-22, city residents will be able to have all their assorted junk hauled off by the public works department. Public Works director Mark Clanton explained that if folks will move their stuff out to the street on their regular garbage day during that week, the city will take it away...
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City fireworks to blaze on 4th after all
(Local News ~ 04/09/10)
Shelbyville's city council voted Thursday to have the city's fireworks display on the Fourth of July after all. Mayor Wallace Cartwright said that the date needed to be changed because the firm that will be handling the fireworks had rescheduled when they would be in Shelbyville...
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Grandmother: Adopted boy was violent, angry
(Local News ~ 04/09/10)
NASHVILLE (AP) - The grandmother of an adopted boy who was sent back to Russia alone on an airplane says the child was violent and angry with his mother in the U.S. Nancy Hansen told The Associated Press on Friday from her home in Shelbyville that she put the child on a plane to Russia with a note from her daughter. She says the family paid a man $200 to pick the boy up at the airport and take him to the Russian Education and Science Ministry...
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Jenine Lee McBride
(Obituary ~ 04/09/10)
Jenine Lee McBride, 78, of Shelbyville died early Friday morning at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m.
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Shelbyville woman puts adopted Russian son on plane with note
(Local News ~ 04/09/10)
Russia's foreign minister urged Friday that child adoptions to the U.S. be frozen after a Shelbyville woman put an young Russian boy she had adopted on a one-way flight back to his homeland unaccompanied. Artyom Savelyev, who carried the adoptive name Justin Hansen, got off a flight from Washington on Thursday at a Moscow airport, the Kremlin children's rights office said Friday. The boy was listed as 7 years old by some media outlets and 8 by others....
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Seven errors doom Viqs
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/10)
The Community Viqueens committed seven errors and lost 18-5 to District 9-A foe Moore County in Lynchburg on Thursday afternoon. "Moore County hit the ball really well," Community coach Libby Frost said. "Unfortunately, we also reverted back to not being able to catch the ball after playing so well in that area recently...
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