Stories from Sunday, May 2, 2010

Let Jeff Sweeney take you on a tour of the Arrowhead Boys Ranch in Normandy, and you'll eventually end up on the tallest of the hills, looking out over the entire spread. "This is my favorite spot," he said. "You can see everything." And you can. You can see the numerous cabins that will soon house boys from 10 to 18 years of age who need homes. ...

By now, the Kentucky Derby is over, and if what I feared has happened has happened, Bob Baffert has yet another Derby to his name. This is my least favorite trainer of all time, and not just because he likes too-tight jeans and never takes his stupid sunglasses off. ...

One of two drug suspects arrested Thursday night attempted to flush marijuana down a toilet while being pursued by an officer at a Madison Street convenience store, Shelbyville police said Friday. Troy Montez McNary, 25, Murfreesboro, allegedly had been in a vehicle seen leaving a Bird Street area where two men who had run from a Bedford County earlier were being sought...

Democratic congressional candidate Ben Leming of Murfreesboro, legally prohibited from campaigning until midnight Saturday morning, wasted no time crossing the Sixth District with a 15-county tour that hit Shelbyville at 1 a.m. Saturday. Leming visited the Huddle House on North Main Street...

The Tennessee Supreme Court has refused to hear the City of Shelbyville's appeal of a ruling that involved a change in zoning laws and a suit brought by a local paving company. Last November, the city lost an appeal with Norma and Tommy Wright, Wright Paving Co. Inc. and Custom Stone LLC, who claimed in a suit that the city did not give adequate notice of a change in zoning laws they say impacted their property...

Armed Forces Day is coming up and in schools across the county, bands will be playing the theme songs for the various branches and the children will be applauding the brave men and women who have served this country so well. But why should the kids be the only ones?...

It will likely be a tight budget year for Shelbyville, but barring unforeseen events, the city should be able to get through the year without any problems. So far, city treasurer Gary Cantrell does not have the budget numbers in stone, but he believes that the city's expenses will hold steady as they have over the past year...

CHAPEL HILL -- Four runs in the top of the first inning staked Liberty Middle to a solid lead over Lincoln County with its season on the line Friday night in the Mid-South Conference tournament losers' bracket. However, the Patriots could not scratch across another score the rest of the way and defensive miscues hampered their cause in a 14-4 loss to the Fayetteville boys...

CHAPEL HILL -- Coach Robbie Davis was curious as to how his Community Middle team would respond after losing for the first time this season on Thursday. The Vikings eased their coach's mind quickly with the chips on the table as four of their first five batters all scored in the bottom of the first inning against Moore County Middle. They only tacked on from there, winning 9-4 in the losers' bracket of the Mid-South Conference tournament on Friday...

Lincoln County was able to defend its home turf by defeating Webb 3-0 on Friday. A trio of long balls well-placed to strikers led to the Falcon goals. The overall record for the Feet goes to 11-4-1. Webb 2, Lincoln County 1 (JV): The Feet were able to give the Falcons their first loss of the season...

MANCHESTER -- Shelbyville Central picked up a pair of wins at the Coffee County Spring Classic Friday afternoon, defeating Warren County and Bolton. The Golden Eaglettes (13-21) banged out 25 hits in the two games and their defense was stellar, committing only one error...

It was entertaining for the crowd and gut wrenching for coach Will Caster as his Community Vikings pulled out a 13-11 road win over Watertown on Friday afternoon. The Vikings built an early 9-1 advantage, then squandered it with a series of errors to allow the hosts to tie it on the strength of a six-run fifth inning...

Shelbyville Central advanced to the final in all four categories of the District 8-AAA individual tournament on Friday in Sewanee. Eaglette senior Mallory Hutton earned her fourth gold medal to become the 8-AAA singles champion for the third year in a row. She advances to Region 4-AAA individual competition as a No. 1 seed...

Community continues to find its groove at just the right time after sweeping its second doubleheader in as many days Friday in Unionville. The Viqueens (12-7), winners of eight straight, got a dominant effort from the pitcher's circle as junior Meagan Reid tossed a no-hitter, striking out four and walking two...