Stories from Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Recent Shelbyville Central graduate Will Trice has signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Motlow State Community College. The two-sport standout athlete was successful in baseball, as well as football, for the Golden Eagles. Trice is a outstanding outfielder with a steady stick and possesses the tool of speed on the bases and in the field...

Duck River Speedway enjoyed another exciting evening of racing with features in seven different classes on Saturday. A trio of Shelbyville-based drivers earned first-place finishes. Jay Brinkley held off the field in Late Model action, while Jackie Hentz claimed the checkered flag in Pure Pony, and Craig Howard won in Mini Mods...

Cascade's golf team outshot F.C. Boyd Christian 169-210 in a District 9-A match at Blackberry Ridge on Monday. Blake England and Jake Pimental each scored a 41 to lead the Champions. Lucas Dunnavant turned in a 42 and Mason Brewer 45. Chad Morgan's 45 was tops for the Broncos. Tanner Burton had a 48...

A man was charged Friday with setting up what Shelbyville police termed his own "mini campground" behind a Park Place home -- without permission. Bartolo Perez, 40, who gave Sgt. James Wilkerson a Madison, Tenn. address, was found passed out near the site shortly before 10 p.m...

NASHVILLE -- Call it Commissioner 101, a basic course on what's to be expected after a first time county commissioner is elected, sworn-in and now faces the task of governing through the committee system. That's what the University of Tennessee's County Technical Advisory Service was offering Aug. 24-25 at the Airport Marriott Hotel where Bedford County Commissioner-Elect Denise Graham said, "I'm trying to get my foundation."...

There are plenty of places to fill up your vehicle in Shelbyville, and at some point in the near future, you'll have a spot to plug it in as well. Shelbyville is one of several communities in Tennessee that has been selected to be a part of the EV Project: the largest deployment of electric vehicles and charge infrastructure in history...

The two winners of the Aged Stallions class at Saturday night's Celebration had victories on more than one level. Rowdy Rev won section B for the third straight year. Always a crowd favorite, he was cheered as he made his victory lap. Owned by Bill Harlin of Harlinsdale Farm in College Grove and trained by three-time Trainer of the Year Bill Bobo, Rowdy Rev has had a series of setbacks when it comes to the Celebration...