Stories from Wednesday, September 8, 2010

As I sent my 18-year-old son thundering down the million-story stairwell from the Celebration press box and all the way out to the parking lot and the van to get something I'd forgotten -- for the second time that night -- I thought, smiling, "This is why we have kids."...

Times-Gazette readers have plenty of opinions about whether a traffic signal should be installed in front of Heritage Medical Center. The hospital has asked the city of Shelbyville for either progress on installing a light in front of the facility, or a refund of nearly $100,000 in escrow that was set aside for that purpose in 2007...

After wandering deeper and deeper into a discussion of how to respond to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) such as four or more large poultry houses, Bedford County Planning Commission finally decided to do nothing at all. A motion to take no action whatsoever on the issue passed by a 6-2 margin Tuesday night, with three other planners abstaining, presumably because they operate poultry houses under contract to Tyson Foods...

Wallace Cartwright has announced his candidacy for re-election as mayor of Shelbyville in the Nov. 2 general election. Cartwright is completing his first term, which will be only three years and four months due to a shift in the city's election schedule. City officials moved city elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years so that they could be held in conjunction with the state general election, saving the city the cost of paying for a stand-alone election...

Two Georgia residents were injured Sunday near Normandy after the rear tire of their motorcycle blew. Stephanie R. Rasmussen, 39, of Hoschton, Ga., was flown by LifeFlight helicopter to Vanderbilt Medical Center following the accident on Cortner Mill Road. She suffered "lower broken extremities," State Trooper Barry Qualls said...

Errant shots by dove hunters near Wartrace during the late afternoon of Labor Day knocked out Charter Communications services in Bedford County, cable officials and a Bedford County Sheriff's Department report said Tuesday....

Cascade's 163 was enough to edge Community's 176 and Riverside Christian's 213 at Blackberry Ridge on Tuesday. Jake Pimental's 38 led the Champions. Mason Brewer followed closely with a 39, Lucas Dunnavant had a 40 and Blake England 46. Kelli Anne Williams carded a 53 for the Lady Champions. Haylee Simpson stroked a 60 and Allie Knighten 66...

Cascade showed some rust from an extended break over the horse show and Labor Day weekend in a 6-0 loss to visiting Page on Tuesday. "I expect us to do a lot better than we did," Cascade coach Monica Lewis said. "We just got excited I think, we were worked up, the girls were nervous before we went out there. I was expecting it to be a tie match."...

It was a stellar night for both teams when the Community Viqueens played host to Davidson Academy in their soccer season opener on Tuesday night. The evenly-matched opponents played a physical style intermixed with a crowd-pleasing display of unselfish sharing of the ball on offense...

Community's volleyball team returned to the court Tuesday after two weeks off with a visit to Culleoka but fell 3-1. The Viqueens (1-2) lost the first game 25-18 in spite of Georgia Ralston scoring seven straight points from behind the service line...

Harris Middle claimed a pivotal 14-6 win over visiting Warren County in Central Tennessee Conference action on Tuesday. It was the first conference loss of the season for the McMinnville boys. It was a defensive battle until the Eagles (3-1, 2-1 CTC) scored late in the first half on a 3-yard run by Jesse Farrar. The two-point conversion attempt failed...

Liberty Middle defended its home turf versus Huntland Middle with a dominant 11-0 victory on Tuesday. Kethlin Campbell got the scoring started for the Lady Patriots. Cassidy Carpenter then took it upon herself to obliterate the Lady Hornet defense, banging home four goals with Jacie Armstrong, Kristen McClenney and Olivia Doak each credited with an assist. ...

Connected Tennessee, which tracks (and sometimes publishes maps of) broadband access, wants citizens to go to bit.ly/TNBBStat to help correct their list of where broadband is and isn't available. That site will show you a list of providers which Connected Tennessee has serving your location. If the list is wrong, you will go to bit.ly/TNBBInquiry to provide correct information...

Jonathan Duran Scales, age 31, of Gainesville, Fla., a native of Shelbyville, died Saturday. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday at Fairlane Church of Christ. The body will lie in state from noon-5 p.m. Thursday at Scales & Sons Funeral Home in Murfreesboro and from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the church with visitation from 11 a.m.-noon.