Stories from Friday, September 17, 2010

Alton Davis has announced his write-in candidacy for mayor of Shelbyville in the Nov. 2 general election. Davis has been a licensed general contractor "most of my life," he said. He was assistant commissioner for Tennessee Department of Human Services and was director of the Department of Motor Vehicles for Tennessee Department of Revenue. He was director for the Section 504 program for the disabled, representing the state in a six-county area including Bedford...

Tennessee's criminal court of appeals has upheld convictions and sentencings in two separate cases that came before one of the county's Circuit Court judges. n The court upheld the conviction of aggravated sexual battery against Derek Alton Badger, who claimed there was insufficient evidence to convict him after he confessed to the crime...

Dead cattle will still be disposed of as usual for the next three months, the county's solid waste authority learned Thursday, although there had been some recent snags with where to put them. County Mayor Eugene Ray told authority members that Appertain Corp. of Pulaski had tried to back out of the agreement they had with the county to dispose of cattle carcasses because they had no place to take the remains...

A Shelbyville man is in the process of filing a lawsuit against the city and two police officers after the state court of criminal appeals overturned a ruling that resulted in a 14-month jail term for a crime he claims he did not commit. Appellate Judge James Curwood Witt Jr., ruled that prosecutors presented insufficient evidence to prove that James Edward "Blue" Farrar, Jr., violated the terms of his probation by being publicly intoxicated, reversing the judgment handed down by Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell.. ...

Liberty Middle soccer continued steamrolling through competition Thursday by dominating Westwood Middle 8-0 in Manchester. The Lady Patriots hardly look like a program in only its fourth season of existence having improved to 6-0 on the season. Cassidy Carpenter led the Red, White and Blue scoring barrage with two goals. ...

It's a shame this match ended in a tie but just the same, nether team deserved to lose. Harris Middle and Coffee County played to a 2-2 tie in a very well played soccer match Thursday afternoon at the SCHS soccer field. Coffee County struck first on a long shot from about 35 yards out then Brooklynn Martin scored off a corner kick with an assist from Alexis Larion to even the score at the half...

Although one team lost, there were no losers in one of the best middle school games in recent memory between Community and Middle Tennessee Christian on Thursday night in Unionville. The game featured over 400 yards of offense, two touchdown runs of 50 yards or more and two receptions for scores that covered 100 yards between them. ...

Community wasn't able to avenge an early-season loss and fell to Columbia Academy for the second time this season, losing 3-0 on the road Thursday. The Lady Bulldogs came out on top 25-11, 30-28, 25-17. "We played really well as a team," Community coach Allison Martin said. ...

Cascade and host St. Andrew's-Sewanee battled to a 1-1 draw on Thursday. Alyssa Hoover put the Lady Champions (2-2-1) on top in the first half with Kenzie Tucker assisting before the Mountain Lions evened matters late in the match. "Our game was much better," Cascade coach Monica Lewis said. "Our passing was good. The teamwork was back. The girls were pleased with themselves."...

Shelbyville Central claimed a 3-1 win on the road at Coffee County on Thursday. Junior Lorrie Rittenberry and Lauren Warren each found the back of the net while freshman Jennifer Navarro added a goal to account for the Eaglette's goals. "I'm really pleased with the way we played. ...

Cascade engaged in a quad-match with Eagleville, Forrest and Middle Tennessee Christian at Henry Horton State Park in Chapel Hill on Thursday. The Champions came out on top of the 18-hole, regular-season finale with a team score of 335. Jake Pimental led Cascade with an 80. Blake England shot an 83, Lucas Dunnavant 85 and Mason Brewer 87...

Webb School shot a 353 to finish first in a five-team golf match Thursday at River Bend Country Club. Shelbyville, Columbia, Lincoln County and Mt. Juliet Christian School also competed in the match. The Feet's John Wang carded a 79 to claim medalist honors...

Mary Martha Wilson, 88, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Sept. 16 at Heritage Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Frank Butler and Keith Camp officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

Shirley Joe Groce, 65, of Fayetteville died Thursday at Lincoln Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Higgins Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with Bill Cantrell and Jason Weddington officiating. Burial will follow at Booneville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

Frances Bomar Prince, 88, of Shelbyville died Thursday at Lynchburg Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Russ Countess officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (AP) -- General Motors is revving up its Spring Hill plant, starting with a recall of hundreds of idled workers to build four-cylinder engines. The automaker announced Friday that about 400 workers will be recalled to build the engines for mid-size crossover vehicles...

It didn't take long for Cascade Middle to flex its muscles and show that it's the premier team in the Duck River Valley Conference. Eighth grader Creed Rose sprinted 72 yards for the first of his four touchdowns to put the Champions up less than three minutes in to set the tone for their 43-14 demolishing of Westwood Middle in a battle of teams that entered Thursday night's game at The Stable undefeated in the DRVC play...

For the second week in a row, Shelbyville Central battles a team that competed in a state championship game last year. Class 5-A runner-up and defending District 8-AAA champion Columbia invades Eagle Stadium tonight at 7. The Golden Eagles (3-1, 1-0 8-AAA) suffered their first loss last week to defending 4-AAA champ Giles County. The Lions (3-1, 1-1) enter the game with their only loss to district foe Tullahoma in overtime...

CHAPEL HILL -- The Forrest Middle Rockets proved to have too much firepower for Liberty Middle as the Patriots fell 30-8 on Thursday night at The Rock. The Patriots started the game with the ball and drove it steadily into Rocket territory before the drive stalled on a penalty and they were forced to punt...