Stories from Friday, October 29, 2010

Levi Cooper, 75, of Tullahoma died Thursday at Harton Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Elmore Torbert Jr. officiating and the Rev. James A. Crutchfield Jr. as eulogist. Visitation will be held from noon- 2 p.m. at the church. J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home, Tullahoma, is in charge of arrangements.

Shelbyville Central will close out the regular season tonight at Lincoln County in a huge District 8-AAA matchup. There are a number of playoff implications in this game, as well as other district matchups tonight, but that's not a concern for Central coach Jason Hardy and the Golden Eagles...

The purpose of the 100-mile round trip is singular: come home with the District 9-A title. Cascade trips to Huntland tonight in search of at least a share of its fourth straight league title. It's a realistic possibility that some around the program didn't know would be possible after dropping their first district matchup this season at Forrest back in early September...

Jamison King, Dillion Tidwell, Lucas Burke, Jacob Dodson, Jonathan Handy, Brandon Brown and Shelby Andrews. Remember those names. They are the senior class for the Community Viking football team and they have a chance to write their names in the school record books by being the first set of graduating players to exit their career on the gridiron as winners when they line up against visiting Clarksville Academy tonight...

Shelbyville planners gave their approval to two new restaurants and a hotel Thursday night. Shelbyville Municipal Planning Commission approved site plans for a new Waffle House restaurant at 730 N. Main St. and a new Microtel Hotel at 1207 N. Main St., while Shelbyville Board of Zoning Appeals granted Dr. Will Alcorn a setback variance to expand a pre-existing building at 116 Sunlite Road which he said would be used for a restaurant employing 25 people...

It was a classic game with plenty of drama between county rivals when Liberty and Community Middle took center stage in front of a large crowd on Thursday night in Unionville. The Vikings came from behind to win 23-22 in the final seconds on the strength of Austin Cagle's basket with 1.5 seconds left...

Cascade Middle shot out of the gates by scoring eight unanswered points shortly after tip-off against visiting Middle Tennessee Christian Middle on Thursday night. Sam Gardner's 3-pointer with 2:53 left in the second quarter helped keep the advantage at eight...

The third annual Poultry City All Wings Cookoff warmed up South Main Street on Thursday evening, with professionals and amateurs competing for bragging rights and a year-long free web page on www.bestofshelbyville.org. "It was awesome, by far our best yet," said Calvin Cannon, event organizer. "It was our biggest crowd so far so we're definitely growing. Most people came right after work. Those people had seen it in the paper and made it a point to come out."...

A total of 3,992 Bedford County citizens participated in the early voting period for Tuesday's general election, according to deputy administrator of elections Andrew Robertson. Robertson said the turnout was only slightly lower than what the office had been expecting and that it indicates a "decently-large" turnout on election day...

Bluegrass legend Alison Krauss has joined the star-studded line-up for the Charlie Louvin benefit concert at the Bell Buckle Banquet banquet hall Saturday night. Hall manager Martha Akers made the announcement Thursday. The concert and auction will be held from noon until 9 p.m. Saturday at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall...

One of two suspects in multiple burglaries in northern Shelbyville is in custody and police are hunting the other man they say is identifiable on surveillance video. Joshua James Leverette, 19, Elm Street, has been charged with entering the offices of the Head Start Center, Tillman Street; Park Trail Apartments, Green Lane; and two vehicles at the apartment complex early Wednesday...