Stories from Friday, November 12, 2010

As the 2010-2011 high school basketball season shortly cranks up, the biggest concern for Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles is replacing approximately half of their offensive output from last year. Gone is the school's all-time leading scoring in Emmanual Andrews, now a freshman at Northwest Florida State...

Harris Middle School's Eaglettes rolled to a 32-18 win over visiting Spring Hill in the season opener on Thursday. The Eaglettes (1-0) took control early and posted a 10-3 advantage at the end of the first quarter, led by TeAnna Edmondson's six points...

CHAPEL HILL -- It's not how you start but how you finish and the Community Viqueens finished strong after trailing by as many as 15 points early to rally for a 36-32 win over Forrest Middle on Thursday night. "Our girls have really learned to persevere," Community coach Robbie Davis said. "Not only have they learned to be strong but they now expect to win every time they take the court. This group just never believes they are ever out of a game and it showed here tonight."...

Eighth grader Sam Gardner orchestrated an impressive display of string music to lead Cascade Middle to a 39-37 win over visiting Eagleville Middle on Thursday night. Gardner stroked five 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 19 points to help the Champions improve their record to 5-5...

Evan Smith scored nine of his team-leading 16 points in the second quarter to help Webb Middle crank up the offense and defeat host Mt. Juliet Christian Academy 35-16 on Thursday night. An 8-2 Feet advantage swelled in the second quarter when they outscored their hosts 13-0 to go up 21-2...

Warren G. Harding was president. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. The year was 1922. And, Trousdale County was winning its first of nine state football championships. The Hartsville bunch has turned the nearby water cooling tower from a scrapped nuclear power plant idea into a $2 billion football trophy storage facility...

The victim of a fiery, single-car crash Tuesday afternoon on Knob Creek Road has been identified as a resident of the immediate area. Brian Dykes, 32, of 16th Model Road in Coffee County was identified through dental records, State Trooper Jackie Smith said late Thursday. Knob Creek Road becomes 16th Model Road in Coffee County...

Edwina Chilton was sworn in as the newest Bell Buckle alderman Wednesday night at the November meeting and immediately got to experience several of the recurring themes of Bell Buckle government -- water problems, historic zoning issues, roaming dogs and law enforcement...

A special called meeting of the city council may have to be held so that work can begin on a new waste water treatment plant. Work on the project was halted before it even began after concerns were raised about workers excavating part of the same underground storm water flume system that collapsed last year...

The formation of a new Crime Suppression Unit at the Bedford County Sheriff's Department has led to a number of felony arrests over the past two weeks -- and officials promise there are more to come. Those arrested include a woman who was allegedly selling drugs near a school, a man supposedly dealing in fake cocaine and a Normandy firefighter allegedly involved in the drug trade...

The following were arrested since Monday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts...

Vallie "Ma" Rush, 93, of Shelbyville died Wednesday evening in Shelbyville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Charles Melvin Collins officiating. Burial will follow in Pressgrove Cemetery near Unionville. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Friday.