Stories from Thursday, December 30, 2010

Cascade, competing as the lone Class A team, finished in fourth place in the Above The Rim Tournament after falling 56-46 to Ensworth in Centerville on Wednesday. The Lady Tigers, who won 25 games en route to the Division II Class AA state championship last season, simply had too much length for the Lady Champions (8-5)...

A gruesome case of livestock abuse and the sentencing of a developer accused of fraud are the next two entries on the Times-Gazette's annual countdown of the biggest news stories of 2010 as selected by a vote of staff members. The stories already revealed:...

Two men were arrested after forcing their way into a U.S. 231 South home early Tuesday, then escaping a locked patrol car after arrest, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said. "We were dispatched to a possible 10-45 or 10-46 (police code for non-injury or injury accident) about 3 a.m. Tuesday," Chief Deputy David Williams Jr. said. "While en route we got a call that two men had gone to a nearby residence and asked for help."...

Bedford County has been ranked as the 9th fastest growing county in Tennessee, according to a new report that says the county also has some $190 million in infrastructure needs. The report was released Tuesday by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and was based on information provided by state and local officials...

A Tyson Foods spokesperson stated Wednesday that while graffiti was recently discovered at their Shelbyville facility, media reports about the details are not factual. However the spokesman also stated that federal authorities have been contacted about the matter...

A pair of seniors led the way in Cascade's 50-37 victory over Grundy County on Wednesday in the 5th Annual When States Collide Christmas Classic in Huntland. Christian Edmondson and Dominique Hobson provided points in every quarter and combined for a total of 37 to help the Champions improve to 7-3...

For the second straight game the Shelbyville Golden Eagles had trouble generating any offense. Shelbyville dropped a 46-35 decision to talented La Vergne in tournament action at Father Ryan High School on Wednesday. The Eagles (6-7) trailed 13-9 at the end of the first quarter, 21-16 at intermission and 29-21 after three periods...