Stories from Friday, September 16, 2011

George W. Tittsworth, 84, of Tullahoma, formerly of Shelbyville, died Thursday at his home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Andy Stallings and David Watts officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

3rd Place at scooter comp in Perris Ca. August 2011

It was a valiant effort but Community's Vikings fell 41-20 at 10th-ranked Eagleville on Friday night. See more details in Sunday's Times-Gazette.

Shelbyville Central took defending 5A state champion and top-ranked Columbia to the wire, scoring to tie the game with 28 seconds left before falling 49-48. A two-point conversion try for the win was short and an onside kick missed the mark. See more details in Sunday's Times-Gazette...

After being behind 18-17 at the half, Cascade's Champions scored three touchdowns and a safety to earn a 39-25 District 9A win over Huntland. Cascade scored 22 unanswered points and held the Hornets to a single score after halftime. See more details in Sunday's Times-Gazette.

MY GRANDBABY MARLI ANMARIELINES BAUMAN PLAYING IN THE WATER AT H.V. GRIFFITH PARK. ON A HOT SUMMER DAY. COOLING OFF!

Ruby throated hummingbird

Perna Mai Mitchell, 94, of Smyrna died Thursday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Mark Pierce officiating. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. at Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Nora Sanders has been named Tennessee Adult Learner of the Year by the Tennessee Association for Adult and Community Education, and a coffee was held in her honor Thursday at Bedford County Adult Learning Center. Sanders, a native of Mexico, took English classes, basic skills classes and GED classes. ...

Detectives suing the sheriff and county over alleged unpaid overtime claim that the investigation of drug activity in Bedford County has been "all but completely eliminated" following the disbanding of the department's Criminal Suppression Unit. The 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force also investigates drug activity in Bedford County and is not involved with or affected by the lawsuit...

Bedford County Board of Education, meeting Thursday night, approved a new, more comprehensive evaluation form for School Superintendent Ray Butrum, who will be evaluated at the end of the year, after six months in office, under the terms of his contract...

The meeting ended without a single "ah" -- according to the ah-counter's report, and overall the participants had made proper use of their allotted time and kept from making grammatical errors while speaking. It was a meeting of Toastmasters of Bedford County, one of the 13,000 Toastmasters International clubs in 116 countries around the world...

Aggravated assault and marijuana charges were filed against a Shelbyville man accused of throwing a butcher knife at two women Wednesday night. Gregory Vincent Miralez, 45, of Roberts Drive allegedly arrived at a Deery Street house Wednesday night, became angry when he didn't find someone he was seeking and threw the knife at the women, who were on the front porch...

Only 50 teams remain undefeated across Tennessee and two will face off tonight when Shelbyville Central hits the road to face defending TSSAA 5A state champion and top-ranked Columbia Central tonight in a District 8-AAA matchup. This clash will feature two teams that produce a combined average of over 750 yards total offense...

Look for another high scoring contest tonight when the Community Vikings take the field against District 9-A opponent Eagleville. Eagleville (4-0,1-0) scores an average of 19.5 points a game while Community has put up an even 20 per contest in four games this season...

Shelbyville Central's golfers finished 3rd in a District 8-AAA quad-match on Thursday at River Bend Country Club. Columbia finished first with a team score of 350, Franklin County was second with a 354, the Eagles shot a 357 and Lincoln County posted a 364...

The Community Viqueens fell to Eagleville three games to one in District 9-A action on Thursday afternoon to drop their record to 5-2 on the season and even their league record to 1-1. Hannah Busbee had seven kills, Kristin Ray contributed five and Allison Perryman notched seven points off of serve to lead the Viqueens. Kelsey Dennis was strong at the service line as well with six points, including one ace...

Shelbyville Central spotted host Tullahoma a 2-0 lead, then battled back to a 2-2 tie in the closing seconds Thursday. Sophomore Tiana Sanders found the back of the net with 28 seconds left. Heather Groves scored the Eaglettes' first goal. "I'm proud of the senior leadership I saw all over the field and I thought that Katelynn Boyce did a good job in goal for us," Central coach Neal Gordon said. "She's young and a little small for a goalie but she has worked hard and she really had a good game."...

Webb's Lady Feet stopped Cornersville 6-1 in a road soccer match Thursday. Hailey Williams and Ruth Watson finished with two goals for Webb and McKenna Hoover and Caroline Tuma added one each. The Lady Feet host Summit on Tuesday.

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles finished third out of 15 teams in the Henry Horton's All Comers cross country meet on Tuesday. Rogelio Razo finished 15th to lead the Eagles with a time of 20:20. Commiunity finished in 12th place. Eaglette Angel Carrillo came in fifth with a time of 24:32...