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Window Thru The Old Power House (Submitted Photo ~ 09/29/11)
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Camp Forrest captures Ocoee Cup title
(Community Sports ~ 09/29/11)
The Tullahoma-based Camp Forrest Football Club U-16 boys, which includes several players from Bedford County, took home the championship trophy in the Ocoee Cup tournament in Cleveland, which was held over the weekend. With a 2-1 record, the team advanced to the tournament championship game against the host club Cleveland Football Club Flames...
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SC puts 4 runners in top 10 (High School Sports ~ 09/29/11)
The Shelbyville Central men's and women's cross country teams put four runners in the top 10 in the All-Corners meet, with Angel Carrillo leading the way for Central's women. Carrillo finished second overall with a time of 23:29. Carrillo was followed closely by Maria Nunez, who crossed the finish line fifth with a 25:11 finish time. Janet Zamora and Lacey Bishop rounded out the race for Central with a 33:27 and 38:55, respectively... -
Vikes back to work vs. MTCS Friday (High School Sports ~ 09/29/11)
It's been a nice respite for the Community Vikings after a bye week, but it's time to strap it back up and get to work against visiting Middle Tennessee Christian in a highly anticipated matchup Friday. The Cougars won 30-0 in Murfreesboro last season, but the Vikings opened the game with a long drive that died on penalties before succumbing to a powerful offensive line that opened holes for running back Stephen Brent, who rushed for 150 yards... -
Small town kid lives big time dream
(Sports Column ~ 09/29/11)
Every kid has a dream of one day becoming a professional football player. As a kid I spent countless hours outside in the neighbor's yards playing tackle football pretending I was Emmitt Smith, my all-time favorite player, dodging and rushing for big gains...
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Preliminary work for Unionville road project (Local News ~ 09/29/11)
Utility technicians relocate power and communications lines along U.S. 41A in Unionville Wednesday to make way for a new realigned intersection of the highway and Deason Road. The bid for the project was let for long-awaited improvements to 41A in the area of Community Elementary School and Community Middle School, including a turn lane in front of the schools and a reconfiguration of the intersection between 41A and Unionville-Deason Road. (T-G Photo by Kent Flanagan) -
Champs finish 8th in state tourney (High School Sports ~ 09/29/11)
For the first time in school history, the Cascade Champions competed in the A-AA state golf tournament, which was held at the Willow Brook Golf Club in Manchester on Tuesday and Wednesday. After the two-day tournament had concluded, the Champs finished eighth overall as a team with a combined score of 671... -
Copper thief leaves behind tools of trade
(Local News ~ 09/29/11)
A metal thief took an alcohol break while at work Monday night, police said. An estimated 1,000 feet of copper wiring installed at a North Main Street office building Monday had been pulled out or cut when Ogles Electric workers arrived Tuesday morning...
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Supreme Court refuses to hear Whitaker appeal
(Local News ~ 09/29/11)
Tennessee's Supreme Court has denied hearing an appeal from a woman who admitted guilt in a 2008 jail rape. Brooke Lee Whitaker's application for an appeal was denied, it was announced Tuesday by the court. She will be allowed to waive legal costs, but was also denied a motion for the appointment of counsel...
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Pleasin' squeezin': Sorghum event returns to Halls Mill (Local News ~ 09/29/11)
One of Bedford County's sweetest annual events will take place on Saturday: the Halls Mill Sorghum Squeeze. The day-long festival is a demonstration of a piece of cultural history. Sweet sorghum cane grown on Paschal Road in Halls Mill will be squeezed for its juice on a mule-driven press which dates back to the 1800s. ... -
ICE won't comment on arrests
(Local News ~ 09/29/11)
A spokesman for federal immigration authorities could not confirm whether the arrests of three people in Shelbyville last weekend was part of a nationwide sweep of criminals who are in the country illegally. More than 2,900 convicted criminal aliens and fugitives were nabbed in all 50 states by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), it was announced Wednesday. The arrests were the results of a seven-day national "Cross Check" operation...
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BREAKING: Trooper's hand injured in incident
(Local News ~ 09/29/11)
A state trooper was injured while attempting to apprehend a suspect Wednesday night north of Shelbyville, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Trooper Tommie Boleyn's hand was cut as he attempted to remove Christopher Lee Roden, 33, from his vehicle after it ran into the median on U.S. 231 North near Deason, THP spokesperson Dalya J. Qualls said...
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Rebecca 'Becky' Pillsbury
(Obituary ~ 09/29/11)
Rebecca "Becky" Pillsbury, 80, of Texas, a Shelbyville native, died Sept. 20. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Morton Cemetery in Richmond, Texas.
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Pauline Perrell
(Obituary ~ 09/29/11)
Pauline Perrell, 78, of Unionville died Wednesday following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Randy Tinker officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Cemetery in Eagleville. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday.
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Anna Wants to Slide (Submitted Photo ~ 09/29/11)
Morgan is so tired she just wants to sit on the bench, but Anna says come on Morgan I want to go down the slide. Morgan Berry and Anna Rainwater are 2 of my 4 grandchildren.
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