Stories from Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The MTCS Lady Cougars outscored the Community Viqueens 28-13 in the first half and rode that hot start to a 48-23 District 9A victory on Tuesday night. The Viqueens struggled against the Lady Cougars through all four quarters. Chandler Adams paced the Lady Cougars with 16 points--the only player to reach double digits for either team...

The honeymoon's over for Mark and Becky Williams Byrd. A fire destroyed their Peggy Lane home Tuesday morning, leaving just the outside walls. "We've been living here about a year," Mark Byrd said. "We just got married a week ago." "They were all at work, that's the good thing," Kenda Harrison said as she stood with the Byrds across the street from the burning home in a cold wind and light rain. She's a relative of Becky Byrd and was the first family member to arrive...

Ask not for whom the bell tolls; in any case, it tolls a little too loudly for some residents of the public square. Macey Agee, a resident of the Gunter Building, appeared before Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee on Tuesday night to complain that the newly-repaired courthouse clock tower and chimes are keeping him and his neighbors up at night...

When Terri Cobb moved thousands of miles away from her former California home to begin a new role in her life, she didn't waste time wondering how she could get involved. The wife of Fair Haven Baptist Church's new pastor Mike Cobb, Terri began planning the church's inaugural Community Health Fair with the help of other local women, including Donna Thomas, Keri Smith and Amy Molder...

Yet another continuance has been granted in an ongoing case against seven local merchants who face gambling-related charges stemming from the seizure of alleged gaming machines last year. Naim Abulaban, 21, of Murfreesboro, Dipakbhai Bhagat, 50, Sejal Chaudhari, 26, Brad Jones, 36, Dharmendra Patel, 40, Rameshbhain Patel, 48, and Narendra Patel, 52, all of Shelbyville, were in General Sessions Court Tuesday, but had their cases continued again until Feb. 14...

Trial dates have been set for a man accused of trying to run down two Bedford County deputies last spring. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler set April 30 and May 1 as the dates when Jerry Stanton Freeman, 45, will stand trial. Freeman is charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder of an officer, two counts of possession of a schedule VI drug, possession of a schedule II drug, resisting arrest and evading arrest...

Amy Moore with Sid Haig at 2011 Horror Convention.

Cameron Moore on his 7th Birthday at Chuck E. Cheese.

I first heard about the web site "Serious Eats" (seriouseats.com) a month ago, when its founder Ed Levine was interviewed on Jesse Thorn's terrific radio show/podcast. (Jesse's long-running show was then known as "The Sound of Young America," but since the first of the year been renamed and slightly reformatted as "Bullseye.")...

During their first meeting this year, the Community Vikings were able to squeak by the MTCS Cougars with a super-charged offensive effort. During that game, Community piled up 77 points through four quarters in regulation and one overtime period. While Community piled up the points in the first meeting, the Vikings also allowed the Cougars to net 72...

In a matchup of two fairly even teams, the outcome was decided at the free throw line late in the game. Shelbyville Central suffered a 54-50 loss to visiting Franklin County in a District 8AAA matchup on Tuesday night. Franklin County cashed in on 6-of-6 foul shots over the final 39.6 seconds to help out the game away...

Shelbyville Central saw a first half lead slip away in a 47-44 loss to visiting Franklin County in a game that featured a pair of win-less District 8AAA teams coming in on Tuesday night. "We've really got out work cut out for us as go through the district the second time through after going winless the first go around," Central coach Kevin Thomas said. "We've lost a lot of close games and this team has got to learn how to win a game."...

All hope seemed lost for the Cascade Lady Champions on Tuesday against Huntland after the Lady Hornets outscored the Lady Champs 16-3 to recapture the lead heading into the final frame. But in the fourth quarter, Cascade erased a 34-28 deficit and recaptured the lead on a pair of buckets by Andrea Pigg to put the Lady Champs back on top for good in the 38-36 victory...

Typically, when a team has three players hit double digits in the scoring column, that team is bound to come up with the win. But when the opposing team has two players combine for 46 points, all "should be's" are out the window. Huntland's Jacob McClennan and Clay Robertson combined for 46 points, which proved to be enough to hold off the Cascade Champions on Tuesday night, 61-54...

Other than a scoreless first quarter, the Webb Feet were able to battle and compete for the majority of the game against a talented Franklin Road Academy basketball team on Tuesday night. Led by senior leader Cham Cham Quo, Webb nearly played FRA even in the final three frames...

FRA took advantage of a fast-paced attack and raced past the Webb Lady Feet, 51-20 on Tuesday night. Kat Coffey and Hannah Cartwright each hit six points to lead the Lady Feet in scoring, while Karly Grissom added four. FRA's Derrika Wyatt led all scorers with 18 points, while Christine Matthews and Alyssa Gallows added 10 and nine, respectively...

Smoke marijuana while driving on a busy street during the day, and you might just get caught. Police say they found marijuana in a vehicle after a caller reported seeing a man in a black Dodge smoking marijuana from a pipe while driving on U.S. 231 North Saturday afternoon. The caller told police the man stopped at a convenience store...

One in four. . . This is the number of teenagers who are bullied in the United States. And 43 percent of these teens are bullied while online in the supposed "safety" of their own homes. Bullying has become a serious issue in the United States and some teenagers are so tormented that they consider or complete suicide; making our suicide rates even higher. ...