Stories from Friday, December 14, 2012

Logan Kaiser, representing the third grade class at Thomas Magnet School, delivers a card signed by his third grade class thanking the Times-Gazette for the good news they reported in 2012. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

A road construction worker told police an intoxicated driver came within a foot of running over him at a Madison Street site Wednesday. Arriving officers found a concrete saw, 2x4 piece of lumber and shovel wedged under a car driven by Patty Elaine Whitaker, 47, of Tullahoma. The car was inside a roped-off construction area at the Learning Way intersection, police said...

New jobs are coming to the area, as the state announced the opening of a manufacturing plant in Lewisburg. Imperial Food Services (IFS) will locate a manufacturing plant, representing an investment of $3 million, at the I-65 Commerce Park creating 48 jobs...

Two returning city council members and a new, yet familiar, member were sworn in Thursday, while a long-serving member was honored on her departure. Former mayor Henry Feldhaus officially took the Ward 1 seat he won over city council member Jo Ann Holland in November...

Shelbyville's city council approved a number of measures that will result in a lot of needed repair work at the city's airport next spring. An amended contract with the Tennessee Department of Transportation's aeronautics division was authorized that would increase the total grant for repairs to the airport's taxiway and improvements to the parking ramp to $3,158,000, with a total local match of $150,000...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eagles took control early and never looked back in a 65-57 win over visiting Franklin County South in a Central Tennessee Conference game on Thursday. The Eagles (7-2, 7-1 CTC) led 22-9 at the end of the first quarter and were in control 44-27 at halftime...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eaglettes remained undefeated in the Central Tennessee Conference after a 47-27 win over visiting Franklin County South on Thursday. The Eaglettes (8-1, 8-0 CTC) used a balanced scoring attack, stick defense and an outstanding performance in the paint by post Erin Thompson, altering shots and dominating on the boards...

Members of the Cascade High School football team were recently honored for their efforts in the 2012 season. Matthew Combs, Jake Thomas, Nolan Barnes, Dakota Vaught, and Jesse Barnes earned All-District nods. In addition to the six, sophomore running back Creed Rose was named the league's Offensive Player of the Year. ...

Ed Swartzentrover of Shelbyville suffered serious injuries when his car struck a tractor-trailer head-on on North Main Street near the Shelbyville bypass intersection shortly after 5 a.m. today. Police said Swartzentrover drove into the path of the truck driven by Steven Stansberry of Indiana. Swartzentrover was to be operated on at Vanderbilt Medical Center for two broken hips today, a family member said. (T-G Photo by David Melson)