Stories from Friday, September 13, 2013

An endangered mussel came home to the Duck River last week, in what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is calling "a monumental reintroduction effort" seven years in the making. Federal and state biologists placed 103 winged mapleleaf mussels in the middle portion of the Duck River -- which were last seen in the river was more than two decades ago, when empty shells were collected in 1990 & 1991...

United Way of Bedford County held its annual appreciation luncheon Thursday at H.V. Griffin Park, thanking local employers for their support of the 2012 fund-raising campaign and looking towards the upcoming 2013 campaigns that are about to get underway...

A rezoning request inside a historic district was temporarily rescinded Thursday but will be back before Shelbyville's city council next month. In August, Shelbyville's planning commission gave a rezoning request by William C. "Buddy" Haynes an unfavorable recommendation...

The issue of downtown parking was addressed yet again Thursday by Shelbyville's city council and will be a topic for discussion next month. It's been a recurring issue this year for the council -- trying to meet the needs of merchants, people with business in court and other concerns...

As the golf season is coming to a close, the Webb Feet are starting to hit their stride at just the right time of the year. Webb picked up a team win on Thursday afternoon at Mt. Juliet Christian. John Wang was the match medalist, carding a 41 on the afternoon. Eli Freeman finished his nine-hole round two strokes back with a 43 while Ben Morris and Ethan Cocanougher each finished their afternoon with a 45 to help lead Webb to the 20-stroke win...

SMYRNA -- The Cascade Champion golf team finished the regular season much in the same way it began--with a win. The Champs carded a 161, beating Friendship Christian and MTCS in the tri-match at Cedar Crest Golf Club. Tanner Burks shot a two-under par 34 to earn match medalist honors. Bryce Clinton and Tyler Huff each finished their round with a 42 while Chad Gordon rounded out the varsity scores for the Champs with a 43...

Shelbyville Central hit the road and claimed a 9-2 victory over Lawrence County in a District 8-AAA soccer match on Thursday evening. Junior Alexis Larion scored four goals, including a pair of headers while senior Tiana Sanders had a hat-trick with three netters...

It was an all-out struggle for the Cascade Middle Champions on Thursday night against visiting Eagleville. The Eagles' offense ran wild early and jumped out to a 32-0 lead by midway through the third quarter. After struggling for nearly nearly 20 minutes of play, the Champs finally got the ball moving with a handful of passes to receiver Brandon Floyd, who set the Champs up on first and 10 from the Eagle 32 yard line...

In a game moved from the high school field to the soccer field at Harris Middle, HMS's Eaglettes claimed a 7-0 victory over visiting Franklin County South in a Central Tennessee Conference match on Thursday. Taylor Sanders and Anna Butts each had a hat trick with three goals apiece while Diana Hernandez added a goal for the Eaglettes...

With the threat of storms prior to kickoff, Liberty's defense did its job of holding Forrest to just a few decent runs in a 30-0 win on Thursday night. Forrest's Rockets were held to just a handful of yards the entire game. Key Patriot players that earned their stripes against the Rockets all night were Chris Houston, Alex Freeman, and David Trisdale...

It was a slow start for the Community Viqueens on Thursday night, but even though they eventually fell 3-1, the Purple and Gold fought tooth and nail against visiting MTCS. The Cougars raced out to a big lead in the first set, but the Viqueens were able to cut the deficit to 18-11 at one point...

In their match against the Forrest Rockets on Thursday afternoon, the Community Vikings were able to finish four holes before the weather moved in and forced a cancellation. The Vikings will begin their district tournament on Tuesday afternoon at the Legacy Golf Course in Springfield on Tuesday...

Charles W. Lemmon, 76, of Shelbyville died Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Reed officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Herman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday.

Bedford County School Supt. Don Embry is joining with more than 60 of his counterparts in sharing their concerns with the governor about Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman. Dr. Dan Lawson, Tullahoma City Schools superintendent, wrote a letter to Gov. Bill Haslam and members of the legislature during a state superintendents meeting earlier this week. Lawson said he will wait until the middle of next week to mail the letter to give superintendents a chance to add their names...

Two people were hurt early Friday afternoon in this two-car crash on U.S. 41A South at Normandy Road. Christiaan McCloud, 19, of Tullahoma, who was driving the car at right was flown from the scene to a Nashville hospital; William Mayo, 71, of Shelbyville, driver of the car at left was less seriously injured and was able to talk to investigators. McCloud pulled into Mayo's path, State Trooper Christy Wallace said. (T-G Photo by David Melson)