Stories from Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Leighton Reed celebrating Veteran's Day at Thomas Magnet School with granddaughter Lindy Holland and great granddaughter Brylee Taite Reese

With more parking spaces being opened up downtown, Shelbyville's city council will be giving the issue a rest until January. It's been a recurring struggle over the past year -- trying to find a way to enforce the parking ordinance while satisfying the concerns of merchants on the square and individuals with business at the courthouse...

Harris Middle School's Eaglebots team's robot grasped two awards in a regional robot competition on Saturday. The 2013 Music City BEST Robotics Competition was held at Lipscomb University in Nashville. The robot, which was designed as an arm, won the Rube Goldberg Award for Meritorious Achievement in Design Complexity. And, art teacher Rebecca Soper, who leads the Eaglebots, won Best Robotics Teacher of the Year...

Schools across the county hosted special programs in honor of Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11. Liberty School principal Mike Novak quickly captured the essence of the special day by reminding students to be grateful of the many things they enjoy as a direct result of the sacrifices made by men and women who've served their country...

Today is Nov. 12, 2013, which can be written as 11/12/13, and in recent years it's become a trend for couples to wed on unique or easy-to-remember dates, according to a news release from the David's Bridal retail chain. Ann-Marie Morton of the Bedford County Clerk's office said there had been a few calls asking about the date, but she knew of no couples actually planning to get married locally today. ...

Bystanders look with amazement at the path which the smashed Mustang took after the driver lost control on Thompson Creek Road late Monday morning. Holly Thomas, 19, was identified as the driver by State Trooper Dallas Rife. She was airlifted from the scene to a Nashville hospital. A trail of car parts indicated Thomas's car ran into the treeline, downing one large tree, before overturning one or more times. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

NORMANDY (AP) -- It was like a scene from a horror movie as Ricky Greene slipped his hand into the darkness under a concrete slab that had been pried up from his yard in Coffee County. Reaching into the space beneath, he felt what he thought were the wooden contours of a casket...

NASHVILLE -- Titans quarterback Jake Locker will miss the rest of the season with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot, leaving Tennessee trying to rally with Ryan Fitzpatrick. A discussion on their banged-up quarterback's future with the Titans will have to wait until the offseason...

Harris Middle School claimed an impressive 47-28 win over host Franklin County North in a Central Tennessee Conference match up on Monday night. Camari Cannon led the way for the Eagles with a game-high 23 points, including a pair of3-pointers. Caden Sons led North with nine tallies...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eaglettes fell 42-32 to host Franklin County North in a Central Tennessee Conference match up on Monday. After playing to an 11-all tie at the end of the first quarter, North posted leads of 21-17 at halftime time and 34-28 going into the fourth stanza...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Fourth-ranked Tennessee played tough defense early to take control on the road, then did enough to turn away every charge from No. 12 North Carolina in an 81-65 win Monday night. Ariel Massengale scored a career-high 20 points while Isabelle Harrison added 14 for the Lady Vols, who led by 12 at halftime then scored the first seven points of the second half to blow the game open. ...

The Lady Champions struck the first blow but it was the Viqueens who had the last laugh in Monday's rivalry showdown between Cascade and Community. The Viqueens outscored Cascade 17-2 in the second half and was able to claim a 34-25 win. But in the first half, the Lady Champions dictated the tempo of the game, with strong rebounding and the ability to get to the line...

The last time the Cascade Middle Champions and the Community Vikings faced off, the Vikings claimed a hard-fought 40-36 win over their arch-rivals. On Monday night, the Champs got some payback with a dominating 39-29 victory. Though the first quarter started out an offensive struggle, the Champion defense kicked into overdrive in the second quarter and forced several points off turnovers...

Led by eighth-graders Sydney Ely and AJ Mitchell, the Liberty Lady Patriots were able to hold off a pesky MTCS Lady Cougar squad on Monday night for a 31-27 victory. Mitchell and Hardy combined for 22 points to guide the Lady Pats to the victory. Of Liberty's eight points in the first quarter, Mitchell knocked down a pair of buckets while teammate Kyleigh Hardy added three...

The following students (not in order) have been named students of the month at Eakin Elementary School: Kindergarten -- Connie Banks, Aden Bravo, Sharla Holland, Mariana Juan-Lopez, Nyla Gresham, Trishta McGee, Olivia Lankford, Brittney Ray, Jaiden Nixon, Malaki Leslie, Sherri Swing, Diana Solis, Diana Solis, Mallory Vaughn, Katherine Harrell, Guillermo Cervantes; 1st Grade -- Lindsay Brymer, Maleah Fabera, Kutler Hastings, Casey Clanton, Riley Clem, Keaton Alcorta, Sandra Harmon, Rosalia Gutierrez, Nevaeh Roehrig, Beth Keele, Haley Salyer, Gavin Watson, Sarah McKinney, Vanessa Torres, Shelley Lopez; 2nd grade -- Tina Carter, Ryan Wright, Gabriella Oropeza, Lindsay Cleek, Caitlyn Streeter, Jackson Benson, Karen Cook, Kailey Overcast, Cassie Rucker, Savannah Brew, Karma Erwin; 3rd grade -- Indasia Ransom, Kally Darnell, Mayra Cardenas, Caden Thomas, Kim Higgs, Isah Alexander, Rebeca Manzan, Amy McGee, Joanna Hernandez, JP Bonner, Christy Phillips, Landon McCroskey, Brooklyn Bromley; 4th grade -- Jennifer Barnes, Josefina Pascual, Katlin Elizabeth Viveros, Stefanie Cleveland, Gabriel Hernandez, Emma Grace Cooper, Jami Neal, Jordan Howell, Christy Stonecipher, Vanessa Cazares-Verdel, Thaddius Houston; 5th grade -- Angela Ferguson, Rosa Jose-Gaspar, Sebastian Martin, Jennifer Nichols, Chuckie Freeman, Cassidy Sanders, Leigh Ann Young, Andrea Fletcher, Julie Allen Rorabaugh, Taylor Waters. Not pictured: Cassidy Sanders. (Submitted photo)

It was another dominating performance from the Liberty Patriots on Monday night. Liberty hit double figures in each of the first three quarters to cruise to a 41-30 win. Liberty took control of the game early, outscoring the Cougars 16-6 in the first frame alone, thanks to an eight-point effort from Chris Houston...

Magazine subscriptions are not being sold by the Boys & Girls Club of Bedford County, its leader said Monday. "We have received some phone calls reporting that someone is going door to door in the Riverbend area representing the Boys & Girls Club trying to sell magazine subscriptions," Roger Harrell, the club's area director, said...

The Farm Service Agency's 2013 County Committee Elections began this week with the mailing of ballots to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to local FSA offices is Dec. 2, 2013. "The role and input of our county committee members is more vital than ever at a time when our country faces important choices regarding the funding and operation of our government," said Garcia. ...

Bedford County Soil Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will soon have a new office location. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 11. County officials, contractors, NRCS and soil conservation district supervisors and employees were present. After the ground breaking ceremony, County Construction Consultant, Bud Melson said it best, "Well fellas let's go build a building."...