Stories from Friday, October 17, 2014

A Webb School graduate has recorded and released a single that was the winner of Vanderbilt University's first annual Vandy Star songwriting competition. Sarah Jennings' single, "Addicted To You" was recorded at Kingswood Studios in Nashville this August. Lamon Records plans to distribute the single internationally everywhere music is sold...

An anonymous tip led investigators to a drug suspect Wednesday afternoon. The caller told the Bedford County Sheriff's Department that Larry Allen Walls, 31, of Barksdale Lane, who was wanted for violation of probation, was outside an apartment on Barksdale Lane...

The Future Farmers of America Alumni of Shelbyville Central High School are holding a barbecue supper on Nov. 8. The event will be at the SCHS cafeteria. Doors open at 5 p.m. Local barbecue cooking team Backwoods Smoke Shack will serve fresh meals starting at 6. The $10 tickets are available at Corner Cleaners, Select Trailer Co. and from any SCHS FFA member. Advance ticket purchase is appreciated. To buy a ticket, you may call 580-7630...

A proposed industrial park will now be "a front-burner issue" for Shelbyville's city council after Bedford County commissioners committed to spend up to $600,000 on the project. That commitment was one of three issues the council was waiting on -- the second being questions about water pressure at the site, which have recently been resolved...

Halloween may be just a few weeks away, but some have noticed that the city's parks department is already getting the Christmas decorations out. That's because putting it all together and getting it installed does not happen overnight, according to parks and recreation director Sylvia Pinson, and there are a lot of other projects going on...

HUNTLAND -- After a close first quarter, the Liberty Patriots scored 20 points in the second quarter and cruised to a 50-32 win at Huntland on Thursday evening. Led by Grayson Tramel and Bradley Houston, who combined for 10 points in the second quarter, Liberty carried a 33-18 lead to the half...

HUNTLAND -- A 12-point, fourth-quarter rally wasn't enough for the Liberty Lady Patriots at Huntland in Thursday's season opener. The Hornets cruised to a 31-19 victory. Liberty was held scoreless from the floor in the first half, but managed to knock down a pair of free throws...

The Forrest Middle Lady Rockets had no answer for Keeley Sutton's 23 points. The Lady Champion eighth grader led all scorers with 23 points, 18 of which came in the first half, to Cascade's 43-21 drubbing of the Lady Rockets. Cascade rallied around Sutton in the first quarter, who knocked down nine of the team's 11 points, including a 3-pointer...

The Cascade Middle Champions fought to the end, but came up just shy of fending off the Forrest Rockets in Thursday's season opener. Forrest was able to bank just enough points in the fourth quarter to claim a 43-41 win over the Champions. The teams traded blows for much of the first half until Forrest banked five points late in the second quarter, taking a 24-19 lead into the half...

The Community Middle Vikings opened their season on Thursday against the Moore County Raiders. The two teams battled hard all night, but the Vikings pulled away in the end to defeat the Raiders 30-15. Both teams struggled to score in the first quarter as defense ruled all of the first half...

It's Homecoming tonight when District 8-AAA leading Shelbyville Central faces Columbia in a key district matchup at Eagle Stadium. The Eagles (5-2, 3-0 8-AAA) sit atop and are the only undefeated team in the district and enter the game winning five of their last six games, including three in a row after rolling past Lincoln County 30-14 last week...

TULLAHOMA -- Three-Peat! Three-Peat! That was the chant of the Shelbyville Central faithful after the Golden Eaglettes claimed a 3-2 double overtime victory over Tullahoma in the District 8-AAA Tournament championship on Thursday night. The win was the third straight district championship for the Eaglettes (12-6-2) and the fourth in the past five years...

After a break of several years, child seat safety checks are returning to the United Way Child Safety Day, which will be held 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Oct. 25 at H.V. Griffin Park. Josh Carney knows all too well the value of a properly used and installed child safety seat. He said his sister, Amber Poynor, was rear-ended by a drunk driver in an accident...

Austin Gray DeJarnatt, 91, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro with Jeff Rasnick officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

The Community Middle Viqueens came away with a win on opening night, defeating the Moore County Raiderettes 38-14. The Viqueens set the tempo early on Thursday night as their defense held the Raiderettes to one point in the first quarter. Jadie Langley scored six first quarter points to help give the Viqueens a 8-1 lead after one...