Stories from Friday, August 21, 2015

CHAPEL HILL -- Keon Johnson gave the Liberty Patriots everything he had, but in the end, the Patriots couldn't overcome a stalwart effort by Forrest's Nick McClendon and the Patriots suffered their first loss of the season, 37-20. Johnson wasted no time and returned the game's opening kickoff 70 yards for the first score...

Tennessee has a backlog of $6 billion worth of highway projects that are on the books, in the pipeline, in the planning stages. All that's missing is the $6 billion to actually move them forward. "We haven't done anything to address how we pay for roads and bridges since 1989," said Gov. Bill Haslam on Thursday during the Shelbyville stop on a series of meetings on the state's transportation needs...

Yet another continuance has been granted for a Franklin County man accused of murdering his wife in March. Oct. 2 is the next time that James Timothy Hall of Winchester is scheduled to appear before General Session Judge Charles Rich for a possible preliminary hearing...

A second report of stolen debit card information was received by the Bedford County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday. The victim said $300 worth of purchases in Nashville were charged using the card's number. A similar incident occurred in June, the victim said, and both happened after the card was used at MT Bottle Too in Unionville...

Taking on new leadership challenges in their MTSU careers, Wendy Beckman and Jessica Carter have accepted interim chair and director's roles in their respective Department of Aerospace and School of Agribusiness and Agriscience. "Wendy and Jessica will do an outstanding job," said Bud Fischer, College of Basic and Applied Sciences dean, discussing Beckman and Carter, who assumed their positions Aug. ...

Col. Charles "Chuck" Tilton spoke to the Vietnam Era Veterans' monthly meeting Aug. 13. Tilton gave a talk and presentation on the National Guard. The colonel explained that the military organization we know as the National Guard began on Dec. 13, 1636. The Massachusetts General Courts, in Salem, established that all able bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60 were required to join the militia, as it was called then...

The Fairview FCE Club held its June meeting in conjunction with the Countywide meeting on June 9 at the UT Extension Office. At that meeting, Extension Agent Whitney Danhof presented a very interesting program on how to make a window treatment using a mini blind and fabric. There were nine Fairview members present. Betty Brown reported...

Laura Monks, director of the Motlow College Fayetteville Center, and incoming Motlow freshman David Ortiz of Shelbyville were recently named Mentor of the Month and Student of the Month, respectively, by tnAchieves. Since 2008, the non-profit organization has been helping Tennessee students not only afford but excel in college. ...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles take the field in their season opener tonight at Lawrence County. The Eagles are coming off a great season last year, advancing to the quarterfinals (top eight) of the Class 5A TSSAA State Playoffs. A number of players who put up impressive stats last year return, but Coach Jason Hardy had to replace three top assistants with the departures of Kyle Turnbow (defensive coordinator), Justin Palmer (offensive coordinator) and longtime assistant head coach Kerry Thompson (retirement).. ...

It wasn't the home opener volleyball match that Shelbyville Central had hoped for in a 3-0 loss to Lawrence County in a District 8-AAA match on Thursday evening. The Eaglettes were able to keep the first set close for a while before the visitors pulled away late for a 25-18 win in the first set...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Middle Vikings put the first points on the board, but a three-TD night by eighth-grader Hunter Palmer was more than the Vikings could handle. Palmer found the end zone twice in a 24-point, second-quarter eruption as the Champs were able to coast to a 38-6 win...

SMYRNA -- The Community Viqueens improved to 2-1 on the season and won their second-straight match on Thursday, defeating Lancaster Christian in straight sets. The Viqueens won all three sets by score of 25-14. Community once again got solid from the front line of Anna Katherine Lemmons and Lacey Reed...

Shelbyville Central and Cascade fell to Lincoln County in a tri-match on Thursday afternoon at River Bend Country Club. Lincoln County fired a team 163 followed by Shelbyville Central with a 178 and Cascade at 184. Cascade's Tyler Huff was low medalist with a 35 while Elliott Smith paced the Eagles with a 37...

The Webb School golf team picked up a big team win on Thursday, defeating Mt. Juliet Christian School, 179-252. Oscar Westh-Blanc won match medalist honors with a round-low 42. Eli Freeman finished a stroke back with a 43, while Jarrod Wilson turned in a 46...

Harris Middle School's Eaglette volleyball team claimed their second victory in a row with a 2-1 win over host and previously unbeaten Spring Hill on Thursday afternoon. After losing the opening set 25-17, the Eaglettes rallied to claim the second set 28-26 before claiming the third set 15-7...