Stories from Wednesday, October 14, 2015

The reality of winning four straight district championships is almost never heard of. But Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglette soccer team can do it after cruising to a 3-0 victory over visiting Tullahoma in the semifinals of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Tuesday evening...

James Lewis Newsom, 91, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. At his request he will be cremated. No services are scheduled. Hillcrest Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved the drafting of a $50 wheel tax resolution, which will be put before voters as a referendum on March 1, 2016. The resolution will set aside 75 percent of the tax proceeds to go towards jail and school construction, with 25 percent to go towards county roads. The tax will apply equally to cars and motorcycles; an attempt by commissioner Jimmy Woodson to secure a lower rate for motorcycles was rejected...

Claude Dean, a 95-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor from Shelbybville, was honored Tuesday on the occasion of the 240th birthday of the U.S. Navy. Tina Jones of U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais' office presented Dean with a flag that was flown over the U.S.S. Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor. A proclamation from County Mayor Eugene Ray declared Tuesday as "Claude Dean Day" in Bedford County...

A Shelbyville Central High School student armed with a loaded gun and a knife was arrested Tuesday afternoon in a classroom. Dakota Joe Lynn, 18, of Yell Road near Lewisburg is charged with two counts of carrying weapons on school property and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia....

Tickets are on sale now for Homes of Hope's annual Fall Dinner. Homes of Hope will hold the event Nov. 12 at the Blue Ribbon Circle on the Celebration grounds to raise funds for its work to help at-risk children, said Executive Director Missy Parsons...

Marijuana was found on a woman stopped for speeding Monday morning, police said. Nicole Rae Martin, 18, of Greer Road was clocked at 47 mph in a 30 mph zone on South Cannon Boulevard by officer Jeff Goodrich. Martin was questioned about a marijuana odor in the car and told Goodrich she had just taken four hits off a roach. Three roaches were found in the center console, police said...

Freedom Tower as seen from Liberty State Park in NJ.

Looking at the new Freedom Tower. The Empire State Building is on far left . It was lit up in red, white and green for Columbus Day.

Taken on Monday night from liberty State Park in NJ.

The Ericsson ConsumerLab TV and Media Report, released last month, states that 35 percent of all TV and video viewing hours are now spent on "on-demand" content. Consumers who have broadband Internet at home spend an average of six hours a week watching streamed on-demand TV shows and movies, more than twice the figure on 2011...

Billy Hix, Director of STEM outreach at Motlow College, conducted a Mini Maker's Faire for the teachers at Thomas Magnet School as an afternoon professional development. In a short period of time, the teachers had to learn about control and balance of a rocket; build one out of a variety of items; and then test its performance...

Back-to-back champions and three titles in four years. Harris Middle School's unbelievable football season was capped off with a 14-8 victory over Franklin County North in the first ever Central Tennessee Conference Playoff Championship game on Tuesday night at Eagle Stadium...

MANCHESTER -- Cascade senior Tyler Huff teed off in his last go-around in the TSSAA Class A/AA state golf tournament on Tuesday morning at WillowBrook in Manchester. Huff turned in a seven-over-par 79 for his first round of the two-day tournament. Through his first nine holes, which he started on Hole 10, Huff was able to par six holes and make the turn with a five-over...

The first thing you notice when you pull into 3 Corners Market is the big chicken. "I guess it's a trademark now," said Terry Davenport, the restaurant's owner. Visitors take photos, sometimes even putting their kids on top of the huge fiberglass statue...

UNIONVILLE -- A relentless pres and too many turnovers were the Community Middle Viqueens' undoing in their season opener against Westwood on Tuesday night. In their 2015 debut, the Viqueens suffered a 40-30 loss to the Lady Rockets. After a see-saw first quarter saw Community post a 15-14 lead, with nine points from Jaide Langley, Westwood took off in the second quarter and out-scored the Purple and Gold 12-2...

The Shelbyville FCE Club met on Sept. 1 at the home of Margaret Hicks with nine members present. Edna Gordon reported. Refreshments were enjoyed by everyone. President Irene Spears called the meeting to order by reading a poem titled "September." Bonnie Saunders gave a devotion titled "Spend Time With Me" from Psalms 119...

Suburban Propane, a nationwide distributor of propane for over 85 years, recently announced it has re-opened its Bell Buckle customer service center by popular demand among local customers. The address is 114 Highway 82E and is the second Suburban Propane location in the area...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Middle Vikings just had too much height for the Westwood Rockets to overcome in a 43-28 win on Tuesday night's season opener. Community raced out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. The Vikings were effective from range early, with Alex Mitchell connecting on a pair of 3's while Corde Lane and Kobe Pride provided a one-two punch under the rim...

The Liberty Lady Patriots rallied around a strong, second-quarter burst to fend off Moore County on Tuesday for the season's first win, 26-21. After falling behind 8-4 by the end of the first quarter, Liberty's Mary-Alice Shavers came up with six points to help the Lady Patriots rally for a 16-12 lead at the half...

Community High School celebrated its homecoming Friday night. Darian Pride and Alexi Gochee were named king and queen. The court included, front row from left, Cameron Cunningham, Karla Pena, Sarah Mayo, Davie Barnes, Jordan Huntley, Alexi Gochee, Taylor Hand, Kalli Templeton and Lexie Cagle; back row, from left, Landon Langley, Hunter Solomon, Michael McClain, Chris Joslyn, Darian Pride, Jacob Kupczyk, Lane Tapp, Klinsmann Baihao and Matthew Miles. (Submitted photo)

Margaret Jane Stephens Crockett, 96, of Nashville died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home in Nashville and from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Wartrace.