Stories from Friday, April 27, 2012

If you like sweet vocal harmonies, the bright twang of flat-picked instruments and the whine of a fiddle or two, there's a free event for you next week. Shelbyville's own CrossPoint String Band is hosting its fifth annual Bluegrass Gospel Festival, bringing bluegrass reverberations to the Lions Club Pavilion at H.V. Griffin Park on Friday, May 4 from 6 to 9 p.m...

A large amount of unprescribed prescription medication was confiscated from a man at a Deery Street residence Wednesday. Oscar Nathaniel Prickett Jr., 39, had a duffel bag full of drugs when confronted at his home by officers after a neighbor's complaint, officer Mitchell Warren's report said...

The Community Vikings had the Summit Spartans right where they wanted them when the lightning rolled in. The Vikings held a 3-0 advantage when the match was called with 32 minutes to go in the second half when the storms rolled in yesterday evening...

TULLAHOMA--A valid comeback fell a little short as Shelbyville Central dropped a 11-10 decision to host Tullahoma in a District 8-AAA matchup on Thursday. Trailing 8-3 going into the top of the seventh inning, the Eaglettes scored seven runs to take a 10-8 lead but the lady Wildcats pushed across three runs in the bottom half to hand Shelbyville its' fifth one-run loss in a row...

Following Thursday's storm-shortened match against Oakland, the Shelbyville Central Golden' Eagles had a feeling they were short-changed. While the Patriots were credited with a 2-0 win, since the match was called at halftime due to lightning in the area, the Golden' Eagles were on the march, and had the Patriot defense on its heels...

Evan loves sitting in his papa's truck. He loves to pretend he is driving.

NEW YORK -- Tyson Foods, which has a history of feeding first responders and survivors in the aftermath of disasters such as 9-11 and the tornados and flooding of 2011, today unveiled a special mobile feeding unit equipped to enhance the company's disaster relief efforts...

Shelbyville's planning commission adopted new design review guidelines for historical neighborhoods Thursday. The guideline revisions had been requested by the city's historical zoning commission, and replaced guidelines established in 2008. Planning and Codes director Ed Dodson explained that the guidelines will only apply to neighborhoods that have already been identified as historical...

Shelbyville's small fleet of garbage trucks have welcomed their new little brother to the fold. The city's new "mini-packer" began work this week. It was recently purchased from the city of Franklin for $35,000 off the website govdeals.com. A new model can cost anywhere from $120,000 to $130,000...

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration is renovating the upper tier of boxes on the south end of the outdoor arena, in a $500,000 project which CEO Doyle Meadows says will enhance safety and the fan experience. The lower level of boxes, at ringside, are built on concrete slabs and are in good shape, as are the general admission grandstands at the top of the south end. The renovation project focuses on the upper rows of boxes -- I, J, K and L -- on the south end...

Evan sitting and chatting with Raggety Ann and Andy at the Shelbyville library.

The Lady Azules 98 soccer team competed in the Music City Invitational and finished the weekend by winning their group. The team posted a 2-1 record in the tournament, defeating the CFFC 98 girls 5-0 and the Kolnonia Hope Select team 3-1. In the championship game, they defeated TUSC in the championship game 2-1 to win the tournament. ...

Fired up for the pre season game last wknd :)