Stories from Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Special thanks to the School Age Care Program for allowing us to visit last week. I would take my family to Hawaii. We can all swim in the in the ocean and have a real good time. Payten Pyrdum We would all go to Los Angles and see the Lakers play basketball...

Mixed 8-Under 100 Yard Medley Relay 2nd. Shelbyville (Reece McLean, Cole McBee, Louise Lane, Alec Parsons) 1:58.78 Mixed 9-10 100 Yard Medley Relay 1st. Shelbyville (Emma Rose, Garrison Haigh, Kristyn Neese, Dawson Hasty) 1:23.89 Mixed 11-12 100 Yard Medley Relay...

Summer officially begins today, and once again volunteers will kick off the season by providing housekeeping to local waterways. It's the 15th year for the Duck River Cleanup, which annually brings together faithful volunteers committed to hauling trash out of the 40-mile stretch of river which runs through Bedford County...

A Bedford County Jail corrections officer has been charged with providing inmates tobacco and cell phones in return for money, officials said Tuesday. Jeremy Ryan Tyre, 25, of Fort Circle, Wartrace, confessed Monday, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee has recommended a county nepotism policy after tweaking the definition of "relative" so that it matches state law. The committee deferred action last month on a draft policy so that it could study the issue further...

The Cascade Colts offensively struggled to string together enough hits against the Huntland Buzz on Tuesday afternoon to pick up a win. After falling behind in the first game 3-0, Cascade came up with a four-run sixth inning to jump in front 4-3. The momentum was short-lived, however. Huntland retook the lead in the top of the seventh on a handful of Cascade miscues and jumped ahead 6-4 for the game one victory...

Times-Gazette features writer Tracy Simmons received one of the state's most prestigious awards for journalistic accomplishment from The Associated Press during its annual awards banquet, held Saturday evening at the Sheraton in downtown Nashville. Simmons earned The Malcolm Law Award for Investigative Reporting for a series of articles highlighting the families of the Shelbyville Missing...

State Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville formally announced Monday that he will be a candidate for re-election to the Tennessee State Senate starting with the Aug. 2 Republican primary. Tracy's district was formerly the 16th but as a result of redistricting he, and Bedford County, are now in what is known as the 14th District, effective with this election cycle. The district includes Bedford, Marshall, Lincoln, and Moore Counties and portions of Rutherford County...

Supporters of the Boys & Girls Club of Bedford County look forward to the Steak & Chicken dinner each year. In past years, representatives of the Tennessee Titans and University of Tennessee have been guests. This year, Shelbyville will be treated to a Nashville Predators night...

Frank J. Nelson, 87, of Nashville, formerly of Wartrace, died Monday, June 18, 2012. Visitation will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Friday in Nashville.

A man police said is homeless and lives near Duck River Bridge downtown attacked one of several individuals looking for a place to camp Tuesday night. The victim and friends said they were following paths when they came across the man. "He became angry when they approached his camp and chased them away," officer Chris Vest said in his report. "(The victim) went back to see if he wanted something to eat. This time he produced a shovel and a hammer and struck him in the back with the shovel."...

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic recently announced the addition of John Kolisnyk, D.O. Dr. Kolisnyk is board certified and specializes in allergy and immunology. Dr. Kolisnyk received his undergraduate degree in biology from Villanova University in Pennsylvania. ...

I watched with great interest Microsoft's announcement Monday of its new tablet, Surface. But I was even more amused by what happened later, after I posted a link to the product web site on my Facebook feed. Two comments were left: one from a former college roommate of mine, the other from an online-only acquaintance. I'll call them Person 1 and Person 2:...

Amy Ann McCormick of Shelbyville and Joshua Rollins of Shelbyville will exhibit Angus cattle at the 2012 National Junior Angus Show at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky., July 15-21, reports Robin Ruff, director of junior activities for the American Angus Association...

In its own unique way, FirstBank's goal is to roll back the clock and return to the very personal nature of the relationship between bankers and their clients. The Shelbyville team enjoys the local focus, a level of decision making that allows them to be personally relevant to the individual needs of customers and design financial solutions that uniquely meet their needs...

Congrats ! Meghan Metler RN Graduate Virginia Beach VA!