Stories from Wednesday, March 13, 2013

John Mark Gold, 53, of Farmington died Monday evening, March 11, 2013 in Columbia. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Temple Cemetery near Lewisburg. There will be no visitation. Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Chapel Hill is in charge of arrangements.

Dorothy Mae King, 82, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, March 13, 2013, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Charles Redmond officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Arab (Ala.) Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

The state or federal governments can force a county to build a new jail sooner than they can force one to build a new high school. And yet, Bedford County commissioners say both are needed here. County Mayor Eugene Ray updated Bedford County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night on last week's meeting with personnel from Tennessee Corrections Institute, which sent the message that the current jail overcrowding can't be addressed by any other means and the county would need to build a new jail. ...

The adult son of the only Tennessee pilot to die in a hijacking is trying to produce a documentary for PBS that will ensure his father's memory lives on. Andy Downs is raising funds to produce "58 November," a film examining the Oct. 4, 1971, hijacking that resulted in the deaths of his father, Brent, another hostage and one of the hijackers. Brent Downs was a Shelbyville native...

Shelbyville is in much better financial shape this year than last, according to the latest audit of the city's books. The city council heard from Patrick Lile of Winnett & Associates, who told members the city had an increase in their fund balance this time around...

A fine pitching performance by Colt Williams was wasted as Harris Middle struggled on offense in a 2-0 loss to visiting Warren County in a Central Tennessee Conference match up on Tuesday evening. Williams pitched six innings, only allowing a pair of hits while fanning six with two walks...

The Community Viqueens got just the start they wanted to the 2013 season with a Tuesday afternoon sweep of a doubleheader against cross-county rival Webb. The Viqueens took game one, edging out the Lady Feet 7-6 with Aliyah Segroves picking up the win from the pitcher's circle. ...

SMYRNA -- Junior right-hander Quinn Frost pitched a complete game, four-hitter and the Community Viking offense lit up the Bulldog pitching staff in a 7-1 road win Tuesday afternoon in the 2013 season opener. The Vikings (1-0) broke open a scoreless game in the top of the fourth on RBI singles by seniors J.D. Parker and Logan Pierce to take a 2-0 lead that they would not relinquish...

While it went down as a loss, the Cascade Champions' 2013 season opener against the Murfreesboro Central Magnet School Tigers resembled a game that would be played late in the year. Both squads saw solid pitching, key hits, and top-10 caliber plays in the field...

A Bedford County native and businesswoman has joined the Shelbyville office of FNB Mortgage, office manager Carrie Graff announced. Valerie LaCoss serves as a mortgage consultant assistant at the FNB Mortgage office at 635 N. Main Street, Suite C-1, which recently observed its one-year anniversary...

Karen Yates has joined Restorative Health Services, a medical practice specializing in custom orthotics and prosthetics, as director of marketing. Named as Top Performer three times during her 10-year tenure in her previous position with a Fortune 500 company, Yates will be bringing her sales and educational skills to the position as she details physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other health care professionals in Middle Tennessee and West Palm Beach, Fla., where the practice has offices.. ...

The Caregiver Relief Program of Bedford County will hold its annual Pancake Supper from 5-7 p.m. on March 19 at First United Methodist Church on the square. There will be many silent auction items from donations by board members, local businesses and individuals. There will also be a baked sale with live auction ending at 6:30pm...

A few costly errors proved to be the difference as Shelbyville Central lost its season opener 3-0 to visiting Marshall County on Tuesday evening. The Eagles made five errors that led to all three Marshall County runs. 'Positive' pitching Sophomore lefty Kyler Reynolds got the start for the Eagles and pitched well, allowing one hit with three strikeouts and only one base on balls...

Big G Express announced that Danny Smith was awarded second place in the Truckload Carrier Association's Company Driver of the Year Contest. "We are so proud of Danny and his accomplishments," said Jodi Lamb of Big G, in an e-mail to the Times-Gazette. "It has been a long process since we nominated him in September of 2011, and the results were announced last Tuesday night at the TCA Conference in Las Vegas...

At least one local resident has reported being contacted as part of a nationwide Medicare scam; he was alert enough not to fall for it. The scam involves a caller claiming to represent Medicare or some other government agency. The caller claims that new Medicare ID cards are being issued and asks to confirm the recipient's banking information, including the account number used for direct deposit of benefits...

Although some independent movie theaters have found the switch from film to digital a hardship, the owners of the Capri Theater in Shelbyville say they're excited about the process and plan to have their theaters converted to digital by May 1, with a brighter picture and better sound for theater-goers...

Wayne Neese, Geraldine Neese, Dianne Arnold, Janice Carlton, Gerald Baker and Harold Segroves of Bedford County, all sales associates with Coldwell Banker Segroves-Neese Real Estate, received recognition for outstanding sales. Segroves and Baker were inducted into the Sterling Society, which represents the top 14 percent of more than 82,000 Coldwell Banker agents...

A wallet was stolen from a table at the Shelbyville post office Monday, police were told. The victim said he suspected a woman described as black, accompanied by four or five children, and driving a maroon van. She had been in the room with him at the time, police said...

The web site SlashGear had a great story this month about a tech-savvy father who created a special modified version of the original "Donkey Kong" video game for his daughter in which it's the princess who must save Mario, not the other way around. The game was inspired by the fact that in Super Mario Bros. ...

12 Angry Jurors at Community High's Smokestack Theatre Group Friday and Saturday, March 15th and 16th (7:00 p.m.).

Reginald Rose's classic 12 Angry Jurors will be presented at Community High by the school's Smokestack Theatre Group. Show dates are Friday and Saturday, March 15th and 16th at 7:00 p.m. The story centers around 12 strangers who have been tasked with deciding the fate of a teenaged boy accused of murdering his own father. ...

Linda Nichols of First Community Bank speaks to a group of business leaders who are members of a local networking group, Middle Tennessee Business Network. The group meets Thursday mornings at the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerice. (T-G Photo by Sissy Smith)