Stories from Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Anyone passing by Christian Care Center will notice visible changes to the building's exterior, and visitors to the area will notice even more changes to the structure's interior. The short-term rehabilitation and long-term care center is beginning a major renovation process, hoping to give the aging facility a much-needed face lift, according to Mike Rabuka, Christian Care Center administrator...

The Wheelbillys team in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life is holding a geranium sale. Orders will be accepted before Sunday, April 21, for pickup or delivery on May 3-4. Red, white, pink or salmon plants are available. For more information, call Sherry Brown at 684-8727...

Students enrolled at Motlow College this semester and new degree-seeking students who have completed admissions requirements can register through May 27 for summer classes and through Aug. 27 for fall classes. "Having the option to register early for summer and fall terms is a tremendous benefit to students," said Greer Alsup, director of admissions and records. "Registering as early as possible increases their chances of getting their first choice of classes and class schedules."...

Rhonda Jean collects her 42-inch flat panel Panasonic TV from Kincaid Service Company as the winner of the Times-Gazette's "Bracket Bucks" contest, in which entrants attempted to pick winning brackets in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Jean has followed basketball since she was a young girl. "My mama and daddy used to take me all the time, and I'm like, 'Really? More basketball?'" It paid off with a bracket which was tops among T-G readers and third in the national contest, receiving 1,499 out of a possible 2,000 points. Mark Kincaid of Kincaid Service Company presents Jean with her prize. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

I've seen very few negative comments on the BlackBerry Z10. Based on a few days playing with a review model supplied by AT&T, I, too, can say it's a well-designed, capable device. The question is, is it too little, too late? The Canadian firm formerly known as Research In Motion (RIM) created a pager under the BlackBerry name in 1999, but it was the smartphone introduced in 2003, with its physical QWERTY keyboard, that revolutionized mobile phone use in business -- and politics, too. ...

In a close match till the end, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagle soccer team fell 3-2 at Giles County on Tuesday evening. Giles County scored the game-winning goal in the closing seconds. "We played well against a quality Giles County team," Central coach Neal Gordon said. "We just had a few defensive breakdowns and that was the difference in the game."...

Starting pitcher Trip Hardison and Winston Caine combined for a no-hitter in Harris Middle School's 7-1 victory at Eagleville on Tuesday evening. Trip Hardison started and got the win allowing one unearned run and no hits. He also had one strikeout. Winston Caine relieved Hardison and kept the no-hitter intact. He also had one strikeout...

A night after forcing a 10-run mercy rule against MTCS, the Lady Champions couldn't get key hits to fall against Eagleville. With nearly every ball off the bat hit directly at a Lady Eagle, the Lady Champion offense went quiet and Cascade suffered an 8-5 defeat...

A few mistakes and a poor offensive performance was the difference in Shelbyville Central's 4-0 loss to visiting Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA match up on Tuesday evening. The Eagles made three costly errors and only had two hits in a game that was closer than the four-run difference...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Viqueens outscored visiting St. Andrews-Sewanee 31-0 in a clean sweep of Tuesday afternoon's doubleheader in Unionville. In game one, the Viqueens capitalized on eight SAS errors and raced out to a 10-0 lead after one inning of play...

First Community Bank is celebrating its 25th birthday and showing its appreciation to customers. There will be a hamburger cookout Thursday on the back patio at the main office, rain or shine, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The main office is at 207 Elm St...

A Shelbyville man will spend the next few years in jail after pleading guilty to a brutal case of domestic violence. David Wayne Johnson Jr., 29, was sentenced to 20 years on charges of attempted especially aggravated kidnapping and attempted aggravated rape...

Real estate activity picked up steam last month, with both an increase in sales and property values. Realtors sold 41 properties in Bedford County in March, according to the Middle Tennessee Association of Realtors MLS. The average sales price was $125,064. That compares to 24 closings in February with an average price of $110,430...

Bedford County school officials are continuing to work on the draft budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. The Board of Education's budget committee met Monday with County Finance Director Robert Daniel. The state is looking at providing a 1.5 percent raise for some teachers whose salaries are funded by the Basic Education Program (BEP), said former interim Superintendent Ed Gray, who is working with the Board of Education as a consultant...

Bedford County's Board of Education is requesting that the county supply a full-time school resource officer for Community Middle School. Board member Ron Adcock made the motion during Tuesday's meeting. Chad Graham amended the motion to clarify that the request is for SRO coverage whenever the Sheriff's Department ends its extended school coverage. Off-duty deputies are filling in as acting SROs at schools that do not have trained SROs...

Members of the Bedford County Emergency Communications District (E-911) board indicated Tuesday night that they may have to wait to see whether criminal charges are filed against former com center director Cathey Mathis before taking action to seek reimbursement for the money she's alleged to have misspent...

The owner of J. Jordan Boutique received a surprise a couple weeks ago -- a leading national retail expert dropped in to visit and to offer a free consultation. Jennifer Thompson said she was blown away when T.J. Reid visited her store unexpectedly. ...

The Goodwill Career Solutions center in Shelbyville will host a job fair from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday for Staffmark. The staffing agency is looking to fill hundreds of industrial positions for approximately 10 manufacturers in Bedford, Coffee, Franklin and Warren Counties...

Baseball is America's pasttime. It's a rather simple game that's produced countless heroes over the generations it's been played. But perhaps there is no greater hero to have ever played the game than Jackie Robinson--the man who broke the racial boundary in America's beloved sport...

Isabel Moody, 70, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Arrangements will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Dianne McCullough, 61, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

Lillian Ileene Barchet, 63, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Per her request, she will be cremated with no services being planned at this time. Gowen-Smith Chapel is handling arrangements.