Stories from Friday, July 12, 2013

Dr. Alex Fider (fourth from left) was ordained last Sunday as a deacon at the Church of the Anointed One. He was also appointed as senior deacon to preside over the deacon board. Congratulating him are members of the welcome committee, from left, Phylliss Rankins, Wyman Jones Jr., Mary Mason, Roy Dean Garrett and Ricky Belk. (Submitted photo)

Just when you thought the Duck River had settled back down, Wednesday night's downpour sent the level of the waterway up some 11 feet in just a 12 hour period, once again flooding Shelbyville's Riverwalk below the Fly Arts Center. The river rose to 16.9 feet by Thursday afternoon before receding, according to the National Weather Service. Flooding earlier in the week left a coating of mud over the Riverwalk area. Action level for the Duck is 21 feet, while 25 feet is considered flood stage. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

Volunteer Garden Club held its June meeting at the Bedford County Farm Bureau building. Edna Burk presented a program entitled "Botanical Art." She demonstrated how to create Botanical Art and showed many pictures she had drawn. In recognition of National Garden Week, club members met at the Argie Cooper Library, worked in the garden and planted a container garden for the porch. ...

Registration for Bedford County students who have not previously registered will be on July 22 from 8 a.m. to noon at each school. It is important for any parent who missed the spring kindergarten registration to register his or her child on that day. The parent needs to bring the birth certificate, shot record, physical record and proof of address...

This weekend, chili-makers from various places will converge on Shelbyville for two separate chili cookoffs -- but readers of the Times-Gazette website, t-g.com, are divided on whether chili is anytime food or just for cool weather. In a non-scientific poll, 56 percent say they save chili for cooler weather, but a still-respectable 44 percent say it's never the wrong time for a bowl of spicy goodness. A regional chili cookoff will be held this evening on the courthouse square, while tomorrow will be the Tennessee state championships. Both events are sanctioned by the International Chili Society. (T-G Graphic by John I. Carney)

A Woodbury man who raped a child in Bedford County earlier this year is facing a long prison term, officials say. Jonathan Allen Brannon, 23, of Woodbury, was sentenced to 25 years in state prison with 100 percent of the sentence to be served. The child, whose age is described as under 10, was spending the night at Brannon's home when the incident occurred. ...

With an issue surrounding a fire hydrant resolved, Shelbyville voted to move forward with plans for new downtown sidewalks. The city will be entering into an agreement with Wiser Company LLC to engineer and design next year's sidewalk project on Depot and Brittain Streets...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau on Tuesday announced 44 grants, including one for Bedford County in the amount of $31,074, to help recycle tires and reduce the number going to landfills...

The summer reading program at Argie Cooper Library is winding down, but there was still lots of fun to be had at Wednesday's presentation at the Fly Arts Center featuring children's author Michael Shoulders. Shoulders, a Clarksville resident, is perhaps best known for his book, "V is for Volunteer -- A Tennessee Alphabet." The author delighted Wednesday's crowd as he led them in a rap version of the book...

A proposed land swap between Bedford Railroad Authority and the governments of Shelbyville and Bedford County could be the key to saving a state industrial road project. Bedford Railroad Authority, meeting Thursday morning, voted to approve trading away a 30-foot-wide strip of right-of-way on Railroad Avenue, all the way from Hillcrest Drive to the bypass, in return for a nearly-10-acre parcel jointly owned by Shelbyville and Bedford County...

Phoebe Ann West-Morton, 75, of Bell Buckle died Thursday, July 11, 2013 after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jim Tedder and the Rev. Todd Peoples officiating. Burial will follow at Morton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday.

Hannah & Jake Preston - enjoy summer!

Jerry Wendall Adcock, 68, of Shelbyville died Thursday, July 11, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Ron DeWitt officiaing. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.