Stories from Thursday, August 1, 2013

Dear editor, This is in response to the Wednesday, July 17, 2013, T-G article, titled "School security upgrade detailed," particularly the subtitle "Locked doors key to limiting access". This will stop most of the people but it will not stop someone with threatening intentions. ...

Multi-County Cancer Support Network will hold its annual Walk-A-Thon Friday, Sept. 13, at the football stadium at 839 Dinah Shore Blvd. beside the Franklin county annex building in Winchester. The group provides assistance to cancer patients in Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Lincoln, Moore, and Warren counties...

Students planning to attend Motlow College this fall must submit applications for admission or readmission by Aug. 16. Students can apply online until midnight on the 16th. Online applications can be accessed from the "Apply Now" tab on the Motlow College website's homepage at mscc.edu. Also, staff members are available at all Motlow locations to help students with the application process. Students applying on the Moore County campus should do so in the Student Success Center in Crouch Center...

Ashlyn Yoes, 7, enjoys a ride on the merry-go-round Wednesday at the Bedford County Fair. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

Shelbyville's city manager has recommended doing away with parking enforcement on the public square unless a solution can be found. The topic has been the focus of debate at meetings of the Downtown Taskforce, and earlier this month, city manager Jay Johnson called the parking system "broken."...

Shelbyville officials will look into how other communities handle farm animals kept in residential areas following a series of complaints. About 100 residents signed off on a petition asking the city to cancel an ordinance allowing farm animals such as chicken, horses, and sheep inside the city unless there is enough acreage to support them...

One year into his tenure as CEO of The Celebration, Mike Inman is reaching out, asking the community for support he feels the horse show needs as it heads into its 75th anniversary. In the last six years, the organization has lost close to $1.5 million, including funds it spent to oversee the SHOW horse industry organization, charged with inspecting horses before they show. ...

The line for the food stretched around the side of First Baptist Church during a food giveaway. (T-G Photo by Logan Butts)

proaches with the scholastic sports scene to follow, the Shelbyville Quarterback Club is gearing up with new leadership. Shelbyville Central's Quarterback Club supports every team at the school as well as the cheerleaders. Christy Warner, a former Golden Eaglette basketball player, will be the club president with former standout Golden Eagle and current MTSU head men's golf coach Whit Turnbow on board as vice president. James Wilkerson is the treasurer with Beth Sims as secretary...

William F. Boyce, 83, of Eagleville died Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Jack Gilbert, the Rev. Rebecca Salsbury and the Rev. Judy Sides officiating. Burial will follow at Simpson Cemetery in Rover. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

Evan Mallett is sad because the carnival rides won't start until 5 oclock. So we will be back tomorrow !!

Since the Bedford County Fair carnival rides do not start until five o'clock Evan Mallett gets to have ice cream !!