Stories from Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Daisy's Purses & More, 115 East Depot St., held a Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. Daisy Warren held the ceremonial scissors, with her husband David Warren and Contessa Griffin holding the ribbon. Among the others in attendance were Danny and Evelyn Warren. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

Cutting out the middleman and getting good deals is what's happening every Tuesday evening at Mid South Public Auto Auction & Specialty Sales. Many in this community know Jerry Bowman from owning Bedford Quality Fencing for over 26 years. He still has the business, but is looking to sell it and devote his time to his new endeavor located at 2423 Highway 41A South due to its success...

First Community Bank in Shelbyville will host a financial fitness class from 8 to 9 a.m. Sept. 19. The class will focus on protecting your identity and will feature several speakers who are also employees of First Community Bank: Kelly Collier and Denise Dickens, from the electronic banking department; and Rebecca Jones, compliance department...

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic will hold its third annual Girls Night Out from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. In addition to informal one-on-one time with doctors and staff for health, beauty, and wellness tips, it is an evening of music, food and fashion. All attendees to this free event receive a goodie bag and are eligible for many door prizes, as well as one grand prize...

Heritage Medical Center has announced the addition of general surgeon Dr. Mason Mandy to its medical staff and community. Mandy is originally from Birmingham, Ala., and selected the Bedford County community after serving as a staff surgeon in the United States Air Force stationed at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida...

A longtime Tennessee state trooper, assigned for years to Bedford County, was placed on discretionary leave with pay Monday. Trooper Tommie Boleyn is accused of violating Tennessee Highway Patrol policies and procedures "during an on-duty Aug. 31 incident in Shelbyville," according to a THP press release...

At a big media event yesterday in California, Apple announced not just one but two new iPhones. It used to be that Apple had CIA-grade security for new product launches, but in this case the news tracked pretty well with what had been leaked ahead of time...

Almost $3,000 is owned to a Shelbyville grocery store by a woman who says she's a scam victim. The victim said she received a letter July 26 stating she'd won $50,000. Included was a check, later found to be forged, for $2,950, police said. She was told to cash the check and send $1,950 as a "statutory non-resident tax," Sgt. James Wilkerson's report said...

The Webb Middle School Girls hit the road on Tuesday afternoon for a contest at Westwood Middle school. Despite a mostly scoreless first half, the Lady Rockets were able to get on the board in the final minutes of the opening half. The hosts pulled away with another two goals in the second half for the final margin of victory...

With the district golf tournament on the horizon, the Cascade Champions show no signs of letting up. On Tuesday afternoon, the Champs claimed an important tri-match against Columbia Central and Marshall County, edging out a five-stroke win against both teams...

The Webb Feet, led by Eli Morris, claimed the win in an 18-hole tri-match on Tuesday afternoon at River Bend Country Club. Freeman was the match medalist with a round-low 80, while teammate Ben Morris added an 88. John Wang and Zach Norris carded a 91 and 93, respectively, for Webb to round out the varsity scoring...

Saturday will be a day of furry fun as Shelbyville's animal shelter holds an adoption event to find new homes for pets rescued last month. The event will be held from 9 a.m. until noon at 714 Industrial Parkway, where there will be hot dogs, door prizes and, of course, new friends available for adoption...

The Eagleville Lady Eagles downed the Community Viqueens in straight sets Tuesday night in District 9-A volleyball action. The two clubs both started with scoring streaks in the opening set. The Lady Eagles raced out to a 4-0 lead, but the Viqueens quickly scored four unanswered points of their own to square the set. Eagleville tallied five consecutive points to race out to a 10-5 lead. The Viqueens fought to gain control in the set, but the Lady Eagles pulled away to win 25-11...

Ransom United Methodist Church has set up a 9/11 display in the Deason Community Center on the church's property. Church members, including Mary and Mike Blue, set up the display. Mary Blue will be at Ransom Thursday from 10 a.m. until sometime in the afternoon to allow the public to view the display. The exhibit will be removed sometime around the end of the week since the center has been rented out...

The ongoing saga over Grady Cunningham's request to rezone his property at 2506 U.S. 231 North from R-1 (residential) to C-2 (commercial) has taken yet another turn, as county commissioners, meeting Tuesday night, deferred his latest request for a month in a hope that Cunningham and his neighbors will be able to reach an agreement...

After jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead, Shelbyville Central held on for a 2-2 tie at Tullahoma in a key District 8-AAA soccer match on Tuesday night. Senior Tiana Sanders found the back of the net twice in the opening 20 minutes for the Eaglettes before Tullahoma scored a pair of goals in the second half...

After being shut out for the first half against the Harpeth Lady Indians on Tuesday night, Community coach Chris Brothers was forced to make some adjustments with his forwards Kristen Brothers and Courtney Williams. In the end, the adjustments paid dividends and the Viqueens were able to net a pair of second-half goals to claim the 2-0 win...

9/11/2013 Tribute in Shelbyville, Tennessee