Stories from Tuesday, September 17, 2013

National POW/MIA Recognition Day, held each year on the third Friday in September, will be observed this Friday on the grounds of Bedford County Courthouse with a ceremony being organized by Calvary Baptist Church. The ceremony will begin at noon. Lunch will be served to veterans in attendance. Various local officials and dignitaries are expected to attend...

Simmual H. Gilley, 90, of Unionville died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Jay Pope officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday.

Freda Johnson Greer, 77, of Shelbyville died early Tuesday morning, Sept. 17, 2013, at Adams Place in Murfreesboro after an extended illness. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First Church of the Nazarene with Ron Dewitt officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life held a team rally Tuesday night at First Christian Church to kick off fund-raising for the 2014 Relay, which will be held May 30, 2014, at Bedford County Agriculture and Education Center. It was announced that the local Walmart team in the 2013 Relay For Life team was the number four Walmart-affiliated Relay team in the nation, and number one in Tennessee, raising $31,178 during the 2013 Relay year, which ended Aug. 31...

Pleasant Grove FCE Club met at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 19. Members present were: Carolyn Adiska; Sherry Brown; Cheryl Jackson; Donna Parker and Mary Pylant. Parker was hostess. Adiska gave the devotion and was the reporter. Jackson reported on how to trace your family tree, which was very interesting. Adiska gave the secretary's report. Jackson read the treasurer's report. There was no sunshine report. Janet Regynski's birthday was Aug. 11...

A suspect in a vehicle burglary late Saturday night was arrested within minutes after officers were called. Sean Stephen Bess, 25, was dropped off at his Belmont Avenue home as police watched. Officers were responding to the burglary, which occurred a block away at a Thompson Street apartment complex...

Anthony McClendon uses his skateboard as a cheap mode of transportation on Monday as he surfs along Evans Street. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

LAWRENCEBURG -- For the last two years, the Cascade Champions have had their way with the district competition. That same trend continued throughout the regular season, but the Champs fell to the powerhouse of CPA on Monday in the District 12-AA match...

Descendants of Lewis Franklin "Frank" Gilliland and Henrietta Isabella Farrar Gilliland met recently for the first time after local resident Linda Gray located her cousins through ancestry research. Frank's father, William Brasier Gilliland, was killed during the Civil War in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. ...

UNIONVILLE -- The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles and the Community Viqueens claimed team wins in the 16th annual Community Cross Country Invitational in Unionville. In the 5k race, the Viqueens edged out the Eaglettes for the 32-36 win. Lone Lady Champion Summer Pritchard won the race with a first-place time of 24:48...

CULLEOKA -- Even though the Culleoka Lady Warriors claimed a 3-0 win over the Community Viqueen volleyball squad on Monday afternoon, the Purple and Gold didn't give up a single set without a fight. In a closely contested set one, the Lady Warriors pulled away for a 25-20 win...

NASHVILLE -- The Webb School took seventh in the Division II Middle/East Region golf tournament on Monday at Old Hickory Country Club. The Feet claimed the seventh-place finish with a 350 combined team score. Battle Ground Academy took the win with a 314 overall, edging out Knoxville Webb by two strokes...

LEWISBURG -- After having their match against the Huntland Lady Hornets rained out last Thursday, the Community Viqueens showed no rust with a 5-0 shutout win at Marshall County on Saturday afternoon. The Viqueens showed total dominance in the match, racing out to a early lead and playing add on in the second half...

Harris fell 5-1 to a talented Siegel soccer team in a non-district matchup at the SCHS soccer field on Monday. The Eaglettes were down 4-1 at halftime before playing better in the second half. "We didn't start off well against a very good Siegel team and went down 4-1 in the first half but after some changes at halftime," Eaglette coach Jason Gregory said. "We held them to a single goal in second half and did a much better job."...

Bedford County Election Commission will hold an open house next Tuesday, Sept. 24, during regular office hours in observance of National Voter Registration Day. The county election office is located in the basement of Bedford County Courthouse. Office hours are 8 a.m. until 4 p.m...

Xi Alpha Zeta chapter of Beta Sigma Phil met recently. Front row, from left: Donna Green, Donna Simmons, Jennifer Jordan Thompson, Elaine Reed, Donna Stearns Smith. Second row: Debbie Donegan, Brenda Wright, Mary Jane Sinquefield, Peggy Orrell, Kay Simmons. Third row: Carolyn Miller, Patsy Taylor, Charlene Nelson, Joan Gray, Connie Smith. Back row: Libby Davidson, Lyn Robinson, Debbie Alcorn. Not present: Ginger Bobo Shofner, Mickey McLean, Carol Price, Ginny Saylor, Joy Caskey, Linda Anderton, Pam Fisher. (Submitted photo)