Stories from Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) members will see a rate adjustment this month due to the rising cost of wholesale electricity from Tennessee Valley Authority. The co-op's Board of Directors voted to pass through the TVA's recent wholesale power increase. On Aug. 22, the TVA Board approved a 2.6-percent hike in the cost of electricity provided to distributors in the region. It was the first such increase since 2011...

The Smokestack Theatre Group will bring J.M. Barrie's PETER PAN & Wendy to the CHS stage on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8th and 9th at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $4. The show will feature flying effects by ZFX Flying of Louisville, KY.

Ben Vannatta and Dustin Rhodes showing support for the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 29, 2013 Titans vs Jetts

John Smith with daughter Hannah right after her halftime performance with the Titan Cheerleaders at the Titan vs Jetts game Sept. 29,2013

Wade C. Jones, 84, of Shelbyville, formerly of Franklin, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home in Franklin with William Chester officiating. Burial will follow at Williamson Memorial Gardens in Franklin. Visitation will be held from 3-7 p.m. Thursday and beginning at 1 p.m. Friday.

The e-book market is starting to heat up, and evolve. Scribd (scribd.com), an existing web site which provided online access to books and documents, is partnering with publishing giant HarperCollins to offer a Netflix-like subscription model for e-books. ...

Meeting last month, Bedford County Board of Commissioners referred Grady Cunningham's rezoning request back to Bedford County Planning Commission, in the hopes that a compromise could be worked out between Cunningham and the neighbors of the site he wants rezoned...

Shelbyville's council and airport authority gathered for a roundtable discussion Monday, receiving briefings on a variety of topics. It was the first time that the current council has met with the authority. No decisions were made. The first third of the three-hour meeting concentrated on an update of construction work at the airport, including a tour of work completed to this point...

A judge will rule later this week if statements made by suspects in a murder-for-hire case can be used as evidence. Attorneys for Sean Gearhardt, 21 and Jason Starrick, 26, both of Antioch, and Susan Walls, 54, were attempting to suppress evidence in the case surrounding the death of murder victim Larry Walls Sr., who was found dead last August in his Unionville home...

More than $4,000 worth of jewelry was taken from the car and home of a Purdy Court resident over the past year Shelbyville police were told Tuesday. The victim said the jewelry was stolen between June 24, 2012 and Sept. 19, 2013 while she was in jail. Some had been in the locked trunk of her car and more in her home, which family and friends were taking care of while she was away...

Families, schools and youth groups are invited to help Bell Buckle welcome this year's fall foliage by participating in the town's first scarecrow competition. The change of the colors and the small town's magnificent trees always attract photo bugs, so the town will be using the grassy area in front of the railroad tracks to fill with scarecrows in mid-October...

Trevecca Nazarene University recently named Bedford County native Andrea Miller as its new site administrator at the Motlow State Community College main campus in Moore County. Miller, who lives in Shelbyville, is active in the Shelbyville community, serves on the Child Development Center Golf Board and participates in the Leadership Bedford Board of Directors and the Chamber of Commerce...

The membership of the Air Engineering Metal Trades Council (AEMTC) voted Monday to accept a new collective bargaining agreement with Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA), the primary contractor at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Coffee and Franklin counties...

The Omni Rehab Center of Shelbyville has welcomed Miranda Law Byford, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, to its staff. Miranda is not a new face at Omni -- because, for the past 10 years, she has worked there off and on, starting in high school, and working on weekends there throughout her college education...

Ardis Caffey and Ann Spencer make a fall-themed decoration for placement at the corner of Depot and South Main Streets. The decorations are to promote Art in the Park scheduled for Oct. 5. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

The Community Viqueens battled and battled, but just couldn't break through Central Magnet School of Murfreesboro's defensive line. Conversely, the Lady Tigers had absolutely no luck against a stellar Viqueen defensive line either. Though both defenses were on a premium on Tuesday night, neither offense found the back of the net and were forced to settle with a 0-0 tie...

T-G STAFF REPORT MANCHESTER -- Though it wasn't a team entry, the Cascade Champions sent two members of the 2013 golf squad to the TSSAA State Tournament, held at WillowBrook Golf Course in Manchester. The tournament began on Monday with the opening round...

It's been a struggle at times this season for the Webb Lady Feet, but on Tuesday afternoon, Webb was able to pour on the offense during senior night and pick up a 5-0 shutout win over visiting St. Andrews-Sewanee. The win marked the third consecutive shutout victory for the Lady Feet...

It was another close loss for Harris Middle as the Golden Eagles fell 38-30 to host Franklin County South in a Central Tennessee Conference match up on Tuesday night. JD Harris scored on runs of 30 and 12 yards with Cody Martin good on both two-point conversions...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagle cross country team picked up its third consecutive win during weekly meets on Tuesday afternoon. Rogelio Razo won the race with a personal best of 18:29, while Dylan Yost finished third overall with a 19:33. Jorge Amaro and Leonardo Hernandez finished fourth and fifth for the Eagles with a 19:52 and 20:05, respectively...