Stories from Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Malek Johnson enjoys summer!

Over the past few summers, the Shelbyville Sharks have continued to make strides and turn heads among the league's best competition. Though Sewanee has dominated the league for the past several seasons, Shelbyville closed within the closest margin of a victory in six summers against the Tigersharks on Tuesday night...

It has been 10 years since 19-year-old Pfc. Daniel McClenney lost his life in service to his country. McClenney, a U.S. Marine serving in the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, was killed June 24, 2004, in Afghanistan. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star...

Bedford County schools are going a little more casual. The Board of Education on Tuesday adopted a more relaxed dress code that will be mandatory for students in grades 6-12 systemwide. The system's secondary school principals collaborated on the list, said Suzanne Alexander, board secretary. The dress code will be voluntary for elementary school students, according to the policy...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee voted Tuesday night to recommend rezoning of property at 2737 U.S. 231 North from A-1 (agriculture) to C-2 (commercial). Bedford County Planning Commission was told earlier this month, according to meeting minutes, that property owner Marquietta High was moving out of town and wanted to sell the property. ...

Diane Neeley has announced her candidacy for re-election to the 4th District seat on Bedford County Board of Education in the Aug. 7 general election. Neeley, a Bedford county native, has lived in the Wheel area for the past 30 years. Neeley currently serves as the board's vice chair. ...

Shelbyville Central's technical education annex is one of the area's hidden gems. Walk into the SCHS Annex any day, and you will see real examples of the students' education. "Each program at the SCHS CTE Annex is student driven and our students take pride in the facility by contributing to it," said Mike McCoin, the assistant principal who oversees the school's Career-Technical Education Annex...

Most vascular arterial procedures have historically required overnight hospitalization. With current innovations in technology, however, many of these procedures lend themselves to an office/same day setting. A recent office renovation by Dr. William Russell of Shelbyville now brings that technology to South Central Tennessee. His office is located in Russell Plaza at 120 Frank Martin Rd. in Shelbyville...

The Bedford County Imagination Library Board of Directors held its June board meeting Monday night. After a period of inactivity, the board has re-launched in hopes of expanding the program. The main topic of discussion for this month's meeting was the board's upcoming fundraiser. The "Hooked on Books" Fish Fry will be held at the Shelbyville Central High School cafeteria on Saturday from 4-7 p.m...

Free breakfast and lunch is always a good deal, and it's being offered this summer to kids 18 and younger. The USDA's Summer Food Service Program is offering the meals at a variety of sites across Shelbyville Monday through Friday, with the exception of July 4...

Ethan Arnold of Wartrace has been named to the dean's list at Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama. The list recognizes students who have been enrolled full-time, received a letter grade for each of the courses in which he or she was enrolled, and earned at least a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale...

Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park will host a Summer Solstice Sunrise Celebration on Saturday, June 21 at 5 a.m. Visitors are invited to join park staff at the entranceway of Old Stone Fort to view the summer solstice sunrise. The park will open at 5 a.m. and sunrise will begin around 5:30 a.m. The sun will not be visible between the mounds until it clears the canopy sometime after 6 a.m...

Problems mounted quickly for a Parker Avenue couple as they discovered several items stolen from their home Monday. A 55-inch large screen television, Xbox 360 and 10 games, fly wheel and pole, propane grill and a new stroller were taken while they were at a Nashville hospital for several days, Shelbyville police were told...

I went on a trip with the family to Fayetteville, N.C., this past weekend, and thought a lot about GPS. It's a topic we've covered here in the past, but not recently, and so I thought I'd revisit it. I was a passenger, not the driver, this past weekend. ...

Trying to make memories that will last a lifetime. No matter what I do in my lifetime this man was my first love when I came into this world and I just want to say Thank You God for blessing me and my kids with a man of his courage,dedication,determination,loyalty,and love. Most of all Thank You God for the time we have had and continue to have with him here with us...I'm highly Blessed and Favored...