Stories from Friday, July 18, 2014

Lillian Sammons Davidson, 93, of Shelbyville died Thursday, July 17, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., with lunch following at 12:30 p.m. at River Bend Country Club. Private burial will be held at Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg.

A dark cloud isn't enough to stop the sun's rays during a late afternoon in Bedford County earlier this week. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Members of the Times-Gazette advertising staff Alex Torrejon, Sissy Smith and Dee Womble gather before a summer 'picnic' Wednesday. Paginators Carol Spray and Mary Cook wait for lunch alongside sports editor Chris Siers. Marsha Addessi and Teresa Ward...

A man arrested on a theft charge Sunday has been arrested again after allegedly impersonating a police officer and asking the victim to drop the charge. Robert Ray Dotson, 38, of Shipman's Creek Road allegedly called the victim at her business and told the employee who answered the phone he was a police officer...

Mark Thomas has announced his candidacy for re-election to a 9th District seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 7 general election. Thomas is chief of Bedford County Fire Department. He has been with the county fire department a total of 33 years...

Jason Sanders has announced his candidacy for a 3rd District seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 7 general election. Sanders has worked for the Bedford County Workhouse for 4 1/2 years. Sanders is a life-long resident of Bedford County and is married to Allison Mangrum Sanders. They have two children, who attend school at Community. The family are members of North Fork Baptist Church, where Sanders works with the youth group...

The Summer Feed Program is holding a registration for its year-end event. The second annual Summer Feed and Fun Blowout will start at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 25 at the old Walmart on Madison Street. The event is open to all children who participated in any of the Summer Feed sites this season, said Benita Caldwell, executive director of The Center for Family Development. ...

Cascade Champion quarterback Austin Hass didn't have the best finish to the 2013 campaign. In the second quarter of the first-round 3A playoff game against Notre Dame High School, Hass suffered a concussion and sidelined for the remainder of the game...

Beginning on July 28, weather permitting, distribution of the big blue roll out trash containers will begin for households in Shelbyville that haven't already received them. Close to 7,000 carts have been delivered to the city garage. The last truckload arrived Tuesday and the assembly process will begin next week, public works director Mark Clanton said...

Ola Sue (Beech) Phillips, 81, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a former Shelbyville resident, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 21 at Hayhurst Funeral Home Chapel in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Park Grove Cemetery in Broken Arrow.

The co-owner of a popular Shelbyville restaurant was seriously wounded while being robbed of Thursday night's cash deposit, Shelbyville police said. Alfredo Delgadillo was found seriously injured at Rafael's, Madison Street, by his wife early Friday. He was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center and was listed in stable condition, Det. Sgt. Brian Crews said...