Stories from Wednesday, July 30, 2014

For the past few years, Tyler Broiles has been biding his time and waiting for an opportunity to lead his team onto the field as the starting quarterback for the Community Vikings. With last year's starter Quinn Frost graduating, Broiles finally gets his chance...

ZANDER & MALEK JOHNSON TAKE A RIDE AT THE FAIR

ZANDER & MALEK JOHNSON ENJOY THE SWINGS AT THE FAIR

When I first heard that Amazon was coming out with a phone, my reaction was ... why? What could Amazon offer that many other manufacturers weren't already offering? If the phone, as rumored, had features that drove you towards Amazon product listings, would that be annoying? Would anyone want such a phone who wasn't already a heavy Amazon shopper?...

Faith Phonix and Miricall Kay Covington, both 8 days, died Sunday, July 27, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Merrell family cemetery in Shelbyville. Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Henry Jay Muerer, 78, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Funeral services will be held in Holland, Michigan, with Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling local arrangements.

Jenny Dixon of Shelbyville was recently awarded a $1,000 Purity Dairies Scholarship Award from the Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation. Dixon was recognized on June 14 at the annual convention of the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association held at the Music City Center...

The law firm of Bobo, Hunt, White & Nance is pleased to announce that it has changed its name to Bobo, Hunt, White & Burk to include M. Wyatt Burk, who has been with the firm since January, 2009. This year, the firm is celebrating 80 years, being founded in 1934 by Sam W. Bobo. The firm currently consists of Fred B. Hunt, Jr., John T. Bobo, John R. White, Ginger Bobo Shofner, S. Todd Bobo, W. Andrew Bobo, and Burk...

Tennessee College of Applied Technology -- Shelbyville has a mission of workforce development, supplying highly-skilled workers to the community and giving local citizens the tools they need to improve their own situations. That mission, say TCAT officials, is enhanced by real-world projects on which students can work during their time at the school...

Brice Allen, a training advisor with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, delivers a speech titled, "How to Survive an Active Shooter" on Monday during teacher professional development training. Allen provided such information as red flags of a shooter. Bedford County teachers took development training at Shelbyville Central High School earlier this week in preparation for back-to-school starting Aug. 4 (an abbreviated day). (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

The Times-Gazette captured two first places and won a total of 15 awards in this year's University of Tennessee/Tennessee Press Association newspaper contest. Judges from Arkansas newspapers awarded the T-G first places in the Community Lifestyles and Best News Photograph categories...

A false caller claiming electricity would be cut off without immediate payment scammed a Shelbyville woman out of $320 last week, police said. After the caller, saying he was from Shelbyville Power, demanded the money she followed instructions, bought a Green Dot card at a pharmacy and gave him the security number on the back...

If you're trying to get your kids more involved in the outdoors, there's a perfect opportunity coming up that's totally free. The Bedford County Longbeards, the local chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), will be holding their second JAKES event at Arrowhead Ranch, Saturday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m...

Just call her Lucky. And call this lucky dog's owner William Lynch lucky -- or maybe fortunate would be a better word -- after both were rescued from the bottom of a bluff later Tuesday night. "She didn't have a name, but I guess we'll call her Lucky now," Lynch said moments after neighbors used ropes to pull them up the bluff behind his Sims Road home...

Annie Ruth Tinnon, 78, of Shelbyville died Wednesday morning, July 30, 2014 at her home. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek with Jim Sorrells officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.