Stories from Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Cliff Hurst of Shelbyville accepts the $500 prize in the 10th annual Celebration Pet Day and Fair Raffle from Jane DeAtley, president of Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association. See more photos from Pet Day at http://www.t-g.com/gallery/petday. (Submitted photo)

Fellowship For Christ on Richdale Lane held its second annual barbecue cookoff on Sunday in connection with a church picnic. (T-G Photos by John I. Carney)

A suspect who told police he uses drugs to feel "relaxed" was anything but relaxed while being pursued by officers Friday night. Ryan Daniel Mason, 25, of East Lane Street was jolted by a taser multiple times, moments after a Shelbyville police officer escaped serious injury as he struck a head-high cable while in foot pursuit...

A child was flown to a Nashville hospital after a single-car crash early Monday morning on U.S. 41A south of Shelbyville. The child, whose name has not been released, is 3 to 4 years old and was strapped in a car seat that was "crushed" by the impact, State Trooper Chad McAnally said...

Local blues-rock musician Darryl "Uncle Illmo" Prince has been seen in the background of numerous episodes of ABC's popular TV show "Nashville." He jokes that his friends, instead of playing "Where's Waldo?", play "Where's Illmo?" when watching the program...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- A woman told a 911 dispatcher former Titans kicker Rob Bironas was driving erratically just before his SUV crashed. The 911 call was obtained Monday by several media outlets. The woman told the dispatcher neither she nor her husband recognized the man who drove up behind them. She says he pulled his SUV up beside their vehicle and gave them a look before speeding away. The woman told the dispatcher the man was dangerous and police needed to know something was wrong with him...

NASHVILLE -- First-year Tennessee coach Ken Whisenhunt has talked about how adversity helps bring a team together. Well, his Titans need to unite quickly because they have plenty of issues they need to work their way through. The Titans have been outscored 59-17 in consecutive losses, and they are among the NFL's most penalized teams. ...

KNOXVILLE -- The unsettled state of Tennessee's receiving corps threatens to neutralize one potential matchup advantage for the Volunteers in their Saturday matchup at No. 12 Georgia. Junior-college transfer Von Pearson and sophomore Josh Smith both are dealing with high ankle sprains. Tennessee coach Butch Jones already has indicated Pearson won't play Saturday. Smith's status for the Georgia game remains uncertain...

Harris Middle School defeated Franklin County North 2-0 on Monday afternoon. Taylor Sanders scored both goals for the Eaglettes. Megan Floyd claimed the shutout in goal. The junior varsity won 1-0 with a goal off the foot of Rilei Vester.

A pair of Shelbyville Central game golfers competed in the region golf tournament at Indian Hills Golf Course on Monday. Elliott Smith and Miah Jones fell a little short in advancing to the state tournament. Stewart's Creek claimed the boys title with Coffee County the girls...

The mother of California native Cyle Rippey, who was killed in an early-morning traffic accident Friday, says she wants local residents to know how kind and giving her son was. "I feel like he didn't live here in Shelbyville long enough for people here to get to know how special he was and how many lives he touched," Michelle Kizirian said...

Sex, drugs and music. Those aren't topics you would expect from a biblical movie. But a film coming out next Friday blends those problems into a modern adaptation of the Song of Solomon from the Old Testament. I attended the red carpet premiere of "The Song" on Friday at the Franklin Theatre in the city of Franklin. The movie will be released to the public next Friday, Sept. 26...

The victim of a gunshot early Sunday was in stable condition Monday at a Nashville hospital following an operation, officials said. Matthew Cook of Shelbyville was shot in the "chest-abdomen" through the door of his vehicle as he drove away from a home on Highway 82 East near Bell Buckle, according to the Bedford County Sheriff's Department...