Stories from Friday, November 7, 2014

A Christian apologist from Australia has been forced to cancel a number of public appearances in Shelbyville this weekend. Dr. Jon Mackay, a geologist from Australia, had been scheduled to give several seminars and speeches around Bedford County today through Sunday. Calvary Baptist Church was sponsoring him...

A firefighter from Gilt Edge, in West Tennessee near Covington, rappels down the side of Shelbyville Fire Department's training tower Thursday. Firefighters were training for a "worst-case scenerio" -- if they have to escape a burning building to survive, said Terry Smith of Murfreesboro, a trainer with Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy who questioned firefighters about their actions throughout the exercise. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

A Bedford County inmate has filed a federal civil rights against the current and former sheriff, claiming jail overcrowding and lack of medical attention. Joseph Moody is demanding $420,000 for the violation of his civil rights -- "for being housed in such cruel conditions," also alleging the jail did not provide his medication, for pain and suffering, and "not following the rules of the state."...

This home just west of the WBTS clubhouse on Highway 64 West was destroyed by fire early this morning. Bedford County fire officials say the occupants, who they knew only as the Stone family, all survived and the cause is still undetermined. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Despite lower sales tax figures, Shelbyville is keeping a balanced budget for the first quarter of the year.. In September, the county received $286,594.89 in local sales taxes -- a increase of $14,492.94 from last year -- the city council was told at a study session Thursday night...

Second seed Shelbyville Central host seventh seed Clarksville in the opening round of the TSSAA Class 5A State Playoffs tonight at Eagle Stadium. It's the fourth time in the past five years the Golden Eagles (7-3) have advanced to the state playoffs, and that's something Shelbyville Central coach Jason Hardy is proud to see...

The Cascade Middle Champions capitalized on a big first and fourth quarter to bury Fayetteville Middle on Thursday night, 42-23. From the opening tipoff, the Champions dominated on both ends of the floor. Austin Prince provided the bulk of the work in the first quarter, knocking down six points inside the paint, while a mix of offense from Jake Vincent, Brandon Heath and Dalton Vaughn helped the Champs jump out to a 14-5 lead after the end of the first...

The Community Middle Viqueens have used their stingy defense and size to help them pull away from teams this year. Thursday was no different as the Viqueens held the opposing Huntland Lady Hornets to five total second half points en route to a 41-14 victory...

The Cascade Middle Lady Champions scored another big victory on Thursday night, handing visiting Fayetteville a crushing 48-18 defeat. The home team showed up in prime form early, with eighth-grader Brooke Sudduth accounting for seven of the team's 12 first-quarter points...

The Community Middle Vikings were clicking on all cylinders on Thursday night as they defeated the visiting Huntland Hornets 43-23, in a game where 12 different Vikings scored. Defense and ball movement were big keys for the Vikings. Tyrese Eady led the attack with 11 points and scored four of the first nine points...

MANCHESTER -- The Westwood Rockets had no answer for Liberty's Bradley Houston on Thursday night. The Patriot eighth-grader led all scorers with 23 points in Liberty's 42-32 road victory. A 16-point first-frame helped get the Patriots on the right track, with Houston dominating early...

Jo Ann Wooton, 68, of White House, a native of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Austin and Bell Funeral Home in White House with Joel Plunkett and Troy Nicholson officiating. Burial will follow at White House Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Friday and beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Josue David Lopez Aparicio, 7, of Shelbyville died early Tuesday morning, Nov. 4, 2014 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Jorge Suarez officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday.