Stories from Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Ruby A. Driver, 77, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 at Christian Care Center of Bedford County. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron DeWitt officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Dorothea 'Dee' Ensko Wyle Yost of Ocala, Florida, formerly of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. Burial will be in Greenwich, Connecticut at a later date. Roberts Funeral Home of Ocala is handling arrangements.

Eugene Edward "Ed' Lyons III, 46, of Madison, Ala., a native of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Berryhill Funeral Home in Huntsville, Ala. Burial will follow at Huntsville Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.

An ordinance regulating how many dogs someone can keep on their property still needs more work, but criticism was leveled at the status of Shelbyville's animal control by an animal advocate. The topic has arisen several times after complaints to the city about large numbers of animals on small residential lots. A current proposal would allow no more than three full-sized dogs to be kept in a yard...

What would Mary, the mother of Jesus, say? That question will be explored in a women's conference Saturday. First Baptist Church on Depot Street is hosting the Mary's Table Women's Conference from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday. The speakers are Angela Rasnick -- wife of the church's pastor, Jeff Rasnick -- and Bible study leader Melynda Whitaker...

Organizers are busy making plans for Saturday night's annual wine tasting, social and silent auction to benefit the Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association (SBCHA). Titled "Fall Lights," the event will be held Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at the Blue Ribbon Circle on The Celebration Grounds...

Shelbyville's police force spends an enormous amount of time answering false alarms, the city council was informed last week. The council is discussing adding a provision to the city code dealing with alarms after one sounded nonstop for three days at Roses Shopping Center in September...

Two Sisters Travel Company is hosting an informational session about Alaskan cruises. The informational session will take place Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. at Peoples Bank of Bedford County, 1122 N. Main St. in Shelbyville. Refreshments and door prizes will be offered. The guest speaker is Celeste Pevahouse of Princess Cruises...

The Webb School broke ground on Friday for a $5.7 million Residential Village project -- two dorms and a student center -- following the fall Board of Trustees meeting on campus. Construction is slated to begin on Jan. 12, 2015. The student center will open in January 2016, and the dorms will open in August 2016...

The following businesses will host holiday open houses this week. Pam and Phil Fisher will host their holiday open house Friday, Nov. 14 from 2 until 7 p.m. Precious Petals is located at 208 Elm St. For more information call 685-8050. McCleish will welcome visitors to their open house Saturday, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. For more information call 639-4669...

When I cover elections for the Times-Gazette, I take a company-owned laptop without any sort of built-in cellular data. So I normally take along a portable wi-fi hotspot, a little device that one of our other departments here at the paper uses for data on the go...

Capt. Brent Canady, U.S. Navy, retired, speaks to members of the Senior Citizens Center during a Veterans Day program. (Submitted photo)

It was a successful start to the season for Shelbyville Central as the Eaglettes rolled to a 52-38 victory over Independence on the road Tuesday evening in a Hall of Fame game. After a close first half, the Eaglettes (1-0) pulled away in the third quarter...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles battled but fell short in a 64-51 loss at Independence in a Hall of Fame Game on Tuesday night. The Eagles (0-1) fell behind early and never could recover. "This was a tough game. I'm pleased with our effort and if we would have played the entire game like we did in the third quarter, it might have been a different outcome," Shelbyville Central coach Stan Eggleston said...

Mike Edmondson's Cascade Champions found themselves trailing by 19 points to the visiting MTCS Cougars in Tuesday's season-opener late in the third quarter. But the Champions erased that deficit and went on a 21-0 run from midway through the third quarter into the fourth and snatched a 58-50 victory away from the Cougars...

It wasn't the start the Cascade Lady Champions were looking for to their 2014-2015 season. On Tuesday night, the MTCS Lady Cougars dominated from start to finish and dealt the Lady Champs a 59-28 loss. All night long, the Lady Cougars utilized a fierce press and smothered the Lady Champions on both ends of the floor...

CLARKSVILLE -- An explosive 50-point second half, with the help of a 24-of-26 performance at the free throw line in the last two quarters, propelled the Community Viqueens to a 75-56 victory over the Kenwood Knights in a Hall of Champions game Tuesday night...

CLARKSVILLE -- The Community Vikings opened their season Tuesday night, but could not overcome the athleticism of the Kenwood Knights as the Knights defeated the Vikings 70-37 in a Hall of Champions game. The Vikings stayed close early on, trailing only 10-8 before a 10-2 Knight run closed the first quarter scoring and left Community with a 20-10 deficit...