Stories from Tuesday, November 18, 2014

The first cold snap of the year has an immediate impact on Bedford County's homeless shelter, as people hit by cold temperatures run out of options. Dixie Sullivan, who is president of the C.R.O.S.S. Shelter Project, confirmed that she's had to turn families away from the shelter in the past few days...

Philip Payne Winnette, 79, of Murfreesboro, a Bedford County native, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 at his home. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Temple Cemetery in the Farmington community near Lewisburg with David Martin officiating. A reception with the family will immediately follow at Farmington Church of Christ. Murfreesboro Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Betty M. Jett, 74 of Shelbyville died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 at Christian Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Jeff Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Two families are now homeowners thanks to Habitat for Humanity. Holly D'Amato and Robin Howard are moving into their new homes on Nutmeg Drive, homes that they never dreamed they could own. Bedford Builds Habitat for Humanity dedicated their homes on Nov. 6. D'Amato's pastor, Jay Pope, blessed her home, while pastor Don Jones blessed Howard's house. Pope, who helped build D'Amato's house, read from Psalm 127, which he said God gave him to read...

Sometime early Monday morning a main water line busted near the walking trails in H.V. Griffin park behind the baseball fields. Calls began early that morning concerning the rupture. David Crowell, general manager of Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage, said there would be some disruptions in service for a few customers in the area, but most would still have water just at lower pressures. "They may not have the pressure they are used to" stated Crowell, "but we are backfeeding with low pressure until the problem is fixed." Crowell expected the problem to be resolved by early Monday afternoon. (T-G Photo by Derrick Hill)

Even though the American Cancer Society Relay For Life won't take place until June 5-6 of next year, participating Relay teams are already active and holding fund-raisers, such as the Times-Gazette "Press Power" team's craft sale, planned 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. this Saturday in the T-G parking lot at 323 East Depot Street. About 32 vendors will be set up with hand-made items or other specialty merchandise...

Habitat for Humanity of Tennessee received a $500,000 grant from Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) toward the construction of 30 homes statewide. The state Habitat supports the 50 Habitat affiliates serving 62 counties in Tennessee, including Bedford Builds Habitat for Humanity...

A man accused of shooting another man in September was indicted Monday on charges of attempted first degree murder. Jeffery Lee Stewart, 41, allegedly shot Matthew Cook of Shelbyville as Cook drove away from a home on Highway 82 East near Bell Buckle...

Both the state Fire Marshal's office and Atmos Energy have reminded local residents to be safe from the dangers of carbon monoxide. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, each year in America more than 150 people die from accidental, non-fire related carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning associated with consumer products. These products include faulty, improperly used or incorrectly vented fuel-burning appliances such as furnaces, stoves, water heaters and fireplaces...

Army Pvt. Travis E. Drawdy and Army Pvt. Joshua E. Brown have graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldiers studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.. ...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eagles took a tough 67-31 loss to host White County on Monday night. The winners posted leads of 24-7 at the end of the first quarter, 46-10 at halftime and 57-23 after three periods. White County placed three players in double figures with David Kinset leading the way with 15 points. Jack Humphrey added 13 while Duson Reese contributed 11...

The North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., which continues through Friday, held its Draft Horse Show last week. Crystal and Lamar Mitchell, owners of Southern View Farm in Shelbyville, brought six of their eight draft horses. The couple has been showing for 10 years, purely because of their love for draft horses. Crystal praised them for their gentle nature and also mentioned their fun personalities which were showcased throughout the show...

Christy Warren and her family are holding their annual "Christy's Cuddlies for Clera" drive to deliver toiletries, stuffed animals and other items to local nursing home residents over the holidays. "It's to let them know they're not forgotten," she said. "If I can bring a smile to them, it's worth it."...

That first win of the season is most often the hardest and that was the case for the Golden Eagles on Monday night. Shelbyville Central claimed its first win of the season after holding off scrappy Marshall County 62-61 in a matchup that went down to the wire...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes used and explosive offensive backed by an aggressive defense to roll past visiting Marshall County in a non-district matchup on Monday night. After playing to a 15-15 tie at the end of the first quarter, the Eaglettes (2-1) out-scored Marshall County 65-15 over the final three periods, while Shelbyville's defense only allowed five points in the second half...

The Liberty Lady Patriots fell to the visiting Huntland Lady Hornets on Monday night, falling 38-12 in conference play. Huntland took immediate control of the game, out-scoring the Lady Patriots 12-2 in the first frame. The Lady Hornets extended their lead to 21-6 by the end of the first half, thanks to the efforts of M. Edwards, who scored eight points in the first half...

Grayson Tramel and Bradley Houston combined for 23 points on Monday against the Huntland Hornets, leading the Patriots to a big, 51-23 victory over the visitors. A huge first half led the Patriots to the 28-point victory. In the first quarter, the Patriots posted a 13-5 lead, and extended the lead to a 34-7 advantage after the first half...

LYNCHBURG -- The Community Vikings used their defense to defeat the Moore County Raiders 47-35 in a middle school basketball game Monday night. In a wild first quarter, both teams lit up the scoreboard. The Raiders ended the quarter with a 19-17 lead...

LYNCHBURG -- The Community Middle Viqueens, behind a 21-point effort by Anna Katherine Lemmons, held on for a 35-31 basketball victory over the Moore County Lady Raiders Monday night. The Viqueens spent a large part of the game catching up. Community was behind 10-4 after one quarter...