Stories from Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Eva Mai Baker Greer, 86, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28 at Bird Street Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Ray Cemetery. Lie in state will begin at 9 a.m. Friday with family visitation at 10 a.m. Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

What a night to remember! Sarah Pierce etched her name in the Community Viqueen 1,000-point basketball club Monday night. One would think the Viqueen junior guard dwelled on the milestone all day leading up to the game. But not so. "I had no idea I was that close," Pierce said. "I thought I was 200 away, maybe 100. Up until I looked over and saw the signs, that's when I realized I had it."...

With the game on the line and her Community Viqueens down by three Monday night, junior guard Sarah Pierce stood at the free throw line ready to tie things up. Pierce drained all three shots with nine seconds to go, sending the game into overtime. The Viqueens went on to defeat the visiting Pickett County Lady Bobcats 90-85 in double overtime, thanks to Pierce's team-leading 42 points on the night she passed the 1,000 career points mark...

The Community Vikings struggled to find offensive rhythm on Monday night as the visiting Pickett County Bobcats pulled away to win 74-40. Commiunity's offense quickly jumped on the Bobcats on Monday night as the two teams battled in the first quarter...

In a close contest from start to finish, Harris Middle School's Golden Eagles edged visiting Tullahoma East 30-25 in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Monday night. The Eagles led 8-6 at the end of the first quarter and the game was tied at 16 at halftime...

Harris Middle School totally dominated visiting Tullahoma East in a 53-4 victory in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Monday. The Eaglettes posted leads of 10-0 at the end of the first quarter, 25-0 at halftime and 45-2 going into the fourth quarter...

The Tennessee Parks and Recreation Association (TRPA) recently honored Shelbyville's parks and recreation department with 10 awards of excellence. The department received the President's Cup Award, which recognizes agencies that have provided "exemplary service to TRPA" through attendance at state conferences and workshops, membership, staff writing for publications or serving on boards and committees...

Bedford County's two state legislators have praised the election last week of Gov. Bill Haslam as the next chair of the Republican Governors Association, with State Rep. Pat Marsh calling it "a much-deserved honor." Haslam was elected to the post last week in Boca Raton, Fla., succeeding New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez will be vice chair of the organization, the group also announced...

During a recent discussion by Shelbyville's city council on a proposed industrial park, councilman Henry Feldhaus had questions about paying for it with a proposed bond issue. Feldhaus had asked city manager Jay Johnson to clarify his proposal to pay for the park with a bond issue, telling Johnson that the expense of a bond issue was way too costly for a project of less than $1 million...

John Gordon of Wiser Engineering explained to the Shelbyville City Council Monday what improvements for the public square are planned if the city receives a $950,000 transportation grant. The city's portion of the grant would be five percent of the possible project cost. It would be included in the 2016 budget if the grant is awarded. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

Zander & Malek Johnson take a break with cousins Cameron Grogan and Billy Joe Brown after practicing basketball at the Rec center.

Rex Northcutt receives a Paul Harris Fellow +2 Pin from foundation chairwoman Barbara Blanton. Northcutt joined the Rotary Club in April 1986 and has served as a member for over 28 years. He served as president of the Rotary Club of Shelbyville from 1996-1997, during the 75th anniversary. (Submitted photo)

Eva Lois Richardson Edwards, 89, of Belfast died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 in NHC Oakwood Healthcare. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at East Commerce Baptist Church in Lewisburg. Burial will follow at Head Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday and beginning at noon Saturday at the church. London Funeral Home of Lewisburg is handling arrangements.

A partial marijuana cigarette was found in the ash tray of a pickup truck stopped Friday on North Thompson Street, police said. Joey Lee Miles, 32, of Central Avenue was pulled over by officer Michael Taylor due to alleged reckless driving, including squealing the truck's tires...

Two Bedford countians were among those honored at Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee's annual Impact Luncheon on Friday. Eleven employees and Goodwill Career Solutions clients, three employer partners and a community partner were recognized at the event, which was held at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville...

On Wednesday, Verizon Wireless will give ertain smartphone and tablet data customers 1 gigabyte of free data at no extra cost, and is partnering with several other providers on additional promotions. The promotion is only for subscribers to the company's MORE Everything plan. In order to be eligible, customers must go to verizonwireless.com/connectionday and register for the promotion...

The Fly Arts Center hosted the Festival of Trees and Holiday Bazaar on Saturday. The decorated trees were judged in various categories--with the viewer favorite to be decided at a later date. This theme for this year's festival was "All I Want For Christmas Is..." Winners included:...