Stories from Tuesday, February 3, 2015

The Harris Middle School Eagles went toe-to-toe with the White County Warriors on Friday night in an electric CTC Finals showdown. The Eagles got off to a sluggish start, but came roaring back in the second half only to fall short in the closing seconds to lose 36-33...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eagles fell 41-35 to visiting Whitworth Buchanan in a TSMAA Sectional play-in game on Monday night. The Eagles blew a 10-point first half lead after hold a 14-7 advantage at the close of the first quarter with a 25-17 lead at t the intermission...

It was a battle of Harris Middle School's athleticism and Siegel's height and the Eaglettes won in the end with a 37-33 overtime victory over the visiting Lady Stars in a TSMAA Sectional play-in game on Monday night. The game was knotted at 31-all at the end of regulation...

A Black History Quiz Bowl will be held 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at Shelbyville Recreation Center. The contest will be based on teams of three people, and game play is inspired by the TV show "Jeopardy!" The cost to enter is $15 per team, and a study guide will be provided. The entry deadline is Feb. 15. For more information, call 684-7349 or 685-4456...

Donations have been received for the Argie Cooper Public Library Memorial Fund, Memorial Books and Building Fund in memory of John Woodard Adams by SCHS Class of '59; Wanda Agee by Bo and Rheaetta Wilson, Pat Hastings, Joyce Boggs, David, Chris, Beth and their Families; Sue Clift Arnold by SCHS Class of '59; ...

Meth and marijuana were found on a passenger in a car stopped because the driver was driving on Madison Street without headlights Sunday night, Shelbyville police said. An estimated 0.5 grams of meth and crystal meth, 0.6 grams of marijuana and three packets of suboxone -- a form of methadone -- without a prescription were found in the clothing of Timothy Lee Beal, 39, of Lynchburg by officer David Curley, according to a report...

A special judge has delayed accepting an plea agreement from the former director of the county's Emergency Communications District (ECD), who is accused of theft. Cathey D. Mathis was to stand trial Monday for theft of property over $10,000. However, senior judge and former Tennessee Attorney General Paul G. Summers said while there was no need for a jury trial and both sides had reached an agreement, one legal matter remained -- if Mathis qualified for judicial diversion...

"Hawaiians," nerds, country folks, roofers and more competed Saturday to see who knew the most during The Fly Arts Center's inaugural trivia contest. Many of the teams were themed with creative names and costumes. "We had a blast. We were totally happy with it," organizer Nancy June Brandon said...

Sitting in the foyer of Shelbyville Central High School waiting for his ride, Justin Toppi works with his smartphone as the morning sun streams through the window. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

Declaring an emergency, Shelbyville's city council approved a capital outlay note Monday to pay for repairs to the underground storm water flume. The council issued a $500,000 note to be repaid in five years, at 2.04 percent. During a routine inspection two weeks ago, public works director Mark Clanton and his staff discovered a buckled section that is not visible from the surface...

Mary Alcorn Clifford, 89, of Shelbyville died Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Jeff Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. Thursday.

The New England Patriots' Super Bowl win Sunday made Cindy Ray happy, but it was just icing on the cake after she won the Times-Gazette's Super Sunday Game Trivia contest. All winners were drawn from a pool of correct entries. "I was rooting for Tom Brady," said Ray, of Shelbyville, of the Patriots' star quarterback. "He reminds me of my son Jarrad Ray, he looks a lot like him and talks like him. I love to hear him talk. He and Peyton Manning are my favorite quarterbacks."...