Stories from Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Law enforcement and judicial officials presented a plan to Bedford County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night for securing the Bedford County Courthouse by closing all four first-floor entrances to the public. Except for prisoners, entry to the courthouse would be through the basement, where a walk-through metal detector would be installed. ...

Looking for a way to entice your child to spend some time outdoors and learn about nature? There's a wonderful opportunity in the near future for just that. The Bedford County Longbeards, the local chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) will be holding their third annual JAKES Day event Saturday at Arrowhead Ranch. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and costs $10. Assistance is available for those unable to cover the registration...

Attention, all military personnel past and present: The Celebration wants to hear from you. The horse show is once again holding its Military Appreciation Night. This year's event is Friday, Sept. 4, said organizer Jeffrey McGee. The event is for all military personnel and veterans...

If you have an inkjet printer at home, you know that you have to be careful when buying them -- it pays to do a little investigating. Sometimes, you can get a printer very cheaply, only to discover that the ink cartridges used by that printer are quite expensive...

A man suspected of selling drugs allegedly tried to run over an officer attempting to arrest him. Agents of the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force confronted Bradley Keith Sanders, 22, of Myers Street at a Temple Ford Road home late last week, Assistant Director Tim Miller said...

An injured hiker was airlifted from a remote area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by the Tennessee Highway Patrol last weekend. Joey Watson, 20, a college student from Eldorado, Illinois, slipped while hiking trails. Medics from the National Park Service reached Watson but determined he was injured too seriously to hike out on his own. They stayed with him until the THP's aviation division and special operations troopers could reach the area...

Hot diggity, dog diggity, Shelbyville is getting a hot dog restaurant. It's not just any type of hot dog, either. Lou Calderone is opening Calderone's Chicago Hot Dogs at 413 Elm St., across the street from the old high school. That's right, The Windy City's style of making hot dogs is coming to The Pencil City. ...

Registration is open for the seventh annual 2015 Tennessee Business Tax Seminar Series presented by the Tennessee Department of Revenue and MTSU's Department of Accounting. The seminar will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the DoubleTree Hotel, 1850 Old Fort Parkway in Murfreesboro. It is designed to provide current, in-depth information on Tennessee tax issues to business owners, CPAs and other interested parties...

Manuel Moreno and Justin Nunley recently received additional certificates for completion of "Industry Applications of Advanced Math and Trigonomic Principles" at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Shelbyville. Moreno and Nunley, both welding students, volunteered to take the advanced math class after completing their regular math studies for the welding program...

Norma Branch, left, mother of Shonta' Whorley Lamb, presents the first Shonta' Whorley Lamb Softball Scholarship to Motlow freshman Jamaica Johnson. Lamb died Sept. 3, 2014 of colon cancer. The $500 scholarship is presented in her memory. "I am glad to carry on the memory of Shonta' through this scholarship," Johnson said. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

A large crowd of NASCAR fans gathered Wednesday in Tullahoma for the grand opening of Ollie's Bargain Outlet and a chance to meet reigning Sprint Cup Champion Kevin Harvick, who was on hand for the grand opening. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

Jax Radio was chosen as the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce member of the month for April. Keith Cook and Rusty Reed are shown with Chamber CEO Allen Pitner. (Submitted photo)

Hershel Thrasher, executive director of the Shelbyville Housing Authority, spoke to the Shelbyville Lions Club last week. Thrasher discussed changes at the housing authority and the housing units it manages. He said Shelbyville Police Department has been instrumental in helping to eliminate drug dealers from the housing developments. New units for senior citizens will be build at the South Brittain Street property in the near future. From left are club president Bill Dearing, program chair Peggy Bush and Thrasher. (Submitted photo)

Shelbyville Central claimed a District 8-AAA win over Lincoln County along with a victory over Cascade in a tri-match on Tuesday afternoon at River Bend Country Club. The Golden Eagles carded a team score of 188 followed by Lincoln County's 192 and Cascade's 226...