Stories from Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Charles Edward Coffey, 81, of Shelbyville died Monday, August 24, 2015. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church with the Rev. Tom Henry officiating. A private, family-only entombment will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday and beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

Nancy Smith, 72, of Shelbyville died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Frances Ann Clanton, 72, of Shelbyville died Monday, August 24, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thurday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.

A state of emergency was declared Monday by Shelbyville's city council after another portion of the city's underground flood control flume collapsed Sunday morning. Over five inches of rain fell from Saturday evening until Sunday morning, according to public works director Mark Clanton, when flash flooding occurred during a downpour and water began to gush out of two holes that had been cut into an exposed portion of the flume under repair in Big Springs Shopping Center...

Tennessee Promise students began fall classes around the state Monday, and Motlow State Community College has more than 1,300 freshmen benefitting from the program's free tuition. "I think we have a larger number of students this year because of the Tennessee Promise," said Jim Myers, executive director of financial aid...

The Cascade Middle Lady Champions just had too much offensive firepower for Liberty. Cascade scored a whopping eight first-half goals and cruised to a 9-0 shut out win against its cross-county rivals on Monday evening. The Lady Champions were spurred on by Kailey Snell, who found the back of the net five times in the victory...

Emergency personnel look over an SUV driven by Traci Davis, 61, of Pass Road after cutting the roof to remove her from her wrecked SUV Monday afternoon on Warners Bridge Road. Davis was driving toward Shelbyville when she lost control and ran across the road, striking a tree, State Trooper Chad McAnally said. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Marijuana was confiscated from a vehicle after the driver was arrested for DUI early Sunday, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said. Deputy Dillon Lipinski found Anthony Marcus McCoullough, 43, of Railroad Avenue, passed out in his vehicle in the middle of Highway 64 West near Whitaker Road at 12:48 a.m...

Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini today encouraged producers to examine the available U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop risk protection options, including federal crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage, before the sales deadline for fall crops...

The Community Viqueens fell in four sets to the visiting MTCS Lady Cougars on Monday evening. Though MTCS claimed the 3-1 match victory, the Viqueens didn't make it easy for the visitors. MTCS escaped the first set with a 25-19 win. Community evened the match, picking up a 25-21 Set 2 win...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eaglette volleyball team claimed a 2-0 over visiting Community on Monday afternoon. The Eaglettes won the first set 25-14 and 25-23. Azaria Porter had eight completed serves and three aces, Hannah Burks followed with seven completed serves and two aces while Lexie Taylor added six completed serves and five aces...

PULASKI -- The Community High School Viqueen soccer squad dropped a tough, 2-1 loss at Giles County on Monday night. The two squads battled to a scoreless draw after one half of play. Though neither team found offensive success in the first half, the Lady Bobcats found the back of the net twice in the first 15 minutes of the second half...