Stories from Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Bedford County Clerk Donna Thomas administers the oath of office Tuesday to Tammie Patterson just prior to the Board of Education meeting at Shelbyville Central High School. Patterson is the new school board member from District 1 (Cascade) and replaces the late Dixie Parker. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

Even though they'd already voted to do so during a special called meeting on Aug. 30, Bedford County Financial Management Committee voted again Tuesday night at their regular monthly meeting to recommend a $50 wheel tax which would be put before voters in March...

Bedford County Financial Management Committee voted Tuesday night to recommend the proposed courthouse security plan to the full county commission. The plan would hire two new deputies and one new corrections officer who would be assigned full-time to the courthouse. In addition, first-floor access to the courthouse would be closed to the public. The public would have to enter the building through the basement, where a walk-through metal detector would be operated...

Bedford County Clerk Donna Thomas said Tuesday she stopped performing civil marriage ceremonies all the way back in February -- simply because it was taking too much time and doesn't generate revenue for the county, not because of any reason related to this summer's Supreme Court decision...

Jeffrey Howard has been appointed to the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration board of directors. He fills the vacant spot of Jim Allison, who recently lost his battle with cancer. Howard, publisher of the Walking Horse Report, has been active in the Walking Horse industry since his return to Dabora, Inc. in 1999. He has been married to his wife Mindee for 15 years and they have two children, Jax, 8, and Blake, 5...

Shelbyville's city council met briefly Tuesday to move several items toward possible final passage. The special meeting was needed for second reading of an ordinance amending this fiscal year's budget to reflect a 16-cent property tax increase. Twelve cents are designated for flume repair debt and four cents will go into the emergency reserve account...

A man was robbed of more than $100 by three attackers as he walked along Belmont Avenue late Monday night, Shelbyville police said. The victim said three men jumped him from a dark area near Walnut Street and took his wallet containing $164. One of the men appeared to be carrying a handgun, which the victim thinks was used to strike him under the right eye. The victim was described as "bleeding heavily" by an arriving officer...

There's a message prospective Middle Tennessee State University students and their parents will be hearing during upcoming preview days, the nine-city True Blue Tour and other recruiting-related activities. MTSU admissions and academic staff will be informing them guaranteed scholarships will be available for freshmen who meet the requirements and apply by Dec. 1...

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, in partnership with local and state law enforcement agencies, announced this week the growing success of the permanent collection bins for Tennessee residents to properly dispose of used or unwanted medication. Today's announcement brings the total of 143 permanent collection bins statewide...

A Shelbyville resident has self-published a 24-page book, "When the Clock Strikes 12." The author, Angelia Nelson-James, lives in Shelbyville and is a native of Columbia. She shares her thoughts on faith and recounts some of her life experiences, including the turbulent relationship of the grandparents who helped raise her. Nelson-James also shares details of her marriage to a man who turned out to have a turbulent life but who gave his life to Jesus before he died of cancer...

South Central Human Resource Agency will start accepting applications for the 2016 Low Income Energy Assistance Program on Oct. 1. This program helps low-income households through direct payments to their energy provider. Households with total annual income below 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines may qualify. ...

My co-worker Jason has a birthday coming up, and he made a remark Tuesday morning about how the e-mail coupons were starting to roll in. Like me, Jason sometimes signs up for e-mail updates or what have you with various restaurant chains, and many of the chains that employ such programs will send you some sort of coupon to use around the time of your birthday. Some chains are more generous than others, but, hey, free is free, right?...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Wildlife Management Area units 1 & 2 first come, first serve 2015 deer permits will go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 8 a.m. Permits can be purchased at any TWRA license agent or through the internet at www.tnwildlife.org...

Pictured is Caitlyn Burdick, Dr. LeEllen Carter (principal) and Phil McCleod of Great American Opportunities. Each Thomas Magnet School student that had two or more sales for a fundraiser had the chance to win two tickets, dinner and a parking pass to the Taylor Swift concert this Friday. Caitlyn won the tickets. (Submitted photo)

It was a huge homecoming win for Harris Middle School. The Golden Eagles entered the game against previously unbeaten Franklin County North on a three-game win streak and they made it four in a row with a 24-14 victory in a huge Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Tuesday night...

The Webb School placed three members into the 80s on Tuesday afternoon at River Bend and claimed a team win in a tri-match against Cascade and Mt. Juliet Christian. Leading Webb to the 347 team score was Eli Freeman, who made the turn with an impressive 40, and followed with a 42...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Viqueens battled tooth and nail with the Class AAA Coffee County Lady Red Raiders, but could not push across the go-ahead goal as the Viqueens settled for a 1-1 tie in a soccer contest Tuesday night. The Lady Raiders went ahead 1-0 in the first half as Caitlyn Moore scored in front of the net with about seven minutes left...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglette soccer team fell 4-2 to visiting Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA match on Tuesday night. "Lincoln County is a quality team and we just didn't have our best performance," Central coach Neal Gordon said. "We struggled a bit with what we've done this year but we will get it worked out."...

COLUMBIA -- Shelbyville Central's volleyball team fell 3-0 to host Columbia in a District 8-AAA match on Tuesday evening. The Eaglettes fell 25-3, 25-10 and 25-13. The junior varsity lost a pair of 25-14 sets. Shelbyville Central returns to action on Thursday at Tullahoma...

Lionel Fulwood, 55, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Funeral services will be held at noon Thursday, September 24 at Sevier Street First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Family visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Nelson & Sons Chapel is handling arrangements.