Stories from Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Paul Donnie Thompson, 71, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Friday and beginning at noon Saturday.

Robin Denise Scroggins, 47, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 at Heritage Medical Center after an extended illness. Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Kevin Warren officiating. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m.

Shelbyville's council signed off Tuesday night on a contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority for a grant to partially fund the new city-county Commerce Business Park. The agreement was executed for the $350,000 grant on behalf of the city of Shelbyville at a special called meeting. The city now must borrow the money for the land...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- Bedford County will be one of two counties in Tennessee involved in a national pilot program involving seat belt use statistics. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said fatal crashes have increased in Bedford and Hawkins counties due to lack of seat belt use...

Bedford County's jobless rate fell considerably in August -- dropping to 6.5 percent, according to preliminary figures released by the state. Labor force estimates for the Shelbyville/Bedford County micropolitan statistical area showed that 18,360 were working out of a labor force of 19,640, with an estimated 1,280 without a job...

Thirteen employers will be offering jobs Thursday at the fourth annual Paychecks for Patriots (P4P), a hiring event providing jobs to military veterans and their families. The regional event will be at the Tullahoma National Guard Armory, 1402 E. Carroll St...

A woman who was allegedly driving an assault suspect away from the scene was arrested on drug charges Monday, police said. Officers found a syringe containing oxycodone, along with a glass tube they say is "commonly used for smoking illegal drugs," in a vehicle driven by Chelsea Renee Young, 18, of Knob Creek Road. She was charged with possession of a schedule II drug and possession of drug paraphernalia and was being held on $17,500 bond Tuesday...

A Martin Methodist College drama professor has received a prestigious state theater award. David Wilkerson, assistant professor and program coordinator for dramatic arts at Martin Methodist, was presented with the 2015 First Night Star Award earlier this month at the First Night Honors Gala at Nashville's Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, according to a college press release. It's an award given to people in theatre who go above and beyond to make live theater in Tennessee more extraordinary...

Heritage Medical Center is welcoming Michael C. Good, M.D. to the medical staff and community. As a board-certified Obstetrics and Gynecology trained physician, Dr. Good brings his skill and experience as a gynecological physician and surgeon to Heritage's team...

Every year or two, going back to the days of fax or even snail mail, I write a column imploring people to check things out before passing them along. It never, ever does any good. And yet, I'm going to do it again. I'm stupid that way. On Monday, out of the blue, I started seeing two different -- but equally bogus -- memes about Facebook circulating on Facebook. ...

Middle Tennessee State University and the City of Murfreesboro recently received a Local Government Award for their economic development efforts from the Greater Nashville Regional Council. The council praised MTSU and the city for a century of partnership that has enhanced economic development locally and throughout the region...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Viqueens have played a lot of quality teams down to the wire over the past several weeks. Though competitive, the Purple and Gold has struggled to finish off wins. Community (4-3-3) was able to do just that on Tuesday night and give the seniors a 2-1 win over Marshall County (8-2) on senior night...

COLUMBIA -- Community hung tough, but couldn't overcome a talented Columbia Academy volleyball squad on Tuesday night and fell in straight sets. The Lady Bulldogs were able to escape the first two sets by a combined five points before finishing off the Viqueen with a nine-point Set 3 win...

The Harris Middle School Golden Eagles kept their win streak in order with a 32-22 win over Franklin County South in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on the road Tuesday. After three losses to start the season, the Eagles (4-3, 4-1 CTC) have won their last four games...

LAWRENCEBURG -- Cascade will be represented by three golfers in the upcoming region tournament, held at Montgomery Bell. In Monday's District 12 A/AA tournament, held at the Lawrenceburg Country Club, Cascade's Tyler Huff punched his ticket to the next round, finishing with a 73...