Stories from Tuesday, October 6, 2015

On Sept. 14, the Bedford County FFA chapter traveled to Nashville to the Tennessee State Fair to compete in FFA events. Senior member Eric Womble competed in the Tennessee State FFA Dairy Handling CDE and won second place in the state of Tennessee (he is considered the runner-up)...

American Indian artifacts were stolen between Thursday and Saturday from a home on Liberty Pike, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said. The theft was discovered when a box still containing some of the items was found in the driveway. Approximately $5,000 to $10,000 of items are missing...

Ethel Majors, 55, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 at Willows of Winchester Health & Rehab Center. Arrangements will be announced by Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

To say that Monday evening was an exciting night for the Shelbyville Central volleyball team would be a huge understatement. The Goldem Eaglettes won their first-ever match against a district opponent in the District 8-AAA Tournament. The Eaglettes claimed a 3-0 win over host Franklin County to advance in the tournament...

BURNS -- Cascade senior Tyler Huff will make a third straight appearance at the TSSAA Class A/AA golf tournament next week. Huff punched his ticket to the final round of his senior season on Monday in the Region 6 A/AA golf tournament at Montgomery Bell...

MANCHESTER -- Eli Freeman had a strong showing in the TSSAA Division II-A state golf tournament on Monday afternoon at WillowBrook Golf Course. Freeman carded a 79 and sits 13th overall in the standings at the halfway point of the tournament. After back-to-back bogeys on holes five and six, he was able to rebound with three-straight pars and made the turn with a plus-3 39...

Only four people were indicted this month by the Bedford County grand jury. They were: Octavio Calavio Cisneros, 56, meth, manufacture, delivery, sale, possession. (six counts), drug paraphernalia. Steven William Davis, 67, rape. Charlie Darnelll Johnson, 52, habitual traffic offender...

City employees kicked off October by sporting Shelbyville Fire Department Breast Cancer Awareness Month t-shirts. Front row, adminstrative assistant Anna Mai, HR director Dawn Holley, city recorder Shanna Boyette, Ari Dykes and city treasurer Jamey Owen; back, SFD administrative chief Terry Vinson, Fire Marshal Jason Richardson and Tammy Lynch. Shirts can be purchased through the fire department. (City of Shelbyville photo)

The Adult Abuse Coalition of South Central Tennessee is sponsoring its 12th annual campaign to educate Tennesseans about fraud and financial abuse of seniors and disabled adults. As part of the month's activities, a program will be presented 10 a.m. Thursday at Shelbyville & Bedford County Senior Citizens Center on J.G. Helton Drive. The program is open to all interested citizens...

Shelbyville officials opened bids Monday for loans to buy 86 acres of land for the new city-county Commerce Business Park, with a local bank having the lowest interest rate. Invitations for bids were sent through Raymond James, the city's financial advisor. Responses were received from First Community Bank of Bedford County, which offered the lowest interest rate of 3.225529 percent, and First Tennessee Bank...

Larry Derryberry helps himself to some sauce at the annual Firehouse Barbecue, held Monday at the Tennessee Fire Service and Code Enforcement Academy. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

An online intruder convinced a Bedford County woman to pay $214 for unneeded computer repairs by a self-proclaimed hacker last week. The woman said a message popped onto her computer saying it was at risk, according to a Bedford County Sheriff's Office report...