Stories from Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Alfred Harbolic, 67, died Monday, Oct. 12, 2015 at his home. A gathering of family and friends was held Thursday, Oct. 15 at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

William Dave Grant, 63, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Randall Harmon officiating. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m.

Matthew Jeffery Jennings, 53, of Chapel Hill died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Chapel Hill is handling arrangements.

The teaching of Islam has been a hot button topic lately in Tennessee -- and nationally -- and is involved in an expedited review of state school standards. The increased scrutiny has sped up the state's review of Social Studies standards, with some critics calling the coursework "indoctrination."...

The second suspect in the September shooting death of a Shelbyville woman was captured late Sunday night. Earl Antonio Taylor, 30, of Winchester was arrested at the Scottish Inn in Manchester, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. Taylor surrendered to TBI special agents and Manchester police without incident. He was being held at Coffee County Jail and will be transferred to Bedford County, the TBI said...

Burglaries have occurred at two homes in Bedford County, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said. A computer and monitor, Xbox 1 and Smith & Wesson knives were stolen from a Parsons Road home during the day Friday. Guns were stolen from the home a few weeks earlier and, this time, it appeared those rooms and others were "gone through" as well as all the outbuildings, deputy Clyde Boyce's report said...

A truck pulling a load of hay makes the curve on Potts Road at a slow speed. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

Shelbyville Central standout senior quarterback Mason Cunningham verbally committed to Tennessee Tech University on Sunday evening. Cunningham, a dual-threat quarterback, was being recruited by a number of schools and has been an active participate of summer camps the past couple of years...

Learning Way Elementary fifth graders saw a presentation from the Educational Touring Theatre. Professional actor Neil Spencer presented "The Energy Detective: The Case of Energy Efficiency and the Environment." The program was sponsored by Duck River Electric Membership Corp. Neil Spencer played the part of Detective Jimmy Ruff. Several students and teachers were asked to join in the presentation...

UNIONVILLE -- Coach Chris Brothers and the Community Viqueens (5-4-3) have had a plan all season long--get to the District 9A/AA tournament game, win the first tournament championship in school history, and host the first-round of the region. They inched a little closer to hitting that mark with a 7-0 shutout win over Cheatham County on Monday night in the District 9A/AA tournament opener...

Harris Middle School jumped out to a big lead but had to hold on at the end to claim a 26-22 win over visiting Coffee County in the first-ever Central Tennessee Conference Championship playoff game on Saturday at SCHS's Eagle Stadium. Harris, Coffee County and Franklin County North each finished with one conference loss and tied atop the standings...

Shelbyville Central stated the postseason off on a good note with a 11-1 victory over visiting Lawrence County in the opening round of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The win sets up a home match with rival Tullahoma in the semifinals tonight at 6...

Jack Daniel Distillery is one of three Tennessee firms that were recipients of the Governor's Award for Trade Excellence (GATE), it has been announced. The GATE Award honors small, medium and large sized companies that have achieved excellence in engaging in global trade...

Veterans and others listened while U. S. Army veteran Dave Plumley spoke about his time in Vietnam at the October meeting of the Vietnam Era Veterans Other Vietnam War veterans added to Plumley's comments. Plumley is a member of the group. The next event of the Vietnam Era Veterans will be Thursday, November 12. For more info on Vietnam Era Veterans call Tom Taylor at 931-684-2557...

These dogs round up cattle during the Southeastern Michigan Australian Shepherd Association Celebration Stockdog Pre-Trial on Monday. The event is one of many being held through Saturday at the Celebration grounds by the Australian Shepherd Club of America's National Specialty Show. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)