Stories from Thursday, October 22, 2015

William Frank Brown, 84, of Flat Creek died Thursday morning, Oct, 23, 2015 at his son's home after a short illness. Private services will be held at a later date. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

A special session of Shelbyville's city council has been set for next Tuesday to discuss plans for the future rehabilitation of the square. Several residents and downtown merchants said at a public hearing two weeks ago they want the existing brick pavers to remain on the sidewalks...

A sunny, yet cool morning, and a friendly canine was all it took to brighten the spirits of residents of the Christian Care Center of Bedford County on Wednesday. Bud, an extremely friendly yellow lab, and Shadow, a mixed breed dog, were brought by Shelbyville Animal Control director Randy McCullough to entertain the residents...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month; Bedford County Mayor Eugene Ray and Circuit Court Clerk Michelle Murray signed a proclamation on Wednesday, joined by representatives of Haven Of Home, the domestic violence shelter and agency serving Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore counties...

My experience in 4-H has been fowl; probably because I'm in the poultry project. I've done many things in 4-H involving poultry, the main one being the "chick chain." The chick chain is where you receive 18 baby chickens and raise them. Then when fair time comes around, you take six to the fair to have them judged and auctioned off to raise money for 4-H. ...

4-H is always a fun Place to be. Projects like the Beef, Goat Dog Shooting Sports And Honor Club are where you will see me. There were 9 beef heifers to break and show White Charolias, Black Anugus and a Speckled Commercial Heifer It's the smell of feed, cows, sawdust, sweet hay...

I had a fun time while I was in 4-H this year. While in 4-H, I did shooting sports. In this sport, you shoot BB guns from the stand, sit, kneel, and prone positions. After that, I did goat showing. In this showing competition, you show goats, any kind of goats. When I showed, I got first, third, and two seventh place ribbons. My goat's name was Champion, because I named her after my school. Being in 4-H has taught me many new things, but especially how to have fun...

For coach Jake Tyre and the Cascade Champions, the playoffs are here. With a potential playoff berth on the line, Cascade must win out and get a few chips to fall their way to claim the fourth playoff spot in Region 4-AA. Though nobody is looking past Westmoreland (4-4, 4-1 4-AA), Tyre says Friday night is a must-win for the Champions...

After setting a school record for most points in a game, the Community Vikings will be looking to set another record for most wins in a season as they face Watertown on senior night in a region matchup Friday. Coach Chris Grooms of the Vikings (4-4, 2-3 R4-AA) has plenty of weapons on offense after eight of his players put points on the board in their win last Friday night at Zion Christian...

The Fly Arts Center will host a "Blue Jean & Goblin Ball" on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 7-11 p.m. Wear your best jeans or come in your favorite costume and dance to the music of Primetime Band. Prizes will be awarded for best costume and best jeans. Tickets are $10 each at the door. To reserve a table, call 684-8359. If you have a party of eight or more, please call and reserve a table...

Lights! Camera! Action! I have not starred in any Hollywood productions, but my 4-H performing arts project is a lot of fun. For my project, I formed a project group called Dreamer Productions. In Dreamer Productions, my friends and I do many things. We have talent shows, fashion shows and dance competitions. I also create movies and plays for Dreamer Productions. We have singing and songwriting groups, premier parties, and regular hangouts...

Gay Mixon adjusts books that are for sale Wednesday at the Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library. The book sale runs through Saturday. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

Carl Holt Frost, 97, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, a Flat Creek native, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. Memorial services will be held in Flat Creek in June 2016.