Stories from Wednesday, December 2, 2015

A first half domination coupled with a strong finish was enough to give the Community Vikings a bounce back victory on Tuesday night at Hendersonville against Merrol Hyde. Nine Vikings scored in the 71-35 rout. Darian Pride dominated, leading all scorers with 21 points...

Patricia Boring, 78, of Bell Buckle died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Arrangements will be announced by Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

The Community Middle Vikings erased a five-point deficit in the fourth quarter, then proceeded to shut out the Eagleville Eagles in overtime to win 34-29 Tuesday. The Vikings had two three-point plays in the first quarter. Will Reed connected on a trey, then Alex Mitchell completed a conventional three-point play as the Vikings went up 6-5...

The Community Middle Viqueens used a balanced scoring attack in defeating the Eagleville Lady Eagles 37-21 Tuesday night. Kaitlin Leverette led the way with six first quarter points as Community ended the period ahead 8-5. Five Viqueens scored in the second quarter. Tatianna Eady connected on a three-pointer to put Community up 13-7 and Jesa Moore hit a trey just before the buzzer for a 20-8 lead...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes let a slim halftime lead slip away in a 59-44 loss at Stewarts Creek on Tuesday evening. After trailing 17-12 at the end of the opening frame, the Eaglettes (1-4) outscored Stewarts Creek 14-6 in the second stanza to hold a 26-23 advantage at the intermission...

It went down to the wire, but Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles claimed their first win, 63-62, in a thriller at Stewarts Creek on Tuesday night. Trailing 62-61, the Eagles (1-5) got the ball inside to Roger Pryor who scored with six seconds left...

The Cascade Lady Champions got just the start they needed in slowing down a powerful Moore County Raiderette team on Tuesday night. But eventually, the Raiderettes got the offense working and was able to overcome a strong defensive effort in the early goings against Cascade and claim a 50-33 win in Wartrace...

Make it six straight. The Cascade Champions picked up their sixth win of the young season on Tuesday night, knocking off the Moore County Raiders in convincing fashion, 71-54. Early on, the Champions dialed up the defensive pressure and created extra possessions off turnovers...

Shelbyville Central's wrestling team made a good showing despite a hard fought 48-34 loss to visiting Oakland on Tuesday night. "All things considered, it was a good match for us. Oakland has been building their program for some time; they have a good coaching staff and their kids wrestle with a lot of intensity and pride that comes from a school that is competitive at a high level in most every sport," Central coach Jacky Blosser said...

The legal doctrine of "fair use" is a tricky one. I, as an individual, can't simply retype a manuscript of John Grisham's latest book and sell it for money. That book is protected by copyright -- it belongs to Mr. Grisham and/or his publishers. We at the Times-Gazette are content creators, and while we love it when you link to our stories we don't like it when someone plagiarizes our copyrighted work for another website, broadcast or publication. ...

Merchant's Walk on North Main Street in Shelbyville, which houses Carolyn's, Lowery Jewelers, and the new restaurant Urban Plantation, will host its holiday open house Dec. 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. ... Christian Care Center of Bedford County, 835 Union St. ...

The thieves who entered several businesses on Madison Street and Anthony Road overnight Sunday now have a stolen stun gun. The device, and a small amount of change, were taken from Fast Track Auto, Madison Street, Shelbyville police said. An unsuccessful attempt was made to break into a safe and a cash box from another business was left behind, according to police. All keys to vehicles on the lot were thrown into a trash can...

Four Motlow State Community College student leaders gained first-hand knowledge of how state government operates by attending as delegates to the 46th General Assembly of the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature (TISL) at the State Capitol in Nashville, Nov. 12-15...

Motlow State Community College is addressing a data breach affecting its students -- but it wasn't the work of hackers. The college sent an e-mail Nov. 24 to its own faculty and staff. The e-mail included a spreadsheet which was supposed to be a simple list of names of students receiving Tennessee Promise scholarship benefits, so that the students could be reminded about their community service obligations...

Cloey Marston wasn't too happy about meeting Santa Claus. But Cloey's pained expression, and a creatively-framed photo with Santa waiting patiently in the background, eventually led to a happy Christmas for Cloey's family, as the winners of last year's Times-Gazette "Adorable Christmas Kids" photo contest...

The next step in fixing the issues with Shelbyville's flume will have to wait for rainwaters to diminish. Damage was discovered Monday morning after a new 36-inch storm water pipe that runs adjacent to the flume tube failed. That break allowed water to get into the open trench and then underneath the new flume tube...

Gloria Patricia Rinal, 78, of La Vergne died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna with James Broxton officiating. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m.

Eat breakfast with Santa and get a picture made on Saturday -- all while helping a good cause. The Center for Family Development will host Breakfast With Santa on Saturday from 9-11 a.m. The center's new location is at 1304 Madison St., in the building that was previously Gateway Church...

Linda Collins Hardison, 65, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Jeffrey Haynes officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday.