Stories from Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The parent companies of two of Shelbyville's major employers are combining in a $13.2 billion deal. Newell Rubbermaid, which operates packaging and distribution centers on Railroad Avenue, is buying Jarden Corp. It was only two months ago that Jarden reached an agreement to buy Jostens, which has a plant on Union Street. The sale of Jostens to Jarden closed in November...

TULLAHOMA -- Cancer seems like a never-ending threat, but advances have been made -- and the key is research, American Cancer Society Relay For Life volunteers were told during a training session Thursday night. "Almost every single thing we have discovered about cancer, the American Cancer Society has had its hands on," said Amy McCollum of the American Cancer Society...

Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its four annual awards recognizing service to the community. The Deery Eakin Volunteer of the Year Award, the Outstanding Leadership Award, the Special Services Award and the Franklin Yates Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented during the annual membership luncheon and awards banquet on Feb. 9 at the Blue Ribbon Circle...

Crowds fill Calsonic Arena for the first Celebration Christmas on Saturday night. See more photos at http://www.t-g.com/gallery/cel2015 (T-G Photo by David Melson)

CHAPEL HILL -- A second-quarter drop off on Monday night couldn't derail the Cascade Middle Champions' sights of a Duck River Valley World Tournament Championship run. Though the offense ground to a halt in the second quarter, the No. 1 seeded Champions rallied in the second half to down Fayetteville City 44-31...

CHAPEL HILL -- The Westwood Rockets kept it close, but the Liberty Patriots were able to secure another game and keep their season alive with a 39-29 win on Monday night in the Duck River Valley World Tournament. Early on, Liberty looked to be in total control of the game, posting a 10-0 advantage after the first quarter of play...

CHAPEL HILL -- A strong second-half effort wasn't enough to dig Cascade out of an early hole against No. 2 Forrest on Monday night. Though Cascade rallied for 22 in the second half, the Lady Rockets were able to hold on for a 34-26 win. The first half was anything but pretty for the Lady Champions on the offensive end of the floor...

The Shelbyville Central wrestling team improved to 5-3 on the year with a pair of wins over Franklin County and Boyd Buchanan. The Eagles posted a 66-18 win over Boyd Buchanan and a 69-12 win over Franklin County on Friday evening. The win over Boyd Buchanan avenges a 37-34 loss to the Buccaneers last year...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eagles jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 40-32 win over visiting Franklin County North in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Monday night. The Eagles took an early 9-0 lead on the way to a 13-6 advantage at the close of the opening period...

The first quarter proved to be the difference in Harris Middle School's Golden Eaglettes 32-21 loss to visiting Franklin County North on Monday evening in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup. The Eaglettes trailed 8-2 at the end of the first quarter, then outscored North 29-24 over the next three quarters...

A woman with 16 DUI convictions faces No. 17 after a head-on crash Friday afternoon on North Main Street. Dorothy Kaye Hanson, 59, of Unionville-Deason Road told officer Tory Moore her license had been suspended in 2010 following a DUI conviction. Hanson has also been convicted 15 times for driving on a suspended license and once for driving after being declared a habitual motor vehicle offender, police said...

The Bedford County Farm Bureau Women are placing flags in nearly 200 classrooms where teachers don't have a flag. Pictured are, Liberty School SRO Brian Farris, Diane Neeley, Farm Bureau Women member (and school board member), and assistant principal Amy McCullough. Neeley delivered the flags for Liberty School. (Submitted photo)

The Cascade High School FFA chapter was recognized in the 2015 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization. The program recognizes outstanding FFA chapters from throughout the country that successfully completed an annual set of required activities that encourage members to grow as individuals, work as a team and serve others in their communities...

The holiday season often brings with it a flurry of activity. Once we get wrapped up in tree and cookie decorating, parties and pageants, neighborhood caroling or committing to various gift exchanges and events, we're suddenly busier now than in everyday life...

The next enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) began last week and continues through Feb. 26, 2016. December 2015 also marks the 30th anniversary of CRP, a federally funded program that assists agricultural producers with the cost of restoring, enhancing and protecting certain grasses, shrubs and trees to improve water quality, prevent soil erosion and reduce loss of wildlife habitat...

Randy Carroll was the December speaker for the Vietnam Era Veterans. Carroll, of Shelbyville, told of his time spent in the U.S. Navy aboard and aircraft carrier as an aviation specialist uring the Vietnam years. He regularly attends the group's meetings...