Stories from Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Robert Langston, 56, of Shelbyville died Tuesday night, Dec. 15, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro. A celebration of life service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Randall Harmon officiating. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m.

A man charged in a wave of recent business burglaries escaped from Bedford County Jail on Tuesday night. Harley Caffee, 20, went through the jail's roof around 9 p.m., Sheriff Austin Swing said. "He went through a drywall ceiling, then through a fence," Swing said. "I'm not sure why they have a drywall ceiling in a jail."...

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a head-on crash on State Highway 64 just south of the State Highway 82 intersection near Beech Grove at mid-afternoon Tuesday. The injured person was airlifted to a Nashville hospital from the scene. As of early morning Wednesday the Tennessee Highway Patrol had not released additional details. Check here for updates. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

August marked the sixth anniversary of Shelbyville's magnet school, serving high-achieving students across Bedford County. The Thomas Magnet School building on Tate Avenue has a deep history in the county school system, serving in many capacities over the decades...

Bedford County Mayor Eugene Ray told the county Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee Tuesday night that he's trying to standardize county personnel policies and won't agree to let the county election office have a different vacation policy...

Jamie Calvert was a unanimous choice for the first district school board seat at Thursday's Bedford County Board of Commissioners meeting. Calvert fills the seat vacated after Tammie Patterson resigned after one month. It had previously been held by Dixie Parker for many years until Parker's passing...

"I'm sorry, I was late for work," a man allegedly said moments after he allegedly sped through an intersection without stopping, then drove through a ditch as a deputy approached Monday morning. Deputy Monte Moore said he watched James Ronald Haithcote, 19, of Deer Point Road drive through the intersection of Midland Road and Unionville-Deason Road without stopping as another vehicle legally drove through, "putting their lives in extreme danger."...

Nissan North America in Smyrna came calling recently along with industry partner Yates Services. They were courting MTSU students, who watched, listened to oral and PowerPoint presentations and later asked many questions. Some of the students even began the process of applying for part-time internships at Nissan, for jobs paying more than $15 an hour that may begin after Christmas...

For Nicole Cumberworth, new manager of the new Personal Finance Co, branch in Shelbyville, small-town friendliness stands out above all as she adjusts to her new job. 'New' and 'friendly' are the operative words for Cumberworth, an Indiana native who's just moved to Middle Tennessee...

Today is your last chance to cast a vote for a team which is attempting to create an app to help promote farmer's market programs. Whitney Danhof of the UT/TSU Extension office in Shelbyville is involved with the project. To cast your vote -- it costs you nothing, and you don't have to register -- go to bit.ly/1J7fRB6...

On Dec. 3, the Times-Gazette reported on Cascade Middle School student Tori Hull and her drive to collect Christmas toys for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Hull, 13, had set a goal of $2,000 worth of toys and monetary donations this year, which would have doubled last year's collection. Instead, she collected approximately $3,500, which filled two SUVs with one more box to be delivered, according to her mother, Vickie Hull. (Submitted photo)

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes played a little sweet revenge in a 67-49 win over visiting Lebanon on Ugly Christmas Sweater Night to extend their win streak to four games. The Eaglettes (5-4) fell 61-56 at Lebanon earlier in the season. Tuesday's game featured a total of 46 fouls and a combined 65 free throw attempts...

After a close first quarter, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles fell 56-35 to visiting Lebanon on Ugly Christmas Sweater night on Tuesday. The Eagles (3-6) only trailed 10-8 at the close of the first quarter but were outscored 17-6 in the second stanza to fall behind 27-14 at halftime...