Stories from Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Crime takes the seventh and sixth places in our countdown of the 10 biggest news stories of 2015 as voted on by a panel of Times-Gazette staff members. (29 points) Angela Kibble, the mother of murder suspect Michael Domonic Sales, was found dead Sept. 14 in her apartment on Belmont Avenue...

One way to ring in New Year's Day is to de-clutter your home. The week after Christmas is typically the busiest week of the year for Goodwill to receive donations for its stores, said Chris Fletcher, PR and communications manager for Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee...

An completely unexpected tornado touched down in a small area of northeastern Shelbyville early Christmas morning, according to the National Weather Service and Bedford County Emergency Management Agency. The twister, with a estimated peak wind speed of 90 mph, struck the Newell Rubbermaid distribution facility on Railroad Avenue and moved southeast over one of the Calsonic complex buildings before lifting yards from a residential area, the NWS said. ...

On Dec. 10, the board of commissioners of Bedford County Utility District closed on its recent bond sale. The bond sale was held via a competitive public offering on Nov. 9. The new Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015, refund the utility's Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2006, and were sold to FTN Financial Capital Markets at a true interest cost of 2.61 percent...

Three Moore County men have been charged with stealing several guns from a Normandy home in August. Andrew Day, 20, Matthew Day, 21, and Michael Holmes, 23, were arrested Monday, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office aid. The guns were stolen Aug, 5 from a home on Maple Street in Normandy. The men allegedly threw a rock through a window and removed a screen to gain entry...

John Thomas "Tom" Wright, 85, of Lewisburg died Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Judy Stevenson officiating. Burial will follow in Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday.

EAGLEVILLE -- The Cascade Champions just keep winning. In their first game of the Eagleville Christmas Classic on Monday night, the Champions unleashed their deadly 3-point shooting and coasted to a 74-36 win over the host school. Cascade scored 11 3-pointers in the blowout and was led by the efforts of junior Hayden Edmondson, who led all scorers with 20 points...

EAGLEVILLE -- The Cascade Lady Champions saw a slim, first-half lead slip away on Monday night in the Eagleville Christmas Classic. After posting an 18-14 lead, Eagleville rallied for 30 points in the second half to edge out the Lady Champs 44-34. Early on, Cascade did manage some success working the paint with solid production from Brooke Sudduth and Shaina Schneider...

LYNNVILLE -- Huge second and third quarters led the Community Vikings to a 72-47 victory over the Cornersville Bulldogs Monday night in the Richland Classic. After battling to a 13-13 tie in the first quarter, the Vikings got into a rhythm in the second quarter. Led by eight points from Darian Pride, Community outscored the Bulldogs 17-6 to take a 30-19 halftime lead...

J.J. Evans is running out of ships on his side of the board as another was sunk as he was playing the Battleship game at School Age Care Program at Learning Way Elementary School. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

A man who stole three tires and rims from a vehicle at a Longview Road repair shop last Wednesday morning narrowly got away after being caught trying to steal the remaining tire and rim. The shop owner fired two shots -- which missed -- at the tires of a truck occupied by the suspect and another man as they sped away, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said...

On Dec. 15, the Unionville FCE Club held a Christmas meeting, Treats & Fun. A short business meeting was conducted by Nell Holden presiding as president. Holden served as reporter. Jean Fausnaught gave devotion. Roll call and minutes of the last meeting were given. Martha Clark read the treasurer's and card report. A Christmas game was led by Holden...