Stories from Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Sarah Beatrice Thompson, 71, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Scott United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Public viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m. Friday at Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel and family visitation beginning at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the church.

The proposed new Shelbyville city charter will likely be little different from the current one -- with, possibly, one exception. A reworded section modifying distribution of funds from the hotel occupancy privilege tax was discussed at a Shelbyville City Council study session Tuesday night...

Shelbyville's damaged flume system will be repaired by the end of January -- weather permitting. That's the word from Public Works Director Mark Clanton, who detailed the tentative schedule to Shelbyville City Council members at a study session Tuesday night...

State Sen. Jim Tracy has filed legislation aimed at correcting what he says are serious problems within the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS). The bill would, among other things, force DHS to justify its continued existence to the legislature between now and July 2017...

Shelbyville Public Works will begin using yard signs to remind local residents when a holiday affects the schedule for garbage pickup, according to director Mark Clanton. The yard signs will be introduced later this month, just before the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday, Jan. 18. They'll be placed at the ends of streets and at subdivision entrances in the areas which normally receive Monday garbage pickup, reminding residents to put their trash out on Tuesday that week instead...

Crews were tearing down the old Daniel's Auto Repair building on Depot Street, separating scrap metal for recycling as they worked Monday afternoon. The building burned Dec. 20. From left are Darren Clement, David Reed and John Hays. Jimmy Anderton, not pictured, was operating the bulldozer. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham, Shelbyville's newest locally owned and operated hotel, announced last week that it has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award. Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. ...

More than 1,300 students were included on the Harding University dean's list for grades achieved during the fall 2015 semester. l Shelby Beckham of Rockvale, a middle level English, language arts and math education major l Macey Johnson of Rockvale, a early childhood education major...

Heart of the Home FCE Club met Jan. 4 at the UT/TSU Extension office. President Marie Spence called the meeting to order, with four members present. Brenda Joyce served as hostess and gave the devotion followed by prayer. Roll call was answered to the question, "What is your favorite snowy day activity?"...

SMYRNA -- In what looked to be an easy win early turned out to be a battle at the end in Shelbyville Central's 63-60 win over Smyrna. The Eaglettes (10-5) jumped out to a 21-7 lead at the end of the first quarter but were outscored 53-42 over the final three periods but found a way late in the game to claim the impressive victory on the road...

PULASKI -- The Cascade Champions hit the road on Tuesday night and traveled to Giles County for the first District 12-AA contest of the year. Ranked No. 3 in the Class AA state AP poll, the Champions (12-0, 1-0 12-AA) rolled past the Bobcats for a 65-41 win...

UNIONVILLE -- In a game that pitted two teams ranked in the top 10 of the state Tuesday night, the contest between the Community Viqueens and MTCS Lady Cougars lived up to its billing. In the end, the Viqueens would not allow a defeat on their home floor as they came from behind to beat the Lady Cougars 65-60 and solidify their lead in the District 9-A race...

SMYRNA -- Shelbyville Central pulled away in the fourth quarter to claim a 61-51 victory over host Smyrna on Tuesday night. The Golden Eagles (5-7) held a slim 16-15 lead at the end of the first quarter, posted a 32-31 advantage at the intermission and led 46-44 after three periods...

ANTIOCH -- For a half, the Webb School gave Ezell Harding everything it wanted, and then some. But after first half fraught with fireworks, the Ezell Harding began to pull away and coasted to the 70-50 win over the Feet. In the first half, Webb got solid production from Deion Nickson, who scored 12 of his team-high 14 points...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Vikings scored the first seven points of the game, but cold shooting after that hurt the cause as the MTCS Cougars beat the Vikings 54-49 in a District 9-A contest Tuesday night. The Vikings (6-10, 2-2 9A) used five points from Tyler Bushnell to take their early lead...

PULASKI -- It was another rough night for the Cascade Lady Champions in their 12-AA debut on Tuesday night at Giles County. After cutting the Lady Bobcat lead to just four points after three quarters, the offense ground to a halt and Giles County was able to pull away in the fourth quarter for the 36-21 win over the Lady Champions...