Stories from Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Robert Bruce Durbin, 69, of Mt. Dora, Florida, formerly of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 at his home. Per his wishes, he was cremated and will be buried with his parents at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Friends and family are invited to River Bend Country Club at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2 to remember his life and share memories.

Joseph Francis Van Hise of Shelbyville died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m.

Introducing the (potential) future Cascade High School. The Bedford County Board of Education viewed architectural renderings of the proposed building during its monthly meeting Monday. The board also discussed plans to meet with the Bedford County Commission...

The opening of a new Corrections Corporation of America-operated state prison in Trousdale County will result in most or all of the state felons being taken out of Bedford County Jail, at least for the time being -- but even without the state felons, the jail is still overcrowded...

Kindergarten students at Thomas Magnet School laugh at a song sung by Carl Keating, music teacher at the school, during their Related Art class. (T-G Photos by Jim Davis)

Three people were allegedly assaulted by a man who broke into an Anthony Lane home Sunday morning. Justin Thomas Grisham, 18, of Deery Street attempted to fight off officers when arrested a few moments later as he walked along East Depot Street, police said...

About one-third of the state's public library board members have already signed up for a certification program created by the Tennessee State Library and Archives within the first six months of the program's existence. The Tennessee Trustee Certification Program was launched July 1, 2015 to serve these volunteer board members (called trustees in state law). ...

The Walmart Foundation opened the application period for its State Giving Program funding cycle Monday welcoming Tennessee nonprofits with programs that focus on hunger relief, healthy eating or career opportunity to apply for funding. The deadline to submit grant requests is Jan 29...

Connecticut-based Wayback Burgers has more than 100 locations nationwide and in foreign countries, but its new Shelbyville restaurant will be only its second in Tennessee. The company has announced that it will open a restaurant inside the Walmart Supercenter on North Main Street. It will bring "nearly 10" new jobs to the local economy, according to a news release, and will be owned by franchisee Omar Salim. The company only says the restaurant will open in "early 2016."...

A large number of veterans heard retired Navy captain Brent Canady speak at the January meeting of Vietnam Era Veterans. Canady, a Shelbyville native now employed by a local bank, spent 33 years in the Navy. He graduated from Shelbyville Central High, the U.S. ...

You've been itching for a promotion at work, itching so badly it's all you can think about while you're spending a third or more of your day there. But have you ever asked yourself why you want a promotion? Have you defined the word "promotion" for your purposes?...

Stu Sjouwerman of the web security company KnowBe4 (knowbe4.com) has posted in the firm's e-mail newsletter about a potential security threat to owners of Dell PCs. Apparently, scammers have somehow gotten access to service information about Dell PCs and are calling computer owners and asking for remote access so that they can fix a problem with the PC. ...

After falling behind visiting Page 8-0 at one point in the first quarter, the Cascade Lady Champions (2-14, 2-3 12-AA) were able to battle back in the second quarter and ultimately fend off the Lady Patriots on Tuesday night for a 37-32 district 12-AA win...

District play hasn't been kind to the Cascade Champions. After a 12-0 run to start the season, Cascade (13-3, 2-3 12-AA) has dropped three of its last four games, most recently falling to Page on Tuesday night, 72-64. From the early get-go, the game evolved into a physical, no-holds barred style of play that impacted the teams on both ends of the floor...

"This loss hurts, but we've got to find a way to bounce back," Central coach Stan Eggleston said. "We didn't move the ball around very well on offense and they did a good job of taking advantage of our lack of size." After trailing 12-11 at the end of the first quarter, Shelbyville Central took a 20-17 lead at the half before the Falcons evened the score at 32-all after three periods...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes let one slip away in a 58-55 loss to host Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA contest on Tuesday evening. "We just couldn't find a way to get the win and that's disappointing," Central coach Kevin Thomas said. "We knew coming in that this game was for second place in the district standings...

COLUMBIA -- A night after a heart-breaking 65-61 loss to Community, the Webb School unloaded on Zion Christian thanks to a 31-point second-quarter effort on Tuesday night. Webb coasted off the momentum to a 76-57 victory. For the second-straight night, Robert Windham scored 30 or more points, leading the Feet to the win...