Stories from Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Jerry Lee "Grizzly" Brothers, 57, of Bell Buckle died Sunday, February 28, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Randall Harmon officiating. Visitation will be held from noon-2 p.m. at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Bedford County voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed $50 wheel tax in Tuesday's general election, while supporting Tennessee winners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the Republican and Democratic presidential preference primaries. The wheel tax referendum asked voters to approve a $50 tax on motor vehicles. ...

An informal T-G poll of voters found most were opposed to the wheel tax and supported two particular Republican candidates for president. Cindy Sullivan said she already knew who she wanted to vote for. Her candidate was still in the running, she said, but "I'm not happy with who is ahead."...

A Shelbyville city council member asked for Shelbyville city manager Jay Johnson's resignation Tuesday night, Council member Sam Meek's request came at the end of the city council's routine study session, turning the forum into a charged atmosphere with one department head standing from the audience and debating a council member...

Members of Xi Alpha Zeta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held their February meeting at J. Jordan Boutique on the Shelbyville square with owner and sorority member Jennifer Jordan Thompson hostessing. Members and guests enjoyed a fashion show featuring the latest fashions from J. Jordan. Valentine's Day theme refreshments were served, provided by co-hostesses Mickey McLean and Donna Simmons...

Rocket Science, Outdoor Adventure, Pottery, Lego Robotics, Spheros, Calculator Science and Ecological Science are all part of The Webb School Day Camp slated for three weeks in June. A basketball skills camp and ACT and SAT prep courses, also in June, round out the 2016 Summer Program schedule...

SPRING HILL -- Just too much pressure. The Cascade Champions simply struggled to handle the Marshall County Tiger pressure in the fourth quarter and saw a 14-point lead devolve into a 65-62 loss in the Region 6-AA semifinals. "It's hard to accept it. We just couldn't handle their pressure. We had some bad passes and they scored off their turnovers--that was their key," said Champion coach Mike Edmondson...

McEWEN -- The Community Vikings could not recover from a cold-shooting first quarter as they fell behind early and lost to the Nashville Christian Eagles 61-52 in a Region 5A semifinal game Tuesday night. The Vikings concluded their season with a 15-16 record...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Vikings led for most of the game, but had to withstand a late East Robertson rally in defeating the Indians 57-48 in a Region 5A quarterfinal game Saturday night. "It's a high pressure game," Coach Robbie Davis of the Vikings said...