Stories from Friday, March 11, 2016

Bentley Turner is ready for his very 1st practice.

Shelbyville still has a city manager. City councilman Sam Meek withdrew his request during Thursday night's council meeting to fire Jay Johnson. Meek had first mentioned asking Johnson to resign at the end of a council study session Tuesday of last week. A motion to fire Johnson had been placed on Thursday night's council agenda...

A Flat Creek woman has been accused of torching the Flat Creek property where she lived with her boyfriend. Katherine Danell Hoppes, 55, is charged with two counts of arson, Det. Lt. Jason Kennedy of the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said this morning...

Mike Harris of Dumpsters Unlimited places a tarp over junk that has been removed from inside and outside this yellow house on Belmont Avenue. John Stefanski (not pictured) of Global Homes in Murfreesboro said he has bought the house. Stefanski said he must clean out a large volume of junk before he can fully access the house to determine if he can renovate it. His preference, he said, would be to "beautify" the area. The house has been part of discussion by city officials recently about how to address the city's blighted properties. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

You can never predict what March weather will be like, but there's one thing you can count on -- March means it's time for the big NCAA men's basketball tournament, which means it's time for the Times-Gazette's annual Bracket Bucks contest. A local winner who does the best job picking tournament matchups will receive a 40-inch flat screen smart TV from Kincaid Service Company and will have their name inscribed on the permanent trophy. ...

An intoxicated driver allegedly resisted arrest after driving his truck into a pond late Wednesday night. Ronald James Archibald Jr., 35, of Petersburg ran through a fence and into the pond on U.S. 231 South just to the south of the New Center Church Road intersection about 10:45 p.m., the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said...

On Feb. 25, the Bedford County FFA of Shelbyville Central High School traveled to Cannon County High School and competed in the District Agriculture Mechanics Skills Competition. The team placed second by two points. Below are the results of the individuals, their areas and their placing:...

Csilla Muscan will testify and sing during morning worship Sunday at First Nazarene. Born to Hungarian parents in Romania, when it was under communist rule, Muscan felt like an outsider from a young age. She began singing in the church choir at age 6, finding music a way to connect. Her website is http://csillamuscan.net. (Submitted photo)