Stories from Wednesday, April 20, 2016

When Lonestar's country music video "Never Enders" comes out next Friday, one of the locations may look familiar. The country music band transformed Shelbyville Municipal Airport's runway into a set Tuesday evening to film their latest video, which is due to release on Friday, April 29, said the video's director, Jacob Moyer of production company Luminary Creative...

William Preston "Goose" Featherstone Jr., 89, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Ryan Lawell officiating. Burial will follow in Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Even though the Bedford County Board of Education does not have the funds to build a new Cascade High School, it is moving forward with plans to spend the money. County architect John Davis told the board Tuesday that the county finance committee asked for a 28-month schedule for designing and building the proposed school with an opening date of August 2018...

The Leadership Bedford Youth Class is treating special youths to a day filled with fun festivities. The free "Carnival For Care" will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shelbyville Central High School's football field. The event is designed to enable youths with special needs and their families to participate in fun activities. Everyone is welcome. There will be games, face painting, snow cones, music and more...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee, meeting Tuesday night, recommended a zoning change from A-1 (agriculture) to C-2 (commercial) for a site at 2423 U.S. 41A southeast of Shelbyville. The site already houses a commercial business which dates back to before county zoning was enacted, and which therefore has been protected by a "grandfather clause." The current business includes commercial fencing, nursery sales, building construction and auto auctions...

The Cascade Champions have had a string of rotten luck over the past few weeks. On Tuesday night, the Champs (11-13, 2-6 12-AA) finally got a few breaks to go their way and Cascade was able to earn a split with Giles County, defeating the Bobcats, 7-3...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Viqueens continued their bid as one of the top teams in the district on Tuesday night. With plenty of offense, the Viqueens (11-4, 5-1 9-A) hammered out 11 hits and picked up a huge 15-4 win over visiting Eagleville. For the first two innings, the game evolved into a shootout, with Eagleville plating two in each of the first two innings...

UNIONVILLE -- All nine Community Viking starters reached base, with seven players getting hits as the Vikings used a six-run third inning to defeat the Eagleville Eagles 10-7 in a District 9-A contest Tuesday night. The win gives the Vikings a split in the two-game district series against the Eagles...

A Texas mother's love for her family and her faith in God are told in the critically acclaimed family-friendly movie "Miracles From Heaven." The movie is based on a memoir of the same name written by Christy Beam. The true story revolves around Beam's daughter Anna, who has a rare, incurable disease that left her unable to digest food. Beam lives near Burleson, Texas, with husband Kevin and their daughters Abby, Annabel (Anna) and Adelynn...

Erran Persley of Murfreesboro, a candidate for the 4th District U.S. House seat in the August Republican primary, has been selected to join the "Strike Force" Campaign Team for presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz. Persley will be part of the "Strike Force" team traveling to Indiana, the next big battleground state with 57 delegates up for grabs...

A man smashed the windshield of a girlfriend's car with a child's scooter, threw her clothes out of their Candy Lane home and poured bleach on them in a rage Monday because he missed work after she allegedly turned his alarm off, Shelbyville police said...

WINCHESTER -- Shelbyville Central senior left-hander Trevor Sanders continued to dominate on the mound in the Golden Eagles 1-0 win over Franklin County in a District 8-AAA matchup on Tuesday evening. Sanders was in total control on the hill, scattering three hits, all singles, while fanning nine with only one walk...

Shelbyville Central's slide continued after the Eaglettes fell 7-3 to visiting Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA matchup on Tuesday evening. The Lady Falcons collected 15 hits, including five for extra bases. Cailey Alverson went 4-for-4, including a double, to pace Lincoln County. ...

NASHVILLE -- Like much of the 2016 opposition, the CPA Lady Lions couldn't touch Lady Champion pitcher Brooke Sudduth on Tuesday night. The freshman hurler pitched a complete game, without allowing a single hit, in Cascade's 7-1 win over the Lady Lions...

In a battle of two undefeated teams in District 8-AAA coming in, Shelbyville Central took sole possession of first place in the district with a 1-0 victory over Coffee County on Tuesday night. Senior Ismael Herandez scored the only goal of the game on a shot outside the box at the 31:35 mark of the first half...

The Cascade soccer team defeated Spring Hill on Tuesday evening, earning its first district win of the season with a 2-0 victory over the Raiders. Freshman keeper Sander Lovvorn pitched a shutout in goal and was backed with a strong offensive effort...

Harris Middle School fell 7-0 to Warren County in the Central Tennessee Conference Tournament on Tuesday. Kailyn Farrell and Madison Madden each singled for the Eaglettes. Hannah Burks took the loss in the circle. Harris returns to action this evening at 7...