Stories from Thursday, July 7, 2016

The International Chili Society Tennessee State Championship chili cookoff will be held Friday on the Shelbyville square. During the day on Saturday, the Southern Summer Chili Day ICS cookoff will be held, along with the First Square Fair. First Square Fair events include:...

A man allegedly drove away without paying for $50 worth of gasoline at Bedford Market, Highway 64 West, Tuesday morning. Lewisburg police arrested Alonso Joaquin Gonzalez, 39, of Shelbyville after spotting his vehicle, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said...

William Davis captured these photos of farmland underneath and at the end of the rainbow that appeared in the county after Tuesday's showers.

The Shelbyville City Council's agenda at next Thursday's meeting will include a motion to formally acknowledge a contract with Ragan-Smith for design services at the business/industrial park on Frank Martin Road near U.S. Highway 231 North. The city has $300,000 invested in the industrial park and serves as the administrator for the project's grants, City Manager Jay Johnson said during a study session Tuesday. ...

James Farrar (left) checks progress of demolition work to the rear of his building on Lane Parkway. He said Wednesday his crews have finished demolishing their share of the concrete slab and what remains is the city's responsibility. The wood wall will be the new rear wall of the building once work is finished in about two weeks. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

The Tennessee Department of Education selected a new vendor Wednesday to move forward with student assessments after the TNReady exam turned out to be anything but. The department announced Wednesday that it has selected Questar, a national company that specializes in assessments, to run the year-end tests...

Donna Jeane Brown, 81, of Golden Valley, Arizona died Friday, June 24, 2016 at her home. A Celebration of Life service will be held from 4-6 p.m. Saturday at Southside Baptist Church in Shelbyville.

Jacquelyne Davis Teague, 63, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Vanderbilt Medical Center after an extended illness. Per her request, she will be cremated. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is handling arrangements.