Stories from Wednesday, August 24, 2016

More than 250 Duck River Electric Membership Corporation members, employees and guests gathered for the 2016 Annual Meeting and 80th anniversary observance Saturday at Tennessee Farm Bureau headquarters in Columbia. Five unopposed incumbent directors were re-elected to new terms, and board officers were named in the reorganizational session following the meeting...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eagles rolled past Lewisburg Middle School 46-14 in a nonconference matchup on the road on Tuesday evening. The Eagles (2-0) scored early and often, including on the second play of the game when quarterback Malik Lottie raced 43 yards to the end zone. He also rushed for the two-point conversion at the 8-0 lead...

Makayla Batts turned in an outstanding performance, serving seven aces in the third set for Shelbyville Central. The Golden Eaglettes fell 12-25, 19-25, 25-5 and 20-25 to visiting Franklin County in a District 8AAA matchup on Tuesday evening. The Eaglette junior varsity claimed a 20-25, 25-21 and 15-10 victory. (T-G Photo by Gary Johnson)

Bedford County residents who work or shop in Murfreesboro are advised that Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews plan to shift traffic at the intersection of SR 10/96 (Old Fort Parkway /Memorial Boulevard) and SR 1 (Broad Street) this week for the ongoing Bridge Over Broad interchange project...

Every child deserves the opportunity to excel in the classroom, and clear vision empowers students to perform up to twice as well in school, according to research from the Rural Education Action Program. In fact, experts at The Vision Council confirm that 80 percent of children's learning occurs through visual processing...

From the Great Tennessee Flood of 2010 to the many localized disasters since, Tennesseans are very familiar with the great amount of effort needed to help communities and citizens recover from disasters. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) is providing guidance and resources on how Tennesseans can provide the most meaningful assistance to those recovering from the severe flooding in Louisiana...

SHIP/SMP, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, provides free, unbiased information to people on Medicare and their families. Part of that help is screening people to see if they qualify for the "extra help" program with their prescription drug costs. ...

Shelbyville Central got off to a strong start in district play on Tuesday evening, blanking visiting Lawrence County 6-0. It was a slow grind to start the match, with just a pair of goals in the first half, but a flurry of offense padded the scoreboard in the second half...

To simply call Dave Richardson Jr.'s new book, "Transparent," an apologetics book would be an easy way to ignore what is underneath the surface of its powerful new look at why you believe the way you do. Everyone makes assumptions. "Those assumptions are the things that drive us and control us every day," Richardson told me. "It's like an autopilot in our head."...

Various companies are working towards the goal of self-driving cars, and Ford announced last week it hopes to have completely driverless vehicles on the road by 2021. It's going to be an interesting decade. Some 20 or 30 years ago, the thought was that if we were ever to have self-driving cars, it would require expensive changes to roadways -- implanting special transmitters or electronics under the pavement which would talk back and forth to vehicles. ...

The Community High School golf teams were in prime form on Tuesday afternoon at River Bend Country Club. The Vikings claimed a win in a tri-match against Cascade and the Webb School, finishing with a team score of 188. Webb and Cascade both finished the round tied with a 213...

Bedford County government will move its banking business from FirstBank to Pinnacle Financial Partners after taking bids on its business, Finance Director Robert Daniel told members of Bedford County Financial Management Committee on Tuesday night. "This is a very complex bid that we do every three to four years," said Daniel. ...

Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced Tuesday that newly released data from ACT show that nearly 1,300 more Tennessee public school students became eligible for the HOPE scholarship in 2016 by achieving composite scores of 21 or higher. ...

As part of its larger Welcome Week activities for all students, the Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville will hold a special celebration called "My Future's So Bright" to welcome new and returning Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect students to campus at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 19...

Margaret Petty poses with the latest display at the entrance of the Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library. She said the library has created a horse-themed display for at least 20 years during The Celebration. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

This feeder is outside our window and there are two Hummingbirds who feed on it. This one chases the other away and has staked his claim to the feeder. He even sets up in a tree watching the feeder to make sure the other one does not get to feed from it...

Jakie Louis Carter, 59, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Funeral services will be held Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Carney officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m.