Stories from Wednesday, September 7, 2016

William "Bill" Parks of Shelbyville died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at his daughter's home after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

When you're homeless, sometimes the smallest things can make a big difference. That's the idea behind a recent project by the Four Corners Family and Community Education (FCE) Club, which donated personal cloth care caddies, cloth pouches filled with personal care items, to be distributed to the homeless through Bedford County Ministerial Association's Tuesday night soup kitchen...

A year older than the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, The Harris Family reunion will convene on Sept. 18. The family gets together to celebrate the family history of James Harris, who settled on the Duck River in 1807. In 1807, three families of Scotch-Irish settlers set out from Rowan County, North Carolina, bound for Bedford County, Tennessee. ...

Mark Clanton has announced his candidacy for a Ward 3 seat on Shelbyville City Council in the Nov. 8 general election. Clanton served as the city's public works director for 16 1/2 years. "During my tenure ... I gained an understanding for the complexities of City Government including its capabilities and limitations," said Clanton. ...

In a year when both party's major presidential candidates have strong disapproval ratings, most of the participants in a non-scientific poll at the Times-Gazette website, t-g.com, feel that the two-party system, as it exists now, is bad for America...

Two weeks ago, a very dear friend of mine, George Bass, passed away. George was the founder of a missions group called Mountain T.O.P. (Tennessee Outreach Project) which I served as a board member for a dozen years and in which I still participate as a volunteer sometimes during the summer. He was a remarkable, larger-than-life individual who meant a great deal to those of us who knew him and whose legacy includes many thousands of people touched by the ministry he and his family started...

A three-quarter-ton Chevrolet pickup taken from a Mullins Chapel Road home was found in Ballinger, Texas over the weekend. The driver was listed as Jeffrey Lee Snow, who the truck's owner said he is familiar with. Two flat-screen televisions, an XBox 4 and three Playstations are missing from the home as well...

Amidst increasing reports of the prevalence of malicious ransomware infecting unsuspecting computer users throughout North America, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance's (TDCI) Securities Division has issued an alert to raise awareness among investment adviser firms of this ever-growing cybersecurity threat...

Nakai Waynick, owner of Celebration Travel, credits the Middle Tennessee Business Network (MTBN) with providing her dozens of new clients. The network group meets every Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office. This Thursday, they are inviting non-members to a Chamber coffee to learn more about growing a business through personal contacts...

Shelbyville - Bedford County Chamber of Commerce will host a Business Bedford hot dog lunch from 11 a.m. until noon on Thursday, Sept. 15. The networking event provides a chance for business people to meet each other and swap business cards and contact information. The event is sponsored by the Chamber Ambassadors...

In a game that was played much closely than the final score indicated, the Cascade Lady Champions had a handful of defensive lapses that led to a 6-1 defeat by the Coffee County Lady Raiders. "We had a bunch of mental lapses, but as far as the actual play, we looked a whole lot better than the score looks," said coach Zack Spears...

Second half turnovers proved costly in Harris Middle School's 16-12 Central Tennessee Conference loss to visiting Warren County in a battle of unbeaten team coming in. "We played hard and I'm proud of the boys for that, but we have to have that same effort each day at practice to win these types of big games," Harris coach Patrick Hasty said...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Viqueens could not overcome the strong serving and consistent play of the Eagleville Lady Eagles as the Lady Eagles defeated the Viqueens 3-0 in the District 9-A volleyball opener Tuesday night. The Lady Eagles never trailed in set one in racing out to a quick 11-3 lead...

Enjoying Horse show break in FL Zander and Malek Johnson, Billy Brown and Thad Houston.

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglette volleyball team fell in straight sets to visiting Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA match on Tuesday evening. The Lady Falcons won by set scores of 25-6, 25-7 and 25-13 The Eaglette JV lost 25-9 and 25-11. Shelbyville Central plays at Coffee County on Thursday...

In an 18-hole showdown on Tuesday afternoon at River Bend Country Club, the Community Vikings defeated Cascade 391-451 while the Lady Champions defeated the Viqueens 208-239. Community was led by match medalist Grayson Garrette's 91. Spencer Smith finished two strokes back, carding a 93, while Brayden Stephenson and Stone Ralston concluded varsity scoring for the Purple and Gold with a 105 and a 104, respectively...

BELL BUCKLE -- Too much BGA firepower was more than the Webb School could over come on Tuesday night. BGA went on to take Webb in straight sets, by scores of 25-9, 25-5, and 25-3. Webb was led by Rachel Bernstein, who had five digs. BGA 3, Webb 0 Set scores: 25-9, 25-5, 25-3...