Stories from Thursday, September 22, 2016

From left, Andie Locke, MaryAnna Patton, Aubrea Curtis, Nathan Baldwin, Cole McBee, Lucas McBee, Luke Murillo and Austin Brown of the Cascade High School Marching Band during the band's yard sale last weekend. (T-G Photo by Michelle Hastings)

Tennessee College of Applied Technology was the Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month for July. (Submitted photo)

A car reported stolen Monday night from High Street in Bell Buckle has been recovered nearby. The 1990 Ford Tempo was found at the end of Tillman Lane in Bell Buckle around 6 a.m. Tuesday, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said. The owner said nothing was missing from the car...

WOODBURY -- The Webb School secured a non-league road victory on Wednesday, sweeping Cannon County in three sets. Webb took early control and claimed Set 1, 25-19 and followed with another slim win in Set 2, 25-17. The Lady Feet finished the three-set sweep with a 25-18 win in the third set...

After a disappointing showing last Friday at Eagleville, the Cascade Champions have refocused their attention on the No. 6 ranked Forrest Rockets on Friday night. While Friday was a rough outing for the Champions, coach Jake Tyre says his team has responded well...

Focus has been the keyword for Coach Chris Grooms and the Community Viking football team this week as they prepare for their non-region matchup against Lewis County Friday night. With the steady number of injuries that have besieged the Viking squad, that focus has been on getting his players ready to fill in at several positions...

Boy Scout Troop 307 presented the colors at the town's wellhouse prior to a meeting of Wartrace Board of Mayor and Aldermen this week, and Mayor Thomas Hurt presented the troop with a resolution honoring its "outstanding and dedicated service." Troop members, not in order pictured, are Dakota Harris, Jack Harris, Jesse Joslin, Bryce Maniscalco, Isaak Margundter, Colin Nash, Lucas Pagello, Morgan Parker, Nathan Parker, Paolo Perez-Rubio, Austin Perry, Bobby Perry, III, A.J. Phillips, Adam Reeves, Ben Reeves, Ben Reneger, Eduardo Sanchez, Joe Scruggs, Bryce Templeton, Gavin White, Leader Joseph Patton, Leader Gavin McCurry, Scoutmaster Jay Maniscalco and Assistant Scoutmasters Dan Dowd, Russel Flade, B.J. McCurry, and Bobby Perry. (Submitted photo)

ATLANTA (AP) -- Colonial Pipeline restarted the gasoline pipeline in Alabama that had been shut down because of a major leak, which caused shortages and surging fuel prices across the South. The pipeline was reopened Wednesday evening, company officials said in a statement. The pipeline leak was discovered Sept. 9 near Helena, Alabama, when state workers noticed a strong gasoline odor and sheen on a man-made retention pond...

Jean Pruitt has announced her candidacy for re-election to the 5th Ward seat on Shelbyville City Council in the Nov. 8 general election. A lifelong resident of Bedford County, she is a member of the Shelbyville Kiwanis Club and Bedford County Historical Society. She has previously served on the Shelbyville Parks Board, the Child Development Center board, the Skills Development Services board, and the Senior Citizens board...

The future Cascade High School continues to take shape. Bedford County Architect John Davis updated the Board of Education Tuesday on the school's design. The floor plan is "firmed up," he said. For example, the exterior will now be full brick, he said. After feedback from educators concerning a previous local school design, which uses metal panels, he decided to nix that feature on Cascade -- the metal had peeled at the other school, he said...

The bookmobile will be back on the road very soon. Rotary Club of Shelbyville presented Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library with a gift of $17,000 on Wednesday, which, when added to money already raised from other donors, takes the library over the amount needed to replace the old bookmobile, which burned in July 2015...

Stephanie Lynn Jones, 37, of Columbia died there Wednesday, Sept, 21, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Funeral Home in Columbia with the Rev. Jim Ledbetter officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday.

In association with the annual ROcKFEST youth concert, organizers will hold a series of public events for the entire family. The events start at 9 a.m. Saturday and run throughout the day. They include a craft fair (vendor cost $30), business expo (vendor cost $100), free motorcycle rally, free cruise-in and poker run (email for details). The ROcKFEST concert is at 6 p.m., and is free for youths and $5 for adults. For more information, email Jason Barber at rewardingourkids@hotmail.com...