Stories from Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Emily Lewis, a member of the Eagleville FFA chapter in Eagleville, will be on stage and in the spotlight Oct. 19-22 during the 2016 National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. Emily is the daughter of Scott and Angela Lewis. She is the granddaughter of Albert and Mary Crosslin of Bell Buckle...

Two police officers were struck by a man they say was possibly trying to enter the Eye Care Clinic, Colloredo Boulevard, around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. A cleaning worker notified police he heard noises at the rear of the building, which was broken into and vandalized a few weeks ago, checked and saw a man...

For 78 minutes and 42 seconds, it appeared the Community Viqueens would come out on the positive end of a hard-fought D9A-AA tournament quarter-final soccer match against the visiting Cheatham County Lady Cubs Monday night. With 1:18 left in regulation, disappointment and controversy struck...

After playing to a tie in the regular season matchup, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglette soccer team claimed a 1-0 victory over visiting Tullahoma in opening round action of the District 8-AAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Eaglettes controlled the action for the most of the entire game and scored the game-winning goal early in the first half when freshman Kylee Canon found the back of the net...

Layne Draper-Talbott, assistant principal at Southside Elementary School and a finisher in the 10th annual Middle Half half-marathon Saturday in Murfreesboro and takes a look through her finisher medal. (Photo by Jim Davis)

Lone Star Rodeo Company, which has organized and promoted an annual rodeo event at Calsonic Arena for years now, is bringing a new event to the arena this weekend: Ultimate Youth Rodeo, with more than 250 competitors from 24 different states ranging in age from 4 to 19...

The Shelbyville City Council is looking at whether to adopt an ordinance establishing compensation guidelines for the board members of Shelbyville Power, Water & Sewerage. The council has been reviewing the independent city-chartered utility board's health insurance coverage the past couple of months and whether providing full family coverage is a benefit or compensation...

The inaugural Russ & Tori Taff's Bell Buckle Weekend brought a delegation of devoted fans -- and an array of Christian music notables -- to Bedford County this weekend, and the couple are already talking about next year's event. Russ Taff is a Gospel Music Hall of Fame member, both individually and as part of the Imperials, and a winner of multiple Grammy and Dove awards. ...