Stories from Thursday, October 20, 2016

Mark G. Hapstak, 46, of Wartrace died Monday, Oct. 14, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. No visitation is scheduled. Hillcrest Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and property committee voted Tuesday night to recommend a short list of three jail sites -- Hart's Chapel Road, Green Lane and Madison Street -- to the full county commission. The committee eliminated the fourth site it had been considering, the former Shelbyville Central High School on Elm Street, and was not swayed by the most recent pitch for the Deery/Depot site favored by downtown merchants...

The Bedford County school system has responded to a breach of employees' health insurance information, Superintendent Don Embry told the Times-Gazette. The system sent letters last week to current and recently departed employees announcing that some of their data was accidentally disclosed earlier this year as part of a lawsuit. The violation allegedly was a breach of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)...

A neighbor of the county-owned, city-managed firing range used by law enforcement for training purposes has complained about the noise from the facility. The firing range is located near the county tire disposal facility on State Route 82 near the Duck River south of Shelbyville...

Stephanie Anderson, 18, a Community High student, won the adult division of the Times-Gazette's ghost story contest. Ava Perryman, 10, who attends Southside Elementary, was the winner of our spooky drawing contest. Both received $25 gift cards. (T-G Photos by John I. Carney)

The Shelbyville Woman's Club was treated to a special fall fashion program during its October meeting recently, held at the River Bend Country Club. More photos will appear in an upcoming Times-Gazette. Back row, from left: Kay Simmons, Rachel Arnold, Iris Schuman, Sydney Langford; and, front row: Pam Ingraham, Frances Baucom, Jennifer Jordan Thompson, Abi Armstrong, Becky Cortner, and Suly Soto. (T-G Photo by Libby Covington)

After finally getting a bye week, the Cascade Champions believe they're ready for a strong push in the final two weeks of the 2016 season. The Champions got a big boost going into the bye week with a thrilling 7-6 win over cross-county rival Community two weeks ago...

After scoring 80 points and setting a school record for most points in a game in a homecoming win against Zion Christian, the Community Vikings look to build on that momentum as they travel to Watertown in a Region 4-2A football contest Friday night...

The 28th annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue will be held Saturday in Lynchburg. The event draws 25,000 fans to Moore County each year, to watch teams from the United States and eight foreign countries compete to prepare the best pork ribs, pork shoulder/butts, beef brisket, chicken, dessert, cook's choice and Jack Daniel's-based sauce...

A former Tyson Foods employee has been charged with theft of services and criminal trespassing after allegedly stealing food from the cafeteria. Hunter Keatts was fired Sept. 21, but failed to turn in his badges, entered illegally and ate approximately $180 worth of food in the cafeteria on "multiple occasions between Sept. 24 and Oct. 17, a Shelbyville police report said...

Residents within the city limits of Wartrace are being encouraged to decorate their homes for Christmas and become eligible for cash prizes in a contest sponsored by Wartrace Chamber of Commerce. Judges from the chamber will be looking for originality in displaying the Christmas spirit and will award $100 for first place, $50 for second place, and $25 for third place. ...

This is the sixth year for the national MG Walks to benefit the mission of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and the MG patient community. The local walk will be Saturday, Nov. 12 at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville. The MG Walk is an opportunity for those who live with MG in the community to gather together in support, and in some cases, meet someone with their same disease for the very first time, according to a press release from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.. ...