Stories from Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Thomas 'Doman' West, 74, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Todd Peoples officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Talley Station. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

Mable Loretta Hambrick, 84, of Wartrace died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Bro. Swinford and Bro. Lopez officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday and beginning at 11 a.m. Friday.

Janice Brandon Huffman, 64, of Fort Worth, Texas, a former Shelbyville resident, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 in an automobile crash in Hunt County, Texas. A private family graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at Greenwood Funeral Home in Fort Worth. A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at The Oaks Fellowship in Red Oak, Texas followed by a reception at the church.

Planning continues to move along for the future Cascade High School. The Bedford County Board of Education heard an update Tuesday on the school from County Architect John Davis.

The U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program has announced sign-up times. Sign-ups will take place Nov. 28, 29 and 30 from 5-7 p.m. at the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce. Please bring your child's birth certificate and proof of residency in Bedford County...

Cindy Calahan and June Hockaday of the Red Hat Ladies of Shelbyville provide refreshments during the Fall Lights event Saturday night at the Blue Ribbon Circle. The annual wine and food tasting event benefits the Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association, which runs a no-kill animal shelter. More photos will appear in Thursday's Times-Gazette...

Evangelene Irene Dunn, 7 months, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Paul Fancher and Dan Seeley officiating. Burial will follow in the Wheeler family cemetery in Shelbyville. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Cascade coach Mike Edmondson issued a challenge to his sophomore class to step up in season and fill some much-needed roles on the team. So far, so good. The Champs got quality production throughout the lineup in their opener against Huntland on Tuesday night and coasted to a 72-52 home victory...

A few turnovers can hurt your chances to win a ballgame. A lot of turnovers can be difficult to overcome. The Cascade Lady Champions (0-1) found that out the hard way in their season opening loss to Huntland (1-0) on Tuesday night. Cascade committed a crushing 28 turnovers and took the 60-29 defeat...

Jordan Jenkins led an inspired Webb Middle team on the road Tuesday night at Currey Ingram, scoring 21 points to lead the Feet to a 58-17 blowout win. The Feet jumped out to a 21-5 lead after the first quarter and stretched its lead to 37-10 by halftime...

I'm trying to catch up on my book review column. I fell behind as we've been fairly busy here at the Times-Gazette, from launching a new edition of our Bedford Life magazine to covering events like the elections and Veterans Day. Here are several new noteworthy titles from Nelson Books...