Stories from Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Nyla had her first trip to see Santa Claus over the weekend!

Sierra Johanson waves from the Mark Kelly Have Hope Foundation float during the 43rd annual Shelbyville Christmas Parade Saturday. The foundation won the grand marshal's prize for the third time out of the four years it has entered a float. See more photos at http://www.t-g.com/gallery/28829. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

A Murfreesboro resident was killed early Sunday when he went through a stop sign at the U.S. 231 North-State Highway 82 intersection, which many have called dangerous, into the path of an oncoming vehicle. Joshua Brandon, 26, was westbound around 9 p.m. when he failed to stop at the Highway 82 stop sign and drove into the path of a northbound vehicle driven by Shandell Hardin, 25, also of Murfreesboro, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol...

Tim Estes, organizer of the planned Dec. 17 Wreaths Across America observance at Willow Mount Cemetery, said the local observance has met its goal of 1,290 wreaths to be placed on the graves of veterans. "That seemed like a pretty lofty goal when I started," said Estes. He expressed gratitude to all of those who donated towards the cost of the wreaths...

A parent-led skateboard competition will give youths something to aim for Saturday. The inaugural Shelbyville Slam Skateboard & BMX bike competition is scheduled for noon Saturday at H.V. Griffin Park's skateboard park. The event had been scheduled for last Saturday, but concerns about potential rain pushed it back a week, said organizer Pete Taymon...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Vikings avenged an early season defeat to the Tullahoma Wildcats by knocking off the Wildcats 50-43 in a non-district game Monday night. The Vikings won their second straight game on the heels of an overtime district victory Friday night...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Viqueens jumped out to an 11-0 lead and never looked back in defeating the Tullahoma Lady Wildcats 78-46 in a non-district basketball matchup Monday night. Erin Thompson scored the first bucket just nine seconds into the game to get the Viqueen scoring started. Thompson led Community (5-3, 0-1) with seven points in the first quarter while Sydney Segroves had six as the Viqueens took a 24-6 lead into the second quarter...

CHAPEL HILL -- The Community Middle Vikings just couldn't stop Andrew Timmons on Monday night at Forrest. In their second-to-last regular season game, the Purple and Gold surrendered 21 points to Timmons and fell 42-24. Timmons was one of two Rockets to reach double figures. Max Kirby added 10 points as well...

CHAPEL HILL -- The Forrest Lady Rockets scored 14 points in the first quarter and coasted to a 12-point win over the Community Viqueens on Monday. The Viqueens outscored the Lady Rockets in just one quarter, 10-9, in the 40-28 defeat. Even after surrendering 14 points in the opening frame, the Viqueens still managed to hang rebound with a respectable effort in the second quarter...

An abysmal night at the free throw line cost the Cascade Middle Champions down the stretch on Monday night in a 38-35 loss to MTCS. In the fourth quarter, the Champions were a glaring 0-for-10 from the charity stripe. For much of the first half, the Champions were able to cling to a slim leader...

It was no offensive masterpiece by any stretch, but the Cascade Middle Lady Champions were able to just enough on the offensive end of the floor to escape MTCS with a 24-23 DRVC win on Monday night. Cascade leaned heavily on the play of Elli Chumley, who was flawless from the line in the fourth quarter...

Huntland's Brooklyn Morris was just too much for Liberty. The Lady Hornet star stung the Lady Patriots for 31 points in their 35-21 defeat on Monday night. Huntland jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first quarter, but neither team was bale to get the offense rolling in the second frame...

Little new information has been released in the investigation of a Friday night shooting death on Deason. The burned body of Robert Timothy Perkins, 51, was found just inside the doorstep of burning home on U.S. 231, investigators said. Perkins' Chevrolet Silverado was seen leaving the scene shortly before the fire, investigators said. An all-points bulletin has been released...

Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct roadside sobriety checkpoints this month: During the week of Dec. 9 on State Route 437; During the week of Dec. 23 on U.S. 231; During the week of Dec. 30 on State Route 64 East. All three checkpoints will start at 11 a.m...