Stories from Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Bedford County Imagination Library is now under the sponsorship umbrella of the South Central Human Resource Agency for purposes of using their 501 (C) 3 non-profit status, said library coordinator Trish Hubbard (second from right). Bedford County Mayor Eugene Ray (left) and Shelbyville Mayor Wallace Cartwright, who are involved with SCHRA, stand with Hubbard and a cutout of Dolly Parton, founder of the Imagination Library.

Fifty-three years ago on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1963, David and Mary Frances Gordon were wed. "I tell people he's been thankful ever since," giggles Mary Frances. The two were acquainted through a baseball team on which both David and Nelson, Mary Frances' brother, played. However it was at a basketball game that they "met." The couple's first date was February 23, 1963, and the rest, they say, is history...

When it comes to continuing a football career beyond the high school level, many athletes have chosen to pursue a path through junior college on the path to a bigger school. That’s what Community senior Michael McClain hopes to do. Last week, McClain inked his letter of intent to play football at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas...

A man who allegedly attempted to escape a police officer was charged with resisting stop/frisk/halt/search. Pedrito Gomez, 22, of Deery Street, allegedly jumped from a vehicle and ran away during a traffic stop being conducted by State Trooper Barry Qualls early Saturday...

The arrival of tax season has many auto dealers putting their sales promotions into high gear. The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance's (TDCI) Division of Consumer Affairs and the Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission, a part of TDCI's Regulatory Boards, reminds consumers to always conduct thorough research to ensure the auto deal you're getting isn't a scam...

Absenteeism at Bedford County public schools was lower on Monday, after a three-day weekend intended to help the flu and other contagious illnesses run their course, but there were still more absent students than normal. School Superintendent Don Embry reported Monday afternoon that absenteeism, normally about 4-6 percent, was running about 10 or 11 percent...

Shelbyville city government received a clean audit, or the highest finding, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. "It's what you want when you have your books audited," said Patrick R. Lile, a certified public accountant with Winnett Associates PLLC...

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced Friday that it has pulled scores of inspection reports and public data tied to a Tennessee Walking Horses industry lawsuit. The statement reads, in part: "APHIS, during the past year, has conducted a comprehensive review of the information it posts on its website for the general public to view. ...

Lynda Hargrove, 75, of Shelbyville died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at her home after battling cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Unionville Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.