Stories from Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Bell Buckle Town Hall has been notified by CSX Transportation that the closure of the railroad crossing on State Route 82 (Webb Road) has been postponed yet again. It's now scheduled to close at 8 a.m. Thursday and reopen at 8 a.m. Friday. The railroad crossing on Fairfield Pike is not affected and may be used as an alternate route, point out town officials...

Timothy Joseph Nolan, 55, died Friday, March 10, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18 at Neal Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Visitation, with military honors, will follow at Mimosa Cemetery in Lawrenceburg.

County Mayor Eugene Ray says he doesn't envision the county closing its juvenile detention center -- in fact, he believes the center will probably be expanded once the county sheriff's office moves out. In 2011, Bedford County commissioners considered closing the center, which is located on Lane Parkway in the same building as the county sheriff's office. ...

Vanderbilt University's Tennessee Behavior Supports Team members, from left, Melissa Hine, Tara Lerner, Brooke Shuster, and Marilynn Porritt join Assistant School Superintendent Karen Scoggins in the facilitation of a seamless day of training ensuring a better experience for Bedford County's students...

Shelbyville is hosting a surplus of superheroes and princesses who will be sprinting down the street Saturday. More specifically, the would-be caped crusaders and monarchs are participating in the third annual race sponsored by the Mark Kelly Have Hope Foundation and Family Video. This year's event is called "The Royal Run" 5K Run and 1K Walk...

The parents of a former Southside Elementary student settled a lawsuit March 7 with the Bedford County School system over the alleged mistreatment of their son in October of 2014. The parents initiated the lawsuit in federal court on Feb. 2, 2016. The school district agreed to give the parents $10,000 to be "used for medical expenses, counseling sessions, various therapies, and any other educational expenses that may arise for the benefit of this child."...

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI)'s Division of Regulatory Boards has released its latest Disciplinary Action Report, which compiles the actions taken by its boards and commissions during the month of February. The Division of Regulatory Boards protects the health and safety of Tennessee citizens through boards, commissions, and programs by ensuring that persons meet minimum professional standards, by responsively and timely handling complaints, and by providing consumer education on regulated professions and industries. ...

The Motlow College Foundation recently announced the recipients of two alumni awards which will be presented at the 25th Annual Motlow Gala on Saturday, March 25. The recipient of the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award is Chris Jones of Murfreesboro. Jones is a 1985 graduate of Motlow State, where he received an Associate's Degree in General Studies. ...

Early Friday morning, Officers Darrell Birdsong and Michael Taylor of the Shelbyville Police Department responded to a hit-and-run on Cannon Boulevard. According to the report, a vehicle ran a red light and ran into the path of another vehicle. An eyewitness stated that the maroon vehicle, later identified in the report as being driven by Alejandro Quintero Rosales, fled the scene. The witness was able to get tag information...

Gil Cartwright, right, from Flowers By Gil & Curt in Chattanooga, was the speaker at a recent meeting of Volunteer Garden Club. He was assisted by Sally D. Huffman Hunt. Both Cartwright and Hunt grew up in Shelbyville. (Submitted photo)

Southside’s Super Salamanders for this nine weeks in grades 3-5 are, not in order, Carlos Valenzuela, Alex Estrada, Gianna Zuasnava, Malek Johnson, Chase Farrar, Mathias Burk, Jaylon Ewing, Jacob Graham, Kiera Lala, Brooklyn Owens, Kendall Roberts, Sean Minter, Martin Santiago Guzman, Adrian Huerta, Shania Minter, Jordan Thompson, Tristen Troutt, Elena Jose, Carson Smith, Yeraldy Hernandez, Quinten Beasley, Tyler Walker and Lizbeth Campos Gaspar. (Submitted photos)

Vietnam Era Veterans’ guest speaker for March was Debra Nelson, from Black and Blue Sports of Shelbyville. Nelson spoke about custom printing of shirts and hats. Two veterans in the group wore shirts and hats made by Black and Blue to the event. From left art Tom Taylor, Nelson, and Jim Tennant. The group’s next meeting will be April 13, and Chad Gagnon will provide the program. Gagnon is a disabled veteran of the Afghanistan war. For more information, call Taylor at 931-684-2557. (Submitted photo)