Stories from Friday, April 14, 2017

Shelbyville City Manager Jay Johnson's strained relationship with the City Council ended Thursday night with no comment from either him or elected officials. Johnson's resignation was accepted during Thursday's City Council meeting. The city's purchasing and IT director, Lori Sadler, was appointed interim city manager. The search for a new city manager is expected to start soon...

Former Shelbyville City Manager Jay Johnson had come under fire before during his six-year tenure. Council member Sam Meek abruptly called for Johnson's resignation during a study session in March 2016. Meek demanded Johnson resign within three days or he would schedule a vote on firing the city manager during the following week's council meeting...

Shelbyville City Manager Jay Johnson's employment officially ended Thursday once the City Council voted 5-0 to accept his resignation. Council member William Christie was absent due to illness. Johnson will be available to answer questions related to the transition until Aug. ...

Jessie Stone of Portland, daughter of Dr. Russell Wade Oliver of Shelbyville, won the Times-Gazette/Kincaid Service Company "Bracket Bucks" contest, receiving a 43-inch LG smart television from Kincaid. Stone, an elementary school music teacher, picked Gonzaga as the overall winner in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament...

James and Betty Brown recently attended the Tennessee jurisdictional convention of WoodmenLife in Nashville. Betty is a past president of the Tennessee organization and served 10 years on the national board of directors of the fraternal life insurance company. (Submitted photo)

The Eaglemaniacs, a group which performs the hits of the Eagles and of Don Henley, will headline the 13th annual Wartrace MusicFest, scheduled for June 3 in Wartrace. Also appearing will be 17-year-old blues guitar sensation Chase Clanton and The Vintage Vibes, as well as The Buck Wild Band, delivering a high energy show of classic southern rock and contemporary country music...

The Royal Shakespeare Company website notes that “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is “a story of order and disorder, reality and appearance and love and marriage. Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, are to be married and great celebrations are planned.

It wasn’t the cleanest win, but the Cascade Lady Champions will take it. Cascade (14-0, 8-0) closed off a busy week of District 12-AA play with a 6-2 win over visiting CPA on Thursday night. Thursday’s win over CPA marked the third district win of the week for Cascade...

Tickets are now available for the 41st annual "Hee Haw & Howdy" show, which benefits the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. The show will be held April 28-29 at Shelbyville Central High School. Curtain time is 7 each night. The revue is presented in the style of the TV series "Hee Haw," combining local musical talent with unashamedly-cornball humor. ...

The Shelbyville Golden Eaglettes scored the lone run of the game in the bottom of the fifth inning to claim a 1-0 victory over visiting Marshall County on Thursday evening. Kendall Durard led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a single and later scored on a fielder’s choice...

Suzy Lambeth of Great Strides Therapeutic Riding Program talks to attendees after accepting a donation from Celebration City Car Club, represented by Roger Huffman. The club will resume its monthly Friday cruise-ins, featuring antique cars and live music, April 28 on the courthouse square. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eagle soccer team fell 4-3 to Franklin County in a hard fought District 8AAA match on Thursday night After falling behind 4-1 the Eagles scored a pair of goal late in the game and had a number of chances to score more. Edgar Campero, Ahmed Osman and Jovan Cruz scored goals for the Eagles...

CHATTANOOGA — Despite some sloppy play, the Cascade Champions were able to pick up an opening win in the Lookout Valley Classic against the host school on Thursday afternoon. Cascade backed a strong starting effort by Cole Tune and claimed the 12-6 win in the opener...

The Liberty Patriots closed out the regular season on a strong note, knocking off Forrest 8-5. Liberty used a strong start, answering Forrest’s two-run first with four of their own in the bottom of the frame. The Patriots played add on in the bottom of the third...

This is National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week, and Bedford County recognized the paid and volunteer staff of Bedford County Animal Control on Tuesday with certificates of appreciation. In addition, volunteer Pam Phelps was given a distinguished service award for what BCAC director Jack Cooper calls her "outstanding volunteer work." Phelps coordinates the department's rescue and foster home efforts...

Finally, a sweep. The Shelbyville Central teams put together a complete-team effort and claimed a sweep against Lawrence County, with the Eagles claiming a 5-2 team win, while the Eaglettes survived their toughest challenge of the season with a slim, 4-3 win...

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic General Surgery department's Paul Pasarilla, M.D., is among the first of surgeons in Middle Tennessee to use a minimally invasive robotic guided surgical system to perform right colectomy and hernia surgeries. The public is invited to "test drive" the da Vinci Surgical System at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic on Monday, April 17 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. ...

Surveillance video shows money, in addition to guns, was taken in a series of thefts occurring over a three-day period at E & S Equipment, U.S. 41A North. The video shows a white male taking cash from a register and sticking it into a pocket, a Bedford County Sheriff's Office report said. Security video was also found showing the guns being taken...