Stories from Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Eight contractors have picked up bid packets for construction of the new Cascade High Schoool, according to architect John Davis; bids will be opened on the project 2 p.m. May 18. Davis reported on the project during Tuesday afternoon's meeting of Bedford County Financial Management Committee...

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fling? And you can support the band at the same time. Shelbyville Central High School's band boosters club will host its annual Spring Fling Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Bedford County Agriculture Center...

The Flat Creek Water Co-op board approved a motion earlier this month to seek membership approval to merge its water system with Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System by the transfer of all assets and assumption of all debt. The merger would become effective July 1...

A record number of nonprofits will participate in the fourth annual The Big Payback, an online giving event involving agencies from throughout Middle Tennessee, on Wednesday, May 3. A total of 781 Middle Tennessee nonprofits, churches and schools, including at least six that are based in or serve Bedford County, will be participating in the 24-hour online giving challenge, an initiative of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee...

An intoxicated driver and the remains of a wrecked trailer he was dragging left a trail of damage across Shelbyville early Monday night. Police finally stopped Joseph Tyler Travis, 22, of Naron Road on Cates Street at Burt Street. Travis, who told officer Nathaniel Everhart he was drunk, was attempting to pull a 16-foot trailer with his pickup...

NOLENSVILLE — The Cascade Lady Champions needed a big inning to take control on Tuesday night at Nolensville. What they got was a 14-run second frame that blew open the District 12-AA contest en route to a 17-0 route. Cascade (17-0, 9-0) nearly batted around two times in the monster second inning and connected on 10 hits in the inning, three of which were good enough for extra bases...

After falling behind early to visiting Giles County, Cascade scored three unanswered goals and claimed the 3-1 win over the Bobcats. Collin Ware tied the game after he found the back of the net on a free kick, evening the score at 1-1. Aram Soto put Cascade on top for good with a strike of his own shortly after before the Champs were able to pad the lead with a third goal...

TULLAHOMA — Shelbyville Central closed out the District 8-AAA regular season with an impressive 2-1 win over host Tullahoma on Tuesday evening. “We really played well and hopefully we are starting to peak right here as we prepare for the start of the postseason.” Central coach Chris Fritz said...

COLUMBIA — Shelbyville Central entered their final District 8-AAA two-game series needing to win only one of the two games against Columbia to claim the regular season district title. The Golden Eagles will have another chance to win that title this evening at 6 at home after falling 3-1 to the Lions on the road Tuesday...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Vikings had hits in every inning but one, but could only score runs in one inning as the MTCS Cougars defeated the Vikings 8-3 in a District 9-A contest Tuesday night. The Vikings were only outhit 11-9, but six walks and five hit batsmen hurt the Community cause as the Cougars broke away from a 3-3 tie...

It was another disappointing district loss for the Cascade Champions on Thursday night in a 12-2, six-inning loss to visiting Page. The Patriots (6-17, 3-7) jumped on starter Hayden Edmondson with a first-inning, three-run homer and never let off the throttle...

Patrick McIntyre, executive director of the Tennessee Historical Commission and the state's historic preservation officer, will speak at the Tennessee's Backroads Heritage spring dinner, May 4 at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall. Tennessee's Backroads Heritage, a is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit tourism organization promoting and marketing various attractions, restaurants, lodging facilities, outdoor recreation, agri-tourism sites and events and festivals for seven counties in Southern Middle Tennessee. ...

The Xi Alpha Zeta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held its April meeting at Merle Norman Studio on the Square. Dena Landers, owner, presented the Spring collection of new colors for spring and summer. Jennifer Thompson, sorority president, served as Landers model as sorority members looked on. Allie Holt and Luci Ray, makeup consultants, assisted members, demonstrating makeup and answering questions...

Andrea Harris Sublett, assistant vice president at First Community Bank, is among the 40 graduates of the 2017 Southeastern School of Consumer Credit held at the Tennessee Bankers Association's Barrett Training Center in Nashville. The Southeastern School of Consumer Credit, organized by the TBA is an intermediate-level, one-week program featuring more than 28 hours of classroom instruction through 13 modules in five-course clusters that provide specialized but well-rounded training in consumer banking.. ...

First Community Bank held its annual shareholders meeting April 18, with attendees hearing good news. The bank enjoyed another good year in 2016 with continued growth and profitability, CEO Scott Cocanougher told the crowd. First Community Bank achieved a 9.41 percent growth in total assets from growth in the Bedford County market and move to the Murfreesboro market, combined with growth in the commercial division and First Community Mortgage...

The Beta Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma met at Shelbyville Central High School for its April meeting. Heather Richards, librarian at SCHS, presented a program highlighting Young Adult literature. Richards shared her most relied-on websites for current YA literature and ratings: Barnes and Noble, Goodreads, Historical Novel Society and The Nashville Library. ...

Officer Chris Vest, representing the Police Benevolent Association, accepts a donation from Tish Terry and Dan Lyons of Ferrous Processing & Trading Co. as PBA board nembers and Ferrous employees look on. The PBA, affiliated with the Shelbyville Police Department, donates to those in need and funds college scholarships for students majoring in law enforcement. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Mouth of the South bakery hosted a Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting at its new location, 1731 North Main Street, on April 18. The event also celebrated the business’s one-year anniversary. Chamber CEO Allen Pitner presented a first-dollar-of-profit plaque to owner Morgan Bargers. (Submitted photo)

Steve Mallard, computer information technology instructor at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville, presented a program on cybersecurity at the April 12 meeting of Rotary Club of Shelbyville. (Submitted photo)