Stories from Thursday, June 1, 2017

Kyla Elaine Epperson, 64, of Bell Buckle died Thursday, June 1, 2017 at The Waters of Shelbyville after an extended illness. Per her request she will be cremated. Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Anne Chisamore McMahon, 67, of Shelbyville died suddenly at home Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, June 4, at First Christian Church and Saturday, July 8 at St. Charles Catholic Church, Bellows Falls, Vermont with burial to follow at St. Charles Cemetery. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.

A month from now, it will cost you more to renew the license tag on your car or motorcycle. As part of the IMPROVE Act, which raises the gasoline tax to help fund highway and bridge projects across the state, vehicle registrations or tag renewals will increase effective July 1...

The state says in a May 25 report that in April there were 19,970 workers available for work in Bedford County and 750 of them were unemployed. In the same report, the state says 19,210 of Bedford County's available workers were employed leaving 10 whose status was unaccounted for. (According to the Tennessee Department of Labor the numbers don't add up because of "rounding of the data.")...

Each year, more than 150 local kids spend a Saturday in June fishing, many for the first time. Jennifer Swann of Shelbyville Parks and Recreation hears the squeals of delight when a fish is caught, and then, sometimes, the revulsion that follows. "They either touch it, or they won't touch it," she said...

Helen Z. Harper turned 101 May 22. She celebrated her birthday on Friday with friends at the Shelbyville-Bedford County Senior Citizens Center. Helen was born on May 22, 1916 and grew up in the Town of Hyde Park in Duchess County, New York. As a young adult she went through some of the darkest days of our country’s history – the Great Depression and WWII. She lived all her life in the same neighborhood in New York until four years ago. When asked what was the most memorable or important moment in her life she replied “Being born, but I don’t remember it.” Happy birthday, Helen. (T-G Photo by Terence Corrigan)

The American Red Cross urges those who have never given blood before -- as well as those who haven't given recently -- to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now and help sustain a sufficient community blood supply this summer. While the need for blood is constant during the summer months, the Red Cross experiences a drastic decline in new donors. ...

A man has been charged with slashing tires at Shelbyville City Hall and Shelbyville Fire Department late last week. Kenneth Allen Price, 49, of Shelbyville is charged with four counts of vandalism. He was being held on $12,000 bond...

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life will be held 6 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday at Bedford County Agriculture and Education Center. While the event will feature teams of registered walkers, it is open to the public, and depends on public attendance to support various concession sales Friday evening. There will be food, inflatables, and cancer awareness merchandise...