Stories from Friday, June 23, 2017

The Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce held its annual ice cream social on Thursday.

It may be true that "no good deed goes unpunished." When the Bedford County Sheriff's Department made improvements last year in the way it reports crimes to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation it may have created the appearance that the department is becoming less effective in solving cases...

A total of 11,101 students enrolled during the 2017 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load...

Bedford County Sheriff's Department is one of 11 counties in Tennessee with crime clearance rates below 30 percent. There are 95 counties in Tennessee. The 11 are: Bedford County: 29.12 percent Blount County: 28.7 percent Haywood County: 27.93 percent...

There are two ways law enforcement can "clear" a case: an arrest and/or criminal charges or what is called an "exceptional clearance." An incident is cleared "exceptionally" when something beyond law enforcement's control prevents an arrest. There are four elements that when all are present allow for a case to be deemed exceptionally cleared...

The Bedford County Sheriff's Department is one of 11 Tennessee county departments that cleared less than 30 percent of their criminal cases in 2016. Bedford County cleared 29.12 percent of its cases in 2016, at the top of the 11-member under-30 class...

In 2016, Shelbyville cleared 46.65 percent of the total 2,058 serious crimes. The population of Shelbyville is around 21,317.

A man with three previous DUI charges suffered facial cuts when he struck a brick mailbox on Sims Road Wednesday night.

Jessica Southern has been named the Shelbyville Central girls head basketball coach. Southern was introduced to the team this afternoon by principal Tim Harwell. Look for full story in Sunday's T-G.

Kenitha Gaye Johnson, 57, of Tullahoma died Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare-Tullahoma. A gathering of family and friends will be held 5-8 p.m. Monday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.