Stories from Thursday, August 3, 2017

A surprise 80th birthday celebration for Joyce Boggs, honoring her eight years of service to Bedford County Imagination Library as database coordinator and corresponding secretary, was held July 30 at Shelbyville Recreation Center. The event was given by her children and grandchildren, and in lieu of gifts, guests made contributions to Imagination Library. The Imagination Library program, founded by entertainer Dolly Parton, provides a free book a month to every Tennessee child from birth to age 5, a total of 60 books in all. Currently, two anonymous donors have a matching challenge for donations to the program; for each dollar donated by the public, the anonymous donors will contribute $2. Back row, from left; Sukesh Parameswaran, Elizabeth Boggs, Anthony Parameswaran, David Boggs, Chris Boggs. Second row: Kasi and Kiran Parameswaran. Front row: Zora, Joyce, Savannah, Laura, Sadie and Annie Boggs. (Submitted photo)

Members of Calvary Baptist Church held a prayer walk Tuesday evening to pray outside of local schools. The Rev. Tom Henry is shown with Alexi and Kanya Gordon outside Eakin Elementary School Tuesday evening. (Submitted photos)

The Heart of the Home FCE Club met on July 3 for an outing to Murfreesboro. The members ate lunch and enjoyed summertime memories. Business discussed was the upcoming Bedford County Fair. Some members had fair entries and were reminded they need to be registered on July 23. The County Council meeting was July 7 at the Extension Office. Leader Training was July 18 at the Extension Office...

Smokestack Theatre Group at Community High School will present "Magic To Do: Smokestack Theatre Through The Years" Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 6, at 2 p.m. at the school. Admission is free. The production includes scenes from some of the best-received plays performed by the theatre group over the past 23 years, including comedy, drama and music. Seating will be in the round...

Among the U.S. Supreme Court's many rulings on juveniles and crime, several big cases over the last dozen years have narrowed the instances in which those who commit offenses under age 18 can be subject to the harshest penalties. A look at these recent cases:...

BALTIMORE -- A U.S. Supreme Court decision triggering new sentences for inmates serving mandatory life without parole for crimes committed as juveniles has had a far greater effect: The ruling is prompting lawyers to apply its fundamental logic -- that it's cruel and unusual to lock teens up for life -- to a larger population, those whose sentences include a parole provision but who stand little chance of getting out...

The case against a 16-year-old boy accused in two robberies has been transferred to adult court due to the amount of violence involved, investigators say. Ronnie L. "Boona" Thomason was one of two suspects who approached a car occupied by a 20-year-old woman and a girl, 14, in the parking lot of Stonebrook Apartments shortly before 11 p.m. April 27 and demanded money at gunpoint, Shelbyville police were told. He was arrested May 10 on charges of aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary...

Bruce Johnson looks on as Bedford County firefighters extinguish the flames that claimed the barn at his home on Pass Road Wednesday morning. Johnson did manage to pull his portable sawmill out of the barn before it was consumed. The mill, he said, was the only thing of significant value in the barn. Johnson thinks a cigarette may have ignited the blaze. (T-G Photo by Terence Corrigan)

The man convicted of vehicular homicide in the April 28, 2008 death of a Unionville man has had his driver's license reinstated. Kimery Wayne Hill, 38, received his license on July 21 from Bedford County Criminal Court Judge Lee Russell, the court docket shows...

Each year, some of Bedford County's best and brightest high school students get the opportunity to attend American Legion Boys State or American Legion Auxiliary Girls State, mock legislative programs which celebrate the American system and teach young people how the political process works...

Jake Tyre has always been about balancing his offensive attack. In his eyes, there’s a perfect combination of run plays with pass plays that force a defense to stay honest, allowing his team to move the ball. In 2016, Cascade got away from that balanced approach and relied mostly on the running attack...

Michael Ibis, 47, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday evening, Aug. 2, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Steve Murphy officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.