Stories from Friday, August 25, 2017

Shelbyville firefighters pour water in through an attic vent at a home on the corner of Fairfield Pike and Meadow Drive Friday morning. No one was home at the time the fire started. According to fire officials it appeared the fire was confined mostly to the front room area of the home. (T-G Photo by Terence Corrigan)

Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eagles will look to bounce back after a tough season-opener loss last week when they travel to Marshall County this evening. The Eagles fell to Tullahoma after dominating the second half, while the Tigers lost a close battle to Cane Ridge in their opening game...

With the game tied against visiting MTCS late in the fourth quarter, Community’s Jay Dabbs broke a 7 a would-be game wining 75-yard touchdown run, but saw the run called back due to a personal foul. MTCS then out-lasted the Vikings in regulation and was able to score on fourth and five in overtime to claim the 22-16 win...

MANCHESTER — Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglette soccer team fell 4-0 at Coffee County in a District 8-AAA match on Thursday evening. “We had a hard time finding the back of the net tonight,” Eaglette coach Neal Gordon said. “We had a lot of chances and a number of one-on-one opportunities with the goal keeper and we just couldn’t finish the shots.”...

FAYETTEVILLE — After dropping its first loss of the season on Tuesday to Eagleville, the Community Viqueens (4-1, 1-1) bounced back into the win column with the first District 6-A win of the season, sweeping Fayetteville in straight sets. Community established control of the match with a dominant 25-12 Set 1 win and shrugged off a Set 2 comeback bid by the Lady Tigers with a 25-21 win...

Shelbyville Central’s golf team defeated host Franklin County on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles posted a team score of 172 while the Rebels carded a 176. Sophomore Eli Dearing was medalist with a 40. Shelbyville Central (172) Eli Dearing 40 Bill Hallum 41...

In a dual-team match held at River Bend on Thursday afternoon, featuring Cascade and Community, the Champions were able to claim a team win with a combined 168 team score, besting the Vikings’ 200. Grayson Garrette claimed medalist honors with the round-low of 38. He edged out Cascade’s Oscar Westh Blanc, who shot a 39...

The alleged rape and sexual assault of a 12-year-old student at a private school in Brentwood has focused the spotlight on the issue of an adult's legal duty to report such crimes. The Tennessean has been reporting on the alleged incident at Brentwood Academy and a $30 million lawsuit filed earlier this month claiming a sixth-grade boy was assaulted in the 2014-15 school year. ...

The Shelbyville Municipal Planning Commission on Thursday kicked around ideas on the future use of property on the north side of town. A request has been made to rezone two adjacent lots on Northside Park Drive from C-2 to R-4 to build triplexes, said Kevin Chastine, acting planning director. ...

Barbara Hampton conducts a hiring session Thursday for substitute teachers at the Bedford County Department of Education. Hampton is the Arkansas account manager for WillSub/PCMI Staffing Services, the vendor that manages the department’s substitutes. The school system continues to need new subs, officials say. (T-G Photo by Jason M. Reynolds)

A book signing with three authors will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at The New Covenant Christian Bookstore, 800 N. Main St. The authors are Brenda W. Powell, "The Adventures of Sugarman the Pony" children's series and "All That I Am" worship CD; Shirley W. Mitchell, "Fabulous After 50" and other Baby Boomer books; and Jason M. Reynolds, "Hot Dogs Really Do Bark," teens' book...

Marijuana was detected in a suspect's vehicle during a traffic stop on Depot Street Wednesday night, according to a Shelbyville police report. An alleged odor from a vehicle driven by Tori Danielle Chunn, 24, of Key Street led to a search in which 2.2 grams of marijuana were found in her purse by officer David Dye...