Stories from Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Mary Ferrell, 83, of Tullahoma died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hillcrest Funeral Home.

Several men claiming to be from a Murfreesboro bail bond company -- and, at one point, police officers -- allegedly took money and a chain saw from two Bridlewood Drive residences last week. The trailers' landlord told police through a translator that a group of men, all in plainclothes but wearing vests with "agent" patches, pried their way into a locked home Saturday claiming to be police officers. ...

Local emergency service agencies — Shelbyville and Bedford County fire departments, Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Bedford County Emergency Medical Services and Bedford County Emergency Management Agency — posted their annual display in observance of Patriot Day and the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The display was at Big Springs Shopping Center on Lane Parkway, facing the city fire and police stations and the sheriff’s office. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

Children's and young adult author Michael Shoulders will be the guest speaker at this year's Friends of the Public Library author luncheon, Oct. 17 at the Blue Ribbon Circle on the Celebration grounds. Shoulders is best known for his alphabet and number books, such as "D is for Dump Truck" and "Count on Us," the latter of which features three Tennessee Walking Horses on its cover. His most recent work, however, is aimed at young adults...

Hurricane Irma forced a Shelbyville native and two friends -- one from Iceland -- out of their south Georgia college. Sydney Segroves and two classmates evacuated the College of Coastal Georgia Thursday night. The college is in Brunswick, Georgia, midway between Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida...

Recently, the Webb School competed in a handful of varsity volleyball matches, with the Lady Feet giving a competitive effort during the stretch. Most recently, the Lady Feet hosted Zion Christian, and despite three competitive sets, fell 3-0. Zion jumped ahead with a 25-14 Set 1 win and followed with a 25-18 victory in the second set...

Three inmates remained at large at this morning after escaping from Bedford County Workhouse early today. Steven Eric Mangrum, 32, Andrew Phillip Marshall, 24, and Kevin Lane Farrar, 44, all of Shelbyville, fled the workhouse on Lane Parkway between 3:15-4 a.m., the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said...

Mary Sanders Ferrell, 83, of Tullahoma died Monday, September 11, 2017. Funeral Services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Ronnie Holloway, Marvin Neill, J.C. Elliott and Jake Reddekopp officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.

The Shelbyville Police Benevolent Association will host the Police Fun Run race Saturday, Sept. 30 at the SCHS parking lot next to the football stadium off Railroad Avenue. You can run a 5K or 10K or walk 1 mile. Registration is 8:30-9:30 a.m. The race starts at 10. The walk starts at 10:15. Pets on a leash are welcome and must have proof of vaccines and be friendly...