Stories from Thursday, September 28, 2017

Bobby E. Thomas, 71, of Watertown died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown. Interment will follow at Hunter Memorial Park. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. Friday and beginning at noon Saturday.

The City of Shelbyville received a $2,000 grant to send two people to a preservation conference in Iowa next year. The Federal Historic Preservation Fund grant is administered by the Tennessee Historical Commission State Historic Preservation Office. ...

Both County Finance Director Robert Daniel and county commissioner and mayoral candidate Chuck Heflin contacted the Times-Gazette on Wednesday to clarify the status of two meetings held over the past week to discuss the jail and justice center. Daniel clarified that the architects met with department heads on Friday and with the county mayor's office on Monday. Neither meeting was planned as a meeting of county commissioners, said Daniel...

Today we get around town mostly in our motor vehicles. It’s a lot quicker way to get from here to there but we miss out on a lot, like this statue of a sight-hound with a fruit basket in his mouth. Next to the hound is a well-weathered rocking chair. Do you know where this is in Shelbyville? (A hint: it’s near the Frierson Eakin Historic District on East Lane Street.) If you know where it is send the location to tcorrigan@t-g.com and we’ll honor you with a Times-Gazette Walk About Award. See Sunday’s Times-Gazette for more photos from the Frierson Eakin Historic District. (T-G Photo by Terence Corrigan)

MANCHESTER — What a ride it’s been. The 2017 golf season came to a close for three Bedford County players in the TSSAA Division I Small Class tournament on Wednesday afternoon. The two-day state tournament, held at WillowBrook Golf Club saw a pair of Cascade players and one from Community turn in a stellar finish to the season...

It was a historic night for the Community Vikings last Friday as the Vikings defeated the Cascade Champions 52-17 for the first high school football win over the Champions in school history. The Vikings compiled 415 yards of total offense, including 328 yards on the ground to propel the team from a one-point halftime deficit to a convincing win...

The Cascade Champions got a big boost last week with the return of quarterback Colby Melson. Melson made his 2017 debut in the Battle of Bedford against the Community Vikings, giving a struggling Cascade offense the boost it needed. “The more he’s out there practicing, the more his edge is going to come back. He’s been a huge boost back to the team,” coach Jake Tyre said...

A man accused of smothering and trying to choke his girlfriend has been charged with aggravated domestic assault. Billy Joe Bain Jr., 31, of Wartrace Pike allegedly began making insulting remarks to a 10-year-old boy in the home because he was crying. The woman asked Bain to stop several times before spitting in his face, police said...

The annual Chamber of Commerce Firehouse Barbecue will be 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Academy on Unionville Deason Road. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Tickets are $12. Tickets may be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce. For more information, call 684-3482. Proceeds will buy smoke and carbon dioxide detectors that firefighters will install free for local people in need...

The Mark Kelly Have Hope Foundation’s Go Gold festival was held Saturday on the square. The annual event features games, costumes, music, food and more, all in the name of supporting local child cancer patients. (Submitted photos)