Stories from Thursday, October 5, 2017

Each week since junior quarterback Colby Melson returned, the Cascade Champions have continued to see improvements on the field. Even in last week’s region loss at Jackson County, the Champions moved the ball well, notably in the first half. “We did a good job in the first half. We moved the ball how we wanted to do. If we turned field goals into touchdowns, it’s probably a different game. We just have to punch it in when we get inside the 10 yard line,” Champion coach Jake Tyre said...

After playing the Columbia Academy Bulldogs, the state’s third-ranked team in Class 2A last Friday, the schedule for Coach Chris Grooms and the Community Vikings doesn’t get any easier this week as the Vikings go on the road Friday night to take on the undefeated and fourth-ranked Lewis County Panthers in a Region 5-2A matchup...

A man who told police he fired a gun he found to see if it functioned was arrested Tuesday morning in downtown Shelbyville. The single shot fired by Matthew Michael Colburn, 20, of West Lane Street allegedly startled a passing motorist as she drove on South Cannon Boulevard near Veterans Memorial Bridge around 9 a.m...

Sean Giffin, a seventh-generation farmer, wanted to work with the next generation, but wanted a role that would be more active than classroom teaching. Being a 4-H agent with the University of Tennessee Extension fit the bill perfectly. Giffin joined the local extension office Sept. 18. He will work alongside 4-H agent Emily Osterhaus. Giffin will focus on the agriculture and livestock end of 4-H programs...

The League of the South, a white nationalist group which held rallies in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro in 2013, plans a “White Lives Matter” rally in Shelbyville along with other groups on October 28. The group is joining with the Nationalist Front for the rally to protest refugee resettlement...