Stories from Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Dylan Handy and Amelia Donnelly are this year's winners of the Times-Gazette's annual ghost story contest, while Caydince Waller won our "spooky drawing" contest. Each of the three winners will receive $25. The entries were judged by members of the T-G newsroom. The winning drawing and stories, along with selected honorable mention entries, are included in today's Times-Gazette...

Bedford Builds Habitat for Humanity is preparing for the 20th annual Habitat Ball at 6 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Blue Ribbon Circle. The Patron Cocktail Party will be Jan. 27 at the home of Tiffany Woosley and Chad Reed. Sponsor levels: Diamond, $5,000; Premier, $3,000; Platinum, $1,500; Gold, $500; Patron, $300...

Bedford County Historical Society President Al Simmons (left) previews the society's fall meeting program with dance troop members Rusty Anderson, Pat Camp, and dance master Chrissy Davis-Camp. From left: Ron and Cecelia Dugan; David and Liz Sherrill; Tom and Rhonda Stayer; Della Nelson; and Bill and Carolyn Jones.The Bedford County Historical Society recently held its fall meeting on Sept. 18 in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church...

The Unionville FCE Club met Oct. 17th with Nancy Perryman calling meeting to order by reading clocks fall back first week November, check smoke detector batteries and other essential batteries. Jean Fausnaught read "Sight" from page 33 in yearbook...

A thief ran away with the powertrain control module and intake from a Mazda RX-8 as a representative of Fast Track Auto, Madison Street, approached at midday Monday, according to Shelbyville police. The suspect, described as a large white man in his 50s with facial hair, was removing the parts, then ran to a black RX-8 he had driven to the scene and drove away...

The Tennessee Board of Regents appointed Laura Monks as the new president of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology -- Shelbyville in a meeting Monday. Monks has served as interim president since former president Ivan Jones retired Sept. 1. Her appointment as president is effective Nov. 1...

“I’ve been a hard worker all my life,” said Gladys Grogan. Four years ago, she broke a bone for the first time in her life; she was chasing a chicken. Of course, that was when she was four years younger — only 102. Gladys Grogan, whom her family believes to be Bedford County’s oldest living resident, will turn 106 Thursday. ...

No guns or any object with the potential to be used as a weapon will be allowed into the rally sites, Shelbyville police said Wednesday.