Stories from Thursday, November 9, 2017

Amy Martin of the Bedford County Board of Education was honored last week with a state industry award. During its annual convention each year, the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) recognizes school board members who have served twenty-five years on their local boards of education. Martin was one of the officials inducted into the TSBA Quarter Century Club. Those individuals received honorary life membership in the Tennessee School Boards Association...

Bedford Vision held its annual benefit for the Bedford Cancer Foundation on Nov. 2. Pictured is volunteer Debbie Donegan checking on refreshments. (T-G Photo by Jason M. Reynolds)

The play's the thing, as Shakespeare once wrote. Two different high schools will have stage productions this weekend, a great chance to enjoy live theater while supporting our students. There is also a walk-through drama at a local church, as well as stage productions in other communities:...

A laptop computer belonging to a Walmart vendor was stolen after being left in a shopping cart at mid-morning Tuesday. The computer was left in a shopping cart used by the vendor, who pushed it into a bin and left. Approximately 40 minutes later a suspect described only as an "elderly man" by police can be seen on surveillance video taking the Microsoft Surface, valued at $2,000. His vehicle was parked too far away from the camera to obtain a good description, police said...

Is this photo of a pirate with a laptop? No, it’s youth services librarian Lis Ann Morehart dressed up for her educational World Travelers program featuring The Bahamas. Once a month the Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library employee highlights a country’s culture — and related clothing — in a children’s program. The next World Travelers program, featuring Canada, will be at 11 a.m. Dec. 13.

It was the 1991 allegations of sexual harassment by Anita Hill against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas that first made sexual harassment an issue for public discussion, according to Middle Tennessee State University sociology professor Dr. Jackie Eller...

The Volkswagen Microbus mounted atop an older model, brightly painted former school bus catches the eye first. But underneath the "penthouse," beyond the slogans on the sides of the "Dragonfly Bus" that serves as the roaming home of LeRoy Herr and Hather Planckton, are deeper messages -- dreams of independence and freedom, and bringing unity to areas hit by recent unrest...

Local merchants will be hosting their annual holiday open house events in November and December. The following businesses have scheduled open houses...

John Gerald Wayne Jones, 68, of Shelbyville died Thursday morning at his home. No services are scheduled. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Terry Wayne "Bull" Bailiff, 72, of Shelbyville died Wednesday night, Nov. 8, 2017 at Glen Oaks Convalescent and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Ray Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday.

Helen Zylpha Harper, 101, of Shelbyville died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery in Hyde Park, New York.