Stories from Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Walk In Hair Care hosted a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at 878 Union St. on Nov. 7. Chamber CEO Allen Pitner presented the first dollar of profit plaque to owner Michele Sells. (Submitted photo)

Bedford Vision is the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month for October. Dr. Kathy Shamblin accepted the award certificate from Chamber CEO Allen Pitner. (Submitted photo)

HUNTLAND — The Community Viqueens opened up the 2017-18 season on a positive note, using a big fourth quarter to defeat the Huntland Lady Hornets 50-43 in a Hall of Champions game Tuesday night. The comeback gave Corey Bishop a successful start in his debut as Viqueen head coach...

HUNTLAND — The Community Vikings outscored the Huntland Hornets in every quarter and used nine treys to their advantage as the Vikings opened their 2017-18 season with a 62-45 win over the Hornets in a Hall of Champions contest Tuesday night. The Vikings were led in scoring by a different player in each of the four quarters...

WINCHESTER — Not much went the Cascade Lady Champions’ way in their 2017-2018 debut on Tuesday afternoon against Warren County in the Russell Barnett Hall of Fame Classic, hosted by Franklin County. Warren County capitalized off several early Cascade turnovers and raced out to a big lead, before claiming the 61-28 win...

WINCHESTER — The Cascade Champions had a fairly competitive effort against Warren County—until the Pioneers switched to a full-court, pressure defense. Coupled with multiple missed point-blank shots, Cascade eventually fell to the Pioneers 67-45 in their opener on Monday night in the Russell Barnett Hall of Fame Classic, held at Franklin County High School...

Shelbyville Central High School is proud to announce that senior Brian Young is being recognized as a Commended Student in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students are recognized for their academic achievement demonstrated on the PSAT taken last fall. ...

Members of the Middle Tennessee Association of Realtors (MTAR) have launched a coat drive for charities in the association's service area during the entire month of November. The coats will be collected at MTAR Realtor and MTAR Affiliate Business Partner offices throughout the month with delivery to the charities Nov. 30-Dec. 4...

Half Hill Farm, from Woodbury, is opening a retail store in Bell Buckle. The new location will be the second for the maker of hand-crafted kombucha, extracts, tonics and other natural health products. Half Hill Farm's Wellness Emporium in Bell Buckle will feature all of the products the farm manufactures in Woodbury plus other products that promote better health and well being...

A dog stood up for a woman allegedly under attack by her boyfriend at their home on West Lane Street Monday night. She told police Douglas Cay Heath, 40, was arguing about the number of dogs inside the home. Heath allegedly began "cussing and screaming," police said, and tried to knock her cellphone from her hand as she began videoing his actions. He unintentionally struck her as one of the dogs came to her defense and bit him, police said...

A Shelbyville native who served in the Vietnam War died on Veterans' Day. Carl Quenton Arney, 70, of Manchester died at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, his brother James "Luke" Arney said. He served with the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division. He had diabetes and had a leg amputated three years ago. During the past month he had an infection and liver failure...

The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer stands just off the square in the oldest building in Shelbyville. On Sunday, between 2-4 p.m., the church will host a reception to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the building's construction. Everyone in the community is invited to tour the building and join in the celebration...

Over the Hill gospel group is a regular visitor each Tuesday morning at area nursing homes and assisted living centers. Its most recent performance was at Celebration Way Assisted Living. (T-G Photo by Jason M. Reynolds)

Although the 14th Senate District includes includes Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore and parts of Rutherford counties, Bedford County Board of Commissioners has the right, on its own, to appoint an interim successor to State Sen. Jim Tracy. That's because Tracy is a Shelbyville resident. ...

A recent wave of high-profile accusations of harassment by political and entertainment figures hasn't yet translated into increased complaints in terms of local government. But local government organizations say they have policies in place addressing harassment and giving offended parties a method for filing complaints...

James Britton “Buster” Cunningham Sr., 68, died Thursday,October 26, 2017 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. Per his wishes, he was cremated. A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Pentecostal Church with Ron Adams officiating.

Descendants of the pioneer settlers and early inhabitants of Chestnut Ridge on the Bedford-Lincoln county line held a reunion Oct. 26-28 at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. The group began the reunion with heritage tours. On Oct. 26, they visited the Locke Cemetery in Unionville; Enon Chapel and Cemetery; the Poplin home place; Sanders, Pisgah & Brown Cemeteries; and the Deason land grant site. ...