Stories from Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Bettye K. Menck, 84, of Shelbyville died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Funeral services 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation begins at noon.

Rebekah Faith Nelson, 2 months 28 days, died Monday morning, January 15, 2018 at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Celebration of Life 6 p.m. Friday at Gateway Church, pastor Jason Daughdrill officiating. Arrangements: Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Johnny Boyce, 81, of Unionville died Tuesday evening, Jan. 16, 2018 at his home after an extended illness. Funeral services 1 p.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Chapel Hill, Rev. Rob McKamey officiating. Burial at Simpson Cemetery, Rover. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

Warner Bridge Rd at sunset

Ricardo sliding down the hill

Elisha sliding down the hill

Let it snow....Ricardo & Elisha

The happiness of feeling snowflakes on your face.

Winter 2018

Snow on the farm

Up-close picture of this years first snowflakes.

Winter 2018'

Making Snow Angels !

Winter 2018'

Snow flake

The kids enjoying a school day out by snow boarding and sledding

Grady Lee "Flip" Flippo, 52, of Wheel died Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill, Kevin Warren officiating. Burial in Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill. Visitation 3-8 p.m. Friday.

Just like kids- these two males both want the best spot near the feeder.

Both Bedford County Highway Superintendent Stanley Smotherman and Shelbyville Public Works director Eric Pierce said this afternoon that single-digit temperatures overnight will create black ice conditions Wednesday morning. "They'll be a whole lot worse in the morning than they were this morning," said Smotherman...

Taken at a feeder on Tuesday.

This is a cropped photo- meaning that I eliminated stuff around the bird. I did not add the snow flake.

Bess kids playing in the snow

Babies in the snow

Zayden making a snow angel

Bedford County Board of Education and Bedford County Board of Education and Bedford County Board of Commissioners' standing committee meetings scheduled for tonight have been cancelled due to weather. The school board will meet next Tuesday at the same time and place. A new date, if any, has not been announced for the committee meetings....

School Superintendent Don Embry has announced that Bedford County Schools will remain closed Wednesday due to road conditions. School-Age Care Program (SACP) will be open.

Amory’s first snow!

Frank the bull is not a fan of the snow.

Snow selfie.

Feeding in the snow for the first time!

Simon snowboarding

Silas and Bella in the snow

snow in flat creek

Cold doesn't stop us!

Kay Dennis, right, of the Great Strides program accepts a donation from Celebration City Car Club, presented by president Donna Kerchinski. Great Strides offers therapy to children and adults with various kinds of disabilities through horseback riding and related activities. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Senior Jenna Holt canned a 3-pointer from deep in the corner at the buzzer to lift Shelbyville Central to a 53-50 thrilling victory over visiting Coffee County in a battle of unbeatens in District 8-AAA action on Monday evening, The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but was moved up due to the threat of wintry weather...

In a low scoring battle, the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles fell 47-34 to Coffee County in a District 8-AAA contest on Monday night. Coffee County led 10-7 at the end of the first quarter, 20-12 at the break and 36-22 after three periods. Darius Rozier led the winners with 14 points while De’Aron Rozier added 10...

It’s far easier to learn the status of a cosmetologist’s or real estate agent’s license than it is to find out which teachers have committed sexual misconduct against students in Tennessee. Regulatory agencies like the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance and Real Estate Commission keep detailed records on business people’s licenses. You can find whether a particular professional’s license is active. For real estate agents, you can see what classes he or she has studied recently....

As the group of 17 marchers rounded the corner from Brittain Street onto Depot Monday the singing faded out in the face of the frigid wind tunnel effect. “We stopped singing; wouldn’t nothin’ come out,” said Jim Darden. “The wind spoke to us,” said Marilyn Massengale, laughing...

The Heart of the Home FCE Club met Jan. 9 at the UT/TSU Extension Office. Prior to the meeting, members attended the Leader Training and County Council. The meeting was called to order by Marie Spence. The call to order was read by Brenda Joyce. Ruth Owens called the roll and collected dues. ...