Stories from Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Today's super moon and ellipse here in Wheel.

Elizabeth "Gladys" Grogan, 106, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 at Lynchburg Nursing Center. Funeral services 11 a.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel, Rev. Chris Harris officiating. Burial in Mount Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Thursday.

Julia Loretta "Judy" Jones, 71, of Shelbyville died Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Funeral services at 1 p.m. Monday. Feb. 5 at Gowen-Smith Chapel, Eddie Reed officiating. Burial in Hickory Hill Cemetery on Chestnut Ridge. Visitation begins at 11 a.m.

The city is getting some help in maintaining H.V. Griffin Park. Leadership Bedford is taking on the park's George Hulan Baseball Field as its annual service project, City Manager Shanna Boyette said during a study session Tuesday. Parks and recreation director Mike Alsup said, "We're excited Leadership Bedford chose the park as their project."...

Lone Star Rodeo Company will bring its national finals to Calsonic Arena this weekend, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Jessica Fowlkes and 10-year-old Oralee Madison perform riding tricks at a previous Lone Star Rodeo event.Lone Star Rodeo Company will bring its two-night national finals to Calsonic Arena with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 each evening...

"On three occasions in October the Shelbyville city council, the city manager and local law enforcement officials met in closed-door sessions without any public notice of their intent to hold a special meeting or what the reason for the meeting was."...

The Tennessee Press Association, which represents the state's newspapers, will host a forum for candidates for Tennessee governor during its winter meeting this week in Nashville. A live stream of the forum will be viewable at the Times-Gazette website, t-g.com, beginning about 8:30 a.m. Thursday...

A man who borrowed a pickup truck from a Shelbyville man for "a couple of hours" Dec. 28 hasn't returned, and the truck has been reported stolen. The white 1999 Chevrolet S10 truck had infantry stickers in the rear window, a light bar with skull emblems, aftermarket headlights and taillights and a diamond plated tool box...

Shelbyville Treasure, 908 North Main St., will hold a grand opening on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. The store is located in the building with the red roof behind Floor Coverings Inc., Longview Silks and Burgers & Such. The business will have snacks and prizes, as well as special giveaways...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglettes cruised to a 57-34 for a successful homecoming win over Columbia Central in a District 8-AAA win on Tuesday evening. Kaylee Adams scored a game-high 14 points, including eight free throws while Taylor Sanders followed with 13, all coming in the second half...

With 1:14 left against visiting Huntland, sophomore guard Brandon Heath came up with a steal and a layup to put Cascade ahead for good in the Champs’ 60-57 win over the Hornets. Though Heath put the Champs ahead for good, Cascade got two clutch free throws from Chay Chumley and another from Landon Parker in the final seconds to preserve the three-point win...

PULASKI — After scoring a season-low 30 points against Marshall County in their previous game, the Community Viqueens righted the ship and put up their highest point total of the season as the Viqueens defeated the Giles County Lady Bobcats 75-57 in a District 12-AA game Tuesday night...

PULASKI – The Community Vikings were only down by six points at the half, but were outscored 38-19 in the second half as the Giles County Bobcats defeated the Vikings 72-47 in a D12-AA tilt Tuesday night. Dillon Whitaker led Community (9-12, 0-5) with five points as the Bobcats took a 16-9 lead after one quarter...

A valiant fourth-quarter effort wasn’t enough to land the Cascade Lady Champions a win on senior night against visiting Huntland on Tuesday. Though Cascade whittled an 11-point deficit to three late in the fourth, the Lady Champs were unable to finish the rally in a 49-42 defeat...

It was a tough loss on homecoming night as Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eagle fell 68-27 to Columbia Central in a District 8-AAA matchup on Tuesday. The Lions took control early and looked back, posting leads of 20-7 at the end of the opening frame, 39-12 at halftime and 58-18 after three periods...

ANTIOCH — Nearly every player for Ezell-Harding found his way into the scoring column against Webb on Tuesday night. But every player that scored was held to single digits as Webb broke loose for a big first half in a 58-37 win over the Eagles. Webb blazed its way to a 21-point first quarter, with sophomore Keon Johnson notching nine of his game-high 16 points in the opening period...

Rebecca Thatcher MPAS PA-C has joined Dr. William Russell at the Russell Center For Vein & Vascular Care on Frank Martin Road. She has experience in vascular and wound care and completed her master’s degree at the University of Utah in physician assistant studies. The Russell Center can be reached at 931-685-0986 and is located in Suite 101 of Russell Plaza, 120 Frank Martin Road. (Submitted photo)