Stories from Friday, February 16, 2018

Ronald Shane Bivvins, 46, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, February 15, 2018 after an extended illness. Funeral services 3 p.m. Sunday at Victory Baptist Church, Jim Tedder officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation 3-8 p.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

Five candidates are seeking the office of Bedford County Mayor -- two of them will face each other in the May 1 Republican primary, and then the GOP nominee will face the other three candidates, all of whom are running as independents, in the Aug. 2 general election...

PULASKI — Going into the District 12-AA tournament semifinal game Thursday night, the Community Viqueens had beaten every team in the district except the Forrest Lady Rockets. The Viqueens can now check that item off their list. Community (17-11) used a dominant inside game and some timely outside shooting to defeat the top-seeded Lady Rockets 50-44 and advance to the district championship...

Stretching back to December when Cascade was in the middle of an 0-7 start, searching for its team identity, not many would have considered the Champions to be still standing at the end of the District 8-A tournament. On Thursday night, Cascade (11-16) upset No. 2 seeded Eagleville (16-11) and punched its ticket to the District 8-A tournament championship with a 56-47 win over the Eagles...

The Times-Gazette erroneously reported in yesterday's edition that Nancy Barber, who was seriously injured when struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon in Shelbyville, had died from her injuries that day. Mrs. Barber died Thursday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a hospital spokesperson said this morning. She was, however, a patient at the medical center at the time the story was published...

Three teenagers who tried to pass a car on Highway 64 Thursday morning lost control and flipped their car, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer. The teens, who were all siblings, were on their way to school, said Trooper Jackie Smith. He did not know which school the teens attend, nor did he provide their genders...

A special called meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners will be held 5 p.m. Feb. 26 to discuss the renovation of the county-owned building on the west side of the square, which will be known as Bedford County Courthouse Annex. But the meeting itself is already the focus of controversy...

The Times-Gazette is starting work on one of its premier publications, Salute magazine, which will be published at the end of March. This will be the seventh year for Salute, our annual publication produced in collaboration with the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce. Salute is the Chamber's lead promotional tool, filled with information that helps to introduce Bedford County to new businesses and attract new residents...

Motlow State Community College will present actor, director and producer Phil Darius Wallace to perform the program "From the Heart of a King, a Salute to Martin Luther King, Jr." to celebrate Black History Month. The performance will be on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 11:15 a.m. inside Eoff Hall in the Powers Auditorium on the Moore County campus...

A man who said he had fallen into Duck River and was attempting to get warm walked into a Pickle Street home without permission early Wednesday night, Shelbyville police said. The resident told police she walked into her kitchen to find a strange man in her home...

I wanted to let you know that God and the church are very alive at the State Legislature! We open each and every floor session with a prayer and a pledge. Also, each Wednesday morning at 7:30 am, we have devotional in one of the committee rooms and usually have a guest speaker bring us a great message....

Skillfully performing a medley of gospel, folk and comical tunes, musical trio Us Two and Him entertained members and guests Wednesday at this month's Shelbyville Woman's Club meeting. Chapel Hill natives John and Jim Rickman, along with Phil Comstock, have been performing together for more than four decades. They have appeared on the Grand Ole Opry and Nashville television as well as various places in middle Tennessee...