Stories from Friday, March 30, 2018

William Purvis "Billy" Boyce, 83, of Shelbyville died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester. Memorial service 3 p.m. Saturday at Southside Church of Christ, Jeff Smith officiating. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Arrangements: Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

The Heart of the Home FCE Club met March 26 at the University of Tennessee/Tennessee State University Extension Office. The meeting was called to order by Marie Spence, who read the household hint. Brenda Joyce read "Spring" and Ruth Owens gave the devotion. Roll call was answered with "your favorite television show."...

Meth was involved to some extent in three incidents across Shelbyville on Wednesday involving a foot chase, lockdown of a day care, disarming of a knife-wielding man and aliases being given to police, reports indicate. A day care center was briefly placed on lockdown as officers chased a suspect on foot in the Belmont Avenue area Wednesday afternoon...

All Motlow State Community College campuses will host an Autism Awareness Walk on World Autism Day, Monday, from 2 - 4 p.m. The walk is funded in part by the Motlow Student Government Association (SGA), and will be held simultaneously at all four Motlow campuses: Moore County, beginning at the Forrester Student Center; Fayetteville, beginning at the Sundquist Room; McMinnville, beginning at the Main Lobby; and Smyrna, beginning at the MaryLou Apple Lobby...

Boys & Girls Club of Bedford County will hold its annual Steak & Chicken Dinner Thursday, April 26, at First Baptist Church on Depot Street. The fundraiser has both a new location and a new look. Previous events have had major athletes or coaches as inspirational guest speakers, such as basketball great Spud Webb in 2017. But this year, instead of a speaker, there will be a musical performance by award-winning husband-and-wife recording artists Linda Davis and Lang Scott...

A couple charged with allowing many animals under their care to starve to death won't be allowed to own animals under the terms of a plea bargain reached Wednesday. James Willis Crosslin, 50, pleaded guilty to five counts of cruelty to animals, Bedford County Animal Control director Jack Cooper said...

Lis Ann Morehart and her best friend talked about stars when they were young -- but not the kind of stars you see in fan magazines. They talked about black holes and supernovas....

UNIONVILLE — Two inches of rain and a muddy track did not stop the Community Vikings Thursday night in the Viking Classic as Community used some timely hitting to defeat the Middle Tennessee Monarchs 7-3. “Our bats have come around,” Viking coach Robbie Davis said. “We’ve put the ball in play and we’re hitting the ball hard and we’re not chasing pitches as much.”...

When new Shelbyville Central boys basketball coach Andrew Hicks accepted the job, he knew bringing the Golden Eagles back to their winning ways would be a work in progress. The Eagles have only won one game in each of the last two years but Hicks is ready to get to work with the mindset of rebuilding this program back to the success the team once had...

Frances Sue Turner, 89 of Shelbyville died Friday, March 30, 2018. Graveside services 11 a.m. Monday at Hilllcrest Memorial Gardens, Rev. Scott Reed officiating. Arrangements: Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.