Stories from Friday, April 13, 2018

Locations and times of Tennessee Highway Patrol checkpoints have been announced. All are scheduled for Fridays. Detailed locations for sobriety checkpoints were not listed. APRIL 13: Safety belt, 7 p.m. State Route 64, 18 mile marker; Sobriety, 10 p.m., U.S. 41A North...

A recently-purchased Ruger 380 handgun was stolen over the weekend from a Meadowlark Drive home, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office was told. The victim said the gun had been hidden under a chest. No signs of forced entry were found. The following were charged since Wednesday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol and 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts...

Gay Ervin, incoming president of Shelbyville Woman’s Club, presented an appreciation gift to the outgoing president, Sara Wood, for her leadership of the club in 2017-2018. (Submitted photo)

Entries will open Sunday for the Times-Gazette's annual "Mommy & Me" photo contest. The contest, sponsored by Heritage Jewelers and the Times-Gazette, is for photos of mothers with their children (sons or daughters). In this contest, a panel of judges selects the winner. Contest entries will be published in a special section on May 8...

Chevy, Olivia, Winter and Clarabelle enjoy a beautiful day of sunshine and dress up in Bell Buckle. (Reader-submitted photo by Heather Marie Trombley)

A girl was struck and killed by a riding lawn mower in the yard of a home on U.S. 41A North between Shelbyville and Unionville last week, according to an investigative report released Thursday by the Bedford County Sheriff's Office. The child was dead when investigators arrived and found her body lying face down next to the mower, the report said...

One of the most legendary names in Christian music, Bill Gaither, will visit Bedford County this fall as a special guest during the third annual Russ & Tori Taff's Bell Buckle Weekend, Oct. 6-7. Gaither's appearance was announced in a light-hearted video of Bill Gaither and Tori Taff released Thursday on social media. She jokes in the video that "there may or may not have been guns involved" in convincing him to come to the event...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and recent events may have raised awareness of the issue, The Haven Of Hope -- which provides services to victims of domestic and sexual violence -- wants to make sure local citizens know about the problem and the services available...

NASHVILLE — The Community Viqueens made quick work of Ezell-Harding on Thursday evening in a 16-0 blowout win. Community accounted for eight hits in the win and were led by the combined efforts of Brianna Beech and Jaley Vincent, who totaled seven RBIs...

It was a wild afternoon of doubleheader baseball for the Cascade Champions on Thursday afternoon. Cascade was error-plagued in a 13-1 Game 1 loss to MTCS, and despite a valiant rally in Game 2, fell in an offensive showcase, 18-15. In Game 1, Cascade appeared to gain early control of the scoreboard with a solo dinger off the bat of senior Coby Presley in the bottom of the first inning, giving the Champs the slim, 1-0 lead...

It was total domination for the Cascade Lady Champions on Thursday evening, hosting Eagleville in a District 8-A contest. The Lady Champs dominated in every facet of the game and coasted to a 15-0 win over the Lady Eagles in three innings. Cascade set the tone early and drove in 11 runs in the first frame before adding two in each of the second and third to reach the 15-run rule limit...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagle soccer team continues to roll in District 8-AAA play after rolling past Lincoln County 2-0 at home on Thursday night. “We came out really well in the first half with the intensity you want to see is a district match. We tied Lincoln County on the road and our guys walked away with a desire to get the win this time.” Central coach Chris Fritz said...

A nice pitching performance by Jesse Clanton and timely hitting led Shelbyville Central to a 7-1 win over visiting Warren County on Thursday evening. The Eagles were also the beneficiary of nine walks by Warren County pitchers. Clanton went 4 1/3 innings, allowing one run and no hits...

To the Editor: The week of April 15th-21st is National Volunteer Week! I just wanted to take a moment to give a much deserved recognition and big shout to our wonderful and amazing hospice volunteers! As I’ve recently told our volunteers, words just seem to fail me at times to convey how truly special they are to me and to our hospice program. ...

To the editor: This is reference to Brooke Sanders letter to the editor and Bedford County Board of Association Facebook page. I was also blocked from their page. My question on their Facebook page to publicly answer why Ms Sanders comments were deleted. I was asked by private message to delete my comment. I refused. So their action was to delete and block me...

Charles M. Gammill, 88, of Shelbyville died Thursday, April 12, 2018. Funeral services 2 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home, pastor Jim Tedder and David Dye officiating. Burial at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Sunday.