Stories from Thursday, April 26, 2018

Shirley Jean Gipson, 66, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Funeral services noon Friday at Murfreesboro Funeral Home, Dwight Smitty officiating. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

We visited "Frog Heaven" where we saw this friendly frog who posed so nicely.

I was visiting a beautiful lodge recently and was able to photograph this beautiful bird.

While visiting Costa Rica recently I was able to see and photograph a nest a day before they flew away.

Great horned Owl baby that was seen in Murfreesboro. I like to keep the location secret to limit disturbing this young bird.

Elmer Patrick Sweeney, 73, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Tennova Healthcare. Funeral services 1 p.m. Sunday at Gowen-Smith Chapel, Rev. Randall Harmon officiating. Burial in Hopper Cemetery. Visitation 5-9 p.m. Saturday and beginning at noon Sunday.

Angeline Ford Bailey, 96, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in Nashville. Funeral services noon Saturday at Woodfork A.M.E. Church, Rev. Randall Webster officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation begins 11 a.m. at the church. Arrangements: Gowen-Smith Chapel.

Physical therapist Mary Leta Shavers was named Professional Woman of the Year during Jax Radio's 25th annual Professional Women's Luncheon, held Wednesday at the Blue Ribbon Circle. Moranda Odeneal of A&S Heating & Cooling was named Secretary of the Year, while Barbara Pate was named Volunteer of the Year, and Della Nelson won the Faithful Service Award...

To the editor: Six months ago, Saturday, October 28, people from across Tennessee met in Shelbyville to stand up to a demonstration by several racist hate groups. They are well funded, organized and politically protected. They recruit young impressionable people into their ranks by conning them into thinking that nonwhite or non-Christian people are to blame for their misfortune...

Shelbyville Central High School graduate Alisha Tillman has made her mark at Alabama A&M University. She is graduating in May magna cum laude and she enjoyed some moments of fame as one of two students on a billboard advertising her school in Birmingham. On the billboard with Tillman (left) is Cierra Berkemeyer. Congratulations to Alisha on her outstanding academic achievements. (Submitted photo)

Emma Lee Shoffner Tyree, 88, of Flat Creek died Wednesday morning, April 25, 2018 at her home. Funeral services 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home, Jonathan Boyce and Marvin Whitaker officiating. Burial in Rosebank Cemetery, Flat Creek. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Friday.

A man facing 30 days in jail allegedly fought off officers attempting to arrest him at his Wood Street home Tuesday night, Officers discovered a mittimus -- a document ordering an individual to jail -- had been filed against Joseph Michael Stevens, 29, as they were investigating a domestic disturbance...

Bedford County Sharp Shooters BB gun team participated in a competition held April 21 in Livingston, hosted by the Livingston Jaycees. The Tennessee Shooting Sports Association had 62 competitors from across the state in attendance....

The Webb School Theatre will present Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" in the Follin Chapel tonight through Sunday at 7 p.m. Seating begins at 6:40 p.m. The production is open to the public. General admission is $10 with no charge for children under 10. For more information, call 931-389-5703...

Dr. Billy Hix of Shelbyville has been given the Tennessee STEM Advocate Award by the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, in recognition of his passion for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. The award is one of the group's 2018 STEM Excellence Awards, which will be presented May 9 in Nashville at the fourth annual Tennessee STEM Innovation Summit...

Cascade Middle School students participated in the Middle Grades Mathematics Contest at Middle Tennessee State University on April 12. The middle school participants were (front row, from left), Amy Whitley, Gabby Orepeza, Ashley Cope, Oscar Padilla, Luke Harris, Elle Thompson, Bridgett Evans, and Sandra Rojas. (Back row, from left), Natasia Chunn, Natalie Evans, Makenna Lamb, Cole McBee, Caroline Stone, Sawyer Lovvorn, Mason Lankford, Connor Huie, Blake Olive, and Zach Cope. From the sixth grade, Ashley Cope placed 19th place and Sawyer Lovvorn placed sixth. (Submitted photo)