Stories from Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Russell Copeland, 55, of Shelbyville died Monday, May 7, 2018 at Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville. Per his wishes, he will be cremated. An open house visitation with the family is scheduled 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Eastview Baptist Church. This is a change from a previously-announced location. Arrangements: Gowen-Smith Chapel.

Janice Lorene Fann, 57, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, May 9, 2018 after a brief illness. Funeral services 1 p.m. Friday at Fairlane Church of Christ, Lance Bennett officiating. Burial at Houston Whitworth Cemetery. Visitation begins at 10 a.m.

Lisa Noel Nigolian, 39, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Celebration of Life service 12 noon Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation begins at 11:30 a.m.

Former Shelbyville Municipal Planning Commission member Wanda Woodlee pleaded no contest to a felony theft charge in Franklin County last month. As part of a deferred sentence, Woodlee will serve two years of state-supervised probation for theft between $2,500 and $10,000...

A woma, accompanied by her mother, allegedly attacked her ex-boyfriend at his Springdale Avenue home Monday night, police said. Alicia Sorcia Stacy, 21, of George Reagor Road and mother Donna Mai Bruno, 54, of Tate Avenue armed themselves with a baseball bat and a machete and attacked the victim on his front porch, neighbors told police...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved a revised and updated social media policy for county departments on Tuesday night, during a relatively-uneventful monthly meeting lasting about 10 minutes. The county first adopted a social media policy in 2011; this just updates and makes minor changes to it. Department heads had already signed off on the document...

Local Democrats started work cleaning up their election 2018 headquarters on Spring Street, where the El Roi Church used to be. Cleaning up on Friday were (from left) Dianne Lorenz, Antonio Mendoza and Jane Tucker. (Lorenz and Tucker admonished the photographer about making sarcastic comments about them holding brooms.) The group plans to open their headquarters in early summer. (T-G Photo by Terence Corrigan)

For Middle Tennessee State University senior Jaylan Ashley, her inspiration for becoming a special education teacher came from volunteering with her aunt. "My aunt is a speech pathologist, and I volunteered with her in high school with kids who had special needs," said Ashley, a native of Nashville. "I met a little boy with Down syndrome who I spent all summer with. Then when it was over, I found myself missing him and our interaction with each other."...

A three-ton Payne heat pump was stolen from a home under construction on Putman Well Road over the weekend, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office was told. The owner said he last saw it on Friday afternoon. A neighbor noticed it missing Saturday, the report said...

Over 70 students had their names drawn for prizes Monday at Learning Way Elementary School. Every day of testing, students got a ticket punched if they had good behavior and tried their best. (Submitted photo)

EAGLEVILLE — On Monday night, the Cascade Champions (15-19) needed the effort on the mound by senior Coby Presley to get past the Moore County Raiders in an elimination game of the District 8-A tournament. While Presley was able to do just that, it was the combined efforts of Cole Tune and Hunter Ledbetter who pitched Cascade to a 7-6 win over Fayetteville (18-9) on Tuesday, which also qualified Cascade for a trip to the Region 4-A tournament...

CORNERSVILLE — A two-run fifth inning was just enough to lift the Cascade Lady Champions to the District 8-A finals, following Tuesday night’s 2-0 nailbiter at Cornersville. After four scoreless innings, Cascade (20-8-1) finally broke through with a RBI triple off the bat of senior Jacie Williams...

PULASKI — The Community Viqueens fought back with a rally in the seventh inning, but could not plate the tying run as the Giles County Lady Bobcats ended the Viqueen season with a 4-3 victory in the District 12-AA tournament Tuesday night. The Viqueens squandered several scoring chances by leaving runners stranded in scoring position throughout the game...

Rhonda McCullough, 66, of Shelbyville died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel, Brother Ron Chilton officiating. Burial in Hollywood Cemetery, Wartrace. Visitation begins at noon.

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagle soccer team was eliminated from the post season after falling 3-0 to Franklin County in the opening round of the District 8-AAA Tournament at home on Tuesday evening. It was also senior night for four Golden Eagle seniors in Garrett James, Nolan Jamison, Josue Lozno and Brandon Smith...

To the editor: I have lived in Shelbyville all my life. I was proud of my town. People would talk about how pretty it was. Well, I am not proud of it now and when someone asks me where I am from I say “out of town.” Trash and junk are everywhere. Dumpsters are running over, trash inside and outside. ...