Stories from Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Lenora Word, 47, of Lynchburg died there Saturday, May 12, 2018. Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday at Jennings-Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, Lynchburg. Interment at Highview Cemetery, Lynchburg. Visitation 3-7 p.m. Wednesday and 1-2 p.m. Thursday. Service of remembrance 2 p.m. Friday in the gym at Motlow State Community College's Moore County campus.

Cayla Adgent Patterson of Unionville is being honored as a 2018 Community Mother of the Year by the Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) for her courage and tireless dedication in making sure that her family has the health coverage that they need. TJC, a non-profit law firm serving Tennessee families, has honored mothers across the state for 18 years...

To the Editor: “Government unions in crosshairs and Democrats are terrified.” That’s how one media outlet described the National Right to Work Legal Foundation’s all out assault on forced unionism. The Supreme Court has just agreed to hear the case...

NASHVILLE — There was just no quit in the Cascade Champions. Cascade hung close for the majority of Monday night’s Region 4-A semifinal meeting against Grace Christian, but couldn’t find the needed hits to make a run at the Lions and suffered a season-ending 9-0 loss...

To the editor: Bedford County Farm Bureau supports the “iFarm iVote” campaign and encourages farmers and rural property owners to show they care about our freedom by registering to vote, showing up on election day, and voting for those who support the farm community. ...

A man who allegedly held a woman against her will at a Landers Street residence Sunday night faces multiple charges. Georgette Marquis McCamey, 37, told arriving officers he was "just playing" when they arrived at the home following a call from a concerned relative and heard the victim's screams for help...

Crews prepared a large concert stage, normally used for outdoor events like music festivals, inside Calsonic Arena on Monday for tonight’s concert featuring Big & Rich with a special appearance by Big Smo. The concert will be free to junior and senior high school students who have ACT scores of 21 or higher or who have made a two-point gain in their scores. Tickets are also available to the general public and will be available at the door. Net proceeds from the concert will benefit Bedford County Schools and the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce’s Partners In Education program. (T-G Photos by John I. Carney)

The Kroger store at 1010 North Main Street, which has been undergoing a remodeling for the past several months, will celebrate its grand re-opening Wednesday, with giveaways starting at 7 a.m. and a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. The final piece of the remodel, ClickList online grocery ordering with curbside pickup, will kick off a week later, on May 23...

A Shelbyville man was seriously wounded while attempting to break up a fight between two other men Sunday, police said. Pierre Johnson, 33, was stabbed seven times, suffering wounds from the back of his left shoulder down to his waist, Det. Lt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

A woman who witnesses say ran over a friend with his car allegedly told Shelbyville police she thought it was "funny." Savannah Nicole Hill, 21, was arrested at her Edmond Road home, where she fled after driving over Brandon Stone in the parking lot of a Madison Street shopping center Sunday night, police said. She faces multiple charges including vehicular assault and DUI...

Kenneth Bruce Baker, 70, of Shelbyville died at his home early Tuesday morning, May 15, 2018. Funeral services 11 a.m. Friday at Fair Haven Baptist Church, Brothers Charles Williams and Todd Tanner officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

William Trice, 56, of Shelbyville died Sunday, May 13, 2018. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20 at Bright Temple COGIC. Interment at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Arrangements: Scales & Sons Funeral Home, Murfreesboro.

Tyler Wade Paul, 24, of Nashville died Sunday, May 13, 2018. Funeral services 3 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Jeff Faulk officiating. Burial at Pressgrove Cemetery. Visitation begins at 1 p.m.