Stories from Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Heather Elizabeth Bowman-Teal, 26, of Sacramento, California, formerly of Shelbyville, died suddenly Sunday, May 20, 2018. A celebration of life will be held 4-7 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Melody Ann Carpenter, 46, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday,May 30 at Doak-Howell Funeral Home, Rev. Philip Bowles officiating. Burial in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Community Clinic of Shelbyville & Bedford County has announced its schedule for June: June 4, 2-6 p.m.; June 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; June 12, Diabetes clinic, 2-6 p.m.; June 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; June 19, noon-3 p.m.; June 20, Free pap smears, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;...

Karen Lynn Reed Tate, 55, of Birmingham, Alabama, died suddenly Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Brookwood Baptist Hospital in Homewood, Alabama. Graveside service 12:30 p.m. Friday at Willow Mount Cemetery, Bill Doak officiating. Visitation 10 a.m. - noon at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Kathryn Crone, 63, of Shelbyville died Sunday, May 20, 2018. She was cremated. No public service was held.

A budget containing a 3 percent raise for Bedford County teachers and many other school system employees was approved by the county school board Wednesday night. That proposed budget must now be approved by the Bedford County Commission at its June meeting...

The county continues with its renovation of Bedford County Courthouse Annex, the former bank building on the west side of the square which will eventually house a variety of county offices, including those now renting space elsewhere. Demolition started Monday on the first floor of the building, which will house the county clerk's office and the trustee's office. That renovation project will cost about $400,000, including a contingency fund...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- Not all government public records policies are helping to make records more accessible to residents -- especially for those who can't easily prove state residency - a new audit from the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government has found...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- Though most cities, counties and school districts in Tennessee list in their policies contact information for who will handle public records requests, less than half included an email address to which the public can direct those requests...

Brent Smith is the Republican nominee for a District 1 seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 2 general election. The district includes portions of Bell Buckle and Wartrace. Smith has a Bachelor of Arts in history from Lincoln Memorial University and Master of Arts in ethics from Vanderbilt University. ...

MURFREESBORO — All season long, the Cascade Lady Champions (24-8-1) have had the goal of reaching the Class A state tournament. Now that they’re in the tournament, simply being there isn’t enough—the Lady Champs are primed to make a run. That run began with a 5-1 win over South Fulton (23-5) on Tuesday night in Murfreesboro...

A vehicle was entered and $700 taken from a wallet at a home on Cemetery Road in Bell Buckle between midnight-7 a.m. Monday, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office was told. No signs of forced entry were found. The following were charged since Monday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts...

As the Spring semester ended and final exams came to a close, students across campus began packing up for the summer. For 700 Belmont University students, including Shelbyville native Anna Aguirre, preparations to pack looked a bit different as they prepared to participate in one of 43 faculty-led Maymester and Summer Study Abroad experiences across the world...

Transonic speeds with large volumetric flow rates were recently achieved during free-jet testing of a high-bypass engine in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) C-2 test cell at Arnold Air Force Base, setting a record for free-jet mode engine testing at Arnold...