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Casting call in Shelbyville today
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A casting call for African-American women, children and young men will be held 4-6 p.m. Today at Woodfork Chapel AME Church, 1011 Lipscomb Street. On Location Casting is seeking to cast a health care commercial, “Merck For Mothers,” which will be shot next month in or near Nashville. Those who are cast will receive $250 per day plus a one-time usage fee of $750, which entitles the producers to use the footage in perpetuity...
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Destinations & Diversions: Juneteenth Celebration commemorates emancipation (Entertainment ~ 06/14/18)
The 2018 Juneteenth Celebration will be held 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday at Gilliland Historical Resource Center, 803 Lipscomb Street. The event, which commemorates emancipation from slavery, will feature fish, hamburgers, hot dogs, homemade ice cream and other desserts, as well as games and music... -
Accusers’ lies sent innocent man to jail (Local News ~ 06/14/18)
All charges against a man falsely accused of attempting to touch a young girl have been dropped, and her aunt has been charged with filing a false report, Shelbyville police said Wednesday. Robert James Bransford, 26, of Woodland Avenue was released from custody Tuesday afternoon. Police emphasized Bransford is innocent of any charge... -
Spay-Neuter Clinic benefit planned (Local News ~ 06/14/18)
Middle Tennessee Spay & Neuter Clinic is seeking table sponsors and auction/raffle items for its second annual dinner and silent auction, which will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 20, at Bell Buckle Banquet Hall. Tickets for the event, which will feature musical entertainment, are now on sale, and cost $30 each. Table sponsorships are $100... -
Learn the 'ropes' in today's wired world (Local News ~ 06/14/18)
Some vocational programs will show you the ropes. But a new program at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville will show you the cables. TCAT-S will offer Network Cabling, Copper-Based Systems, a 40-hour curriculum, July 16-31. The class will run from 5-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday... -
Titans expect secondary to be among best (Professional Sports ~ 06/14/18)
NASHVILLE — Malcolm Butler says he and his fellow members of the Tennessee Titans’ secondary have set high goals for this season, and All-Pro safety Kevin Byard and cornerback Logan Ryan make it clear just how much they expect from themselves. “We want to be, if not the best, one of the best secondaries in the league this year,” Byard said... -
Freed-Hardeman signee feels at home (High School Sports ~ 06/14/18)
Recent Shelbyville Central graduate Owen Womble will continue his education and baseball career at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson. The Lions are coming off one of their best seasons in the history of their program, posting a 47-16 record while advancing to the championship game of the NAIA World Series before falling to Southeastern (Fla.)...