Stories from Friday, July 6, 2018

Northcutt Surveying crew clearing a fallen tree on Longview Rd during storms on 7/6/18.

The 2018 high school football schedules have been released for Bedford County High Schools. After a brutal 2017 run sparked by a stellar passing offense, the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles hope to improve upon a 5-6 run in the 2018 season. As was a season ago, Shelbyville will open against rival Tullahoma on Thursday, August 16 and follow with a brutal match up against Marshall County...

If you think you're a good chili cook -- or if you think you're a good chili judge -- you're needed for chili cookoffs July 13-14 on the square in Shelbyville. As of Monday, there were 39 competitors signed up, and there's still time for more to sign up between now and the competition. In fact, recent rules changes by the International Chili Society make it easier for local chili cooks to compete, according to local cookoff organizer Calvin Cannon...

Polly Frazier stands next to her garden, three miles west of Shelbyville, at the farm where she's lived since 1947. She and her late husband, J.P., bought the 170-acre farm for $21,500. The stones for the home, built by Crawford Tate, came from the farm. (T-G Photo by Terence Corrigan)

Bryan Gomez said he didn’t hear a roar as this tree fell in his yard on Sulphur Springs Road during a thunderstorm Thursday afternoon. Several trees were downed in a damage swath leading from Simmons Road to Sulphur Springs Road. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Bill Anderson has announced his candidacy for re-election to a 6th district seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 2 general election. Anderson is a lifelong resident of Bedford County. He is a 1988 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School. He is a graduate of Motlow State Community College and holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Middle Tennessee State University...

The victim of a punch to the face was treated for a possible broken nose after an incident around midnight Wednesday morning. Shortly after turning down an offer of crack cocaine from a friend while sitting in a vehicle at King Arthur Trailer Court, she got out along with an unidentified man who hit her before leaving with the other person, Shelbyville police said...