Stories from Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Pat Wilmhoff, an administrative assistant from the Tyson Foods complex in Shelbyville, and her friend “Chicken” came to visit first and second graders at Southside Elementary School to talk about the plant. (Submitted photo)

COLUMBIA — Shelbyville Central claimed a 4-2 win on the road over Columbia in a District 8-AAA match on Tuesday evening. Emilin Olivares found the back of net to score the Eaglettes’ first goal. Julia Andres scored off a corner kick, while Emilin Olivares added a goal as well...

The Cascade offense ran wild in a 44-12 romp over cross-county rival Liberty on Tuesday night. Blake Olive sparked the Champion run game, rushing for three scores and recovering a fumble in the end zone for a fourth. Cascade struck the first blow with 3:25 left in the first quarter when Anthony Boggs broke a 47-yard strike for the first touchdown...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglette volleyball team dropped a 3-0 match to visiting Fayetteville City 26-24, 26-24 and 25-19 oh Senior Night on Tuesday evening. Three Eaglette seniors, Haylee Amerman, MaKayla Batts and Hannah Heflin, were honored before the match...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Viqueens used a combination of consistent serving, timely kills, and effective setting to defeat the Enrichment Fellowship Lady Knights in straight sets on Senior Night in a volleyball match Tuesday night. “We started working as a team and we finished working as a team,” Coach Tiffany Klages of the Viqueens said. “We were doing our jobs and not letting the ball hit the floor.”...

Johnson Poss Kirby, one of Tennessee's top government relations firms, has announced that Luke Ashley will become a principal, and Katie Vanlandingham has been promoted from associate to senior associate. The moves come after the announcement that Bo Johnson will retire at the end of the year...

As awareness to the nation's opioid epidemic continues to gain attention, health care professionals are rethinking how to go about treating long-term pain; and thanks to significant research in recent years, we now understand that chronic pain is complex and varied, so it can neither be easily diagnosed nor solved. As such, doctors must balance a patient's symptoms with medical analysis, weighing the risks and potential benefits of different treatments...

A suspect has been charged with a robbery Sunday, Sept. 16. Daniel Keith Moore, 36, of Riverbend Road was arrested Monday by Shelbyville police. Investigators allege Moore was one of two suspects who came out of a home in the 1000 block of Fairfield Pike and demanded money from a man who had been driven there. The victim was robbed of $610, police said...

Liberty FCE Club met Sept. 17. Sara Kelly called the meeting to order. Joan Pimentel read the call to order. Bonnye Catron gave the devotion, from "Life Lessons From The Hive" by M.J. Miller. Minutes were read and approved. Roll was called, with 10 members present. ...

Bedford County Historical Society met Sept. 17 at First United Methodist Church. The program included three speakers on the use of DNA. Charmaine Riley Holley, a professional genetic genealogist, gave an overview of various DNA testing methods and resources. She discussed the data derived from those sources, how it is interpreted, and the interactions between male and female ancestral lines...

Bedford County Arts Council will host the Butterfly Fine Arts and Crafts Festival this Friday and Saturday, and activities will include a release of 200 live Painted Lady butterflies. The event, which organizers hope will be held annually and draw visitors from surrounding communities, will include carefully-selected handmade art and craft vendors from a variety of disciplines, set up both inside and outside the building. ...

Bedford County Financial Management Committee discussed the ongoing renovation of Bedford County Courthouse Annex, and approved a budget amendment to pay for the latest work being done on the building. The former Regions Bank building, on the west side of the public square, was bought by the county years ago, in hopes of eventually moving several county offices out of rental space in the US Bank building on the north side of the square. ...

Due to an overwhelming response from the community, the first-ever Shelbyville Community Soup Kitchen fundraiser is nearly sold out. For a non-profit serving hungry people every week, that's an answered prayer. The Board of Governors of the Shelbyville Soup Kitchen will sponsor the fundraising event 6 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Tickets remaining are $24 each and must be purchased in advance by calling 808-0053 or 684-2535. Donations are appreciated...

Bedford County Schools have been classified by the state as "In Need of Improvement" in 2018 accountability ratings released Friday. Tennessee Department of Education places Tennessee schools in categories of progress and growth, holding districts accountable. ...

Larry Eugene Sims, 60, of Shelbyville died Friday, September 21, 2018. Funeral services 12 noon Thursday at Bird Street Church of Christ. Burial at Merrell Sims Cemetery. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. Arrangements: Nelson Memorial Chapel.