Stories from Wednesday, October 17, 2018

CHAPEL HILL — A low-scoring debut came up just short for the Cascade Middle Lady Champions on Tuesday evening. After rallying for a half-time lead against the Forrest Lady Rockets, Cascade saw the game slip away in the second half in the 26-24 loss...

CHAPEL HILL — A huge second quarter was just what the Cascade Middle Champions needed to pick up their first win of the season in Tuesday’s season opener at Forrest Middle. Cascade scored 20 in the second and coasted in the second half to a 51-21 win...

The Cascade High School girls soccer program will have a first on Thursday afternoon. For the first time in school history, the Lady Champions (10-1) will be playing for a Region 3-A title—and they’ll get to do it on their home turf. “To get to the region championship is a first for us. It’s so exciting to see the girls progressing and playing so well when it mattered. This was probably our best game, in the game that mattered the most,” Lady Champion coach Zack Spears...

To the Editor: Small farms need a voice in Washington. Scott DesJarlais sits on the House Agriculture Committee which tried and failed to pass a version of the farm bill that would slash programs that help small and beginning farmers, as well as rural residents in our district...

Cascade High School Band participated in the Middle Tennessee Small Band Competition at Forrest High School on Saturday. They won first place color guard in 4A; first place band in 4A; Best of the Best band; Division 1 champion; and Grand Champion. (Submitted photo)

Beyond Aquatics in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro will offer a free month of advanced aquatic therapeutic exercise between now and Veteran's Day. Any veteran new to the facility can use the heated therapy and exercise pools at Beyond Aquatics for free. Previous veteran visitors can choose either a free personal training session, free aquatic therapy session, or a free group class. This special ends on Veteran's Day...

Vintage Vapor, 1731 North Main St., Suite E, will hold a grand re-opening Saturday from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. The event will include special prices, as well as raffles, prizes and snacks.

Charter Communications, Inc. has announced the launch of Spectrum Internet Gig for residential customers and Spectrum Business Internet Gig for small and medium-sized business clients in the Greater Nashville area including: Bedford; Coffee; Franklin; Maury; Montgomery; Putnam; Williamson; and Wilson counties, featuring the deployment of DOCSIS 3.1 internet services delivering a 1 Gbps connection to the home or business...

Dr. Matthew Keibler has joined Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville as member of the medical staff. Keibler is a board-certified general surgeon and comes to Shelbyville from Elizabethton. He graduated from Georgetown College in Kentucky with a bachelor's degree in biology and from the University of Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kentucky with a doctorate in osteopathy.He completed internships and residency in general surgery at Garden City Hospital in Michigan...

Newton Nissan South will again host what it calls the largest "Trunk or Treat" event in Shelbyville, sponsored by Global Homes Inc. and benefitting both the Cascade High School band and the Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Society. The event will be held 3-5 p.m. ...

Tyson Foods deployed its mobile kitchen and cook teams to Georgia and began serving meals to communities struck by Hurricane Michael on Sunday as part of the company’s “Meals that Matter” disaster relief program. Tyson cooks prepared and provided free meals both on site and throughout the community, using approximately 250,000 pounds of Tyson product. “Throughout our company’s history, our team members have always been quick to respond when disaster strikes in or near their communities,” Tyson Foods said in a press release. The company’s 53-foot-long mobile kitchen is capable of producing more than 10,000 meals per day. (Submitted photo)

Members of the United Methodist Women at First United Methodist Church, along with church member and cook Andy Borders, met this week to continue planning for the church’s annual luncheon and holiday bazaar, which will take place 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 16 at the church. The annual turkey luncheon fundraiser has featured the same recipes for generations. A variety of handmade items will also be on sale, and the bakery and craft rooms will open at 10 a.m. Tickets are $15, available in advance from the church or members of its United Methodist Women. Standing, from left: Liz Ward, Charlene Taylor, Lynda Phillips, Sylvia Pinson, Vavial Jamison. Seated: Dinah Agnew, Margaret Hicks, Andy Borders, Edna Lee Borders and Pat Sherrill. (Submitted photo)

Shelbyville police say they’re investigating a report of an adult male contacting a teenage girl on Facebook and asking for sex. The girl’s mother told police she posed as her 13-year-old daughter and contacted the man, who allegedly claimed to be 17 and sent the girl a friend request, according to a report filed Monday,...

Chloie Leverette and Gage Daniel are shown in age-enhanced photos projecting their appearances today at ages 14 and 12 respectively. They were last seen in 2012 when their grandparents’ home near Unionville burned. A vigil for them and the other Bedford County missing — Antonio Taylor (1999), Bobby Smelcer (2010, partial remains found 2013) and Shelley Mook (2011) will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday on the steps of Bedford County Courthouse. (Submitted photos)

Bedford County Administrator of Elections Summer Leverette holds one of the signs that went up on the courthouse lawn this morning to announce early voting for the Nov. 6 general election. Early voting started today and continues through Nov. 1 in the basement of the county courthouse. Hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday. You must bring photo ID to the polls. The election includes races for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state House seats, as well as the Shelbyville, Wartrace and Normandy elections. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

John Thayer of Bell & Associates Construction told Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee Tuesday night that the new jail and justice center is on track for completion in September 2019. Thayer said a crew erecting pre-cast concrete walls has been working seven days a week for several weeks at the jail site on Harts Chapel Road...

Bedford County Board of Education unanimously approved a request from Deery Eakin Elementary to rename its library the Betty G. Wooten Memorial Library at Tuesday's meeting. "She was instrumental in creating the first library at Eakin. She also worked to develop the book collection, which we're probably still using," Dulcie Davis, Eakin principal, said of Wooten,...

JoAnn Smith, 82, died Friday, October 12, 2018. Funeral services 1 p.m. Friday, October 19 at Bird Street Church of Christ. Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation begins at 12 noon at the church, Arrangements: Scales & Sons Funeral Home, Murfreesboro.