Stories from Thursday, November 29, 2018

Karen Sharain “Sherri” Burks, 56, of Lewisburg died Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Maury Regional Health Center in Columbia after an extended illness. Celebration of Life 2 p.m. Saturday at Amazing Grace Community Church, 1046 Unionville-Deason Road, Mike Hannah and Randall Harmon officiating. No visitation will be held. Arrangements: Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Carolina Villanueva, a Motlow nursing student from Shelbyville, was recently awarded the Harton Hospital Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship and the Bell-Harrison Scholarship for the 2018-19 academic year. The scholarships are provided through the Motlow College Foundation. From left are Motlow president Michael Torrence, Carolina Villanueva, Shirley Levine, Bonnie Watts, and Motlow director of nursing Amy Holder. (Motlow College photo)

The Bedford County FFA Chapter of Shelbyville Central High School traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana, to attend the 91st Annual National FFA Convention, which was held Oct. 23-27. The chapter competed in the Meats Evaluation and Technology CDE and the Farm and Agribusiness Management CDE as they were the Tennessee State Champions for both events. ...

The 45th Annual Christmas Parade will be held 4 p.m. Saturday, presented by Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce and the Shelbyville Jaycees. The parade route begins at the intersection of Lane Parkway and Cannon Boulevard, proceeds south on Cannon to Holland Street, east on Holland to the public square, north on Main to Madison and then east on Madison to Celebration Drive (Handy Dandy Market). Rain date is 2 p.m. Sunday. Call 931-307-5285 for more information...

Two men charged with shoplifting from Dollar General Market, North Main Street, on Tuesday had drugs or residue on them when arrested, police said. A search revealed a stolen solar motion light and a $5 bill containing meth on Richard Carl Waters, 48, of West Lane Street and three stolen books, a glass pipe and bloody syringe on James Avery Crowell, 31, of Burnt Hill Roa, according to a report...

The Webb School Chapel will be filled with music, song and fellowship on Dec. 13 during the school's annual celebration of Lessons and Carols. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. A reception will follow in the Grace Follin Dining Hall on The Webb School campus in Bell Buckle. The event is free and open to the public...

Bedford County Board of Education member Glenn Forsee reads to Thomas Magnet first graders. Tennessee Department of Education’s Read to be Ready is aimed at helping schools achieve higher reading success. The state has a high goal of 75 percentile for third grade reading proficiency by 2025. TDOE encourages members of the community to become reading volunteers at local schools and libraries. (Submitted photo)

Bell Buckle will hold its Old Fashioned Christmas for the next three Saturdays, and will hold its Quilt Walk this weekend. The Quilt Walk will take place Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The event started in 1982. Private homes display an array of quilts, covering every style from the traditional all hand-sewn quilts to English batted, painted, patterned, trapunto, shadow, embroidered, machine quilted, "crazy" quilts, appliquéd and perhaps other styles as well...

With the help of a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Community Clinic of Shelbyville & Bedford County will open an additional four hours per month for diabetic clinics, according to executive director Fredia Lusk. Clinics will take place on the second Tuesday and Thursday from 2-6 p.m...

The late J.C. Gordon founded and co-owned WEGO Precision Machine Inc., which made precision parts for NASA. His legacy will live on through five Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville students, who were recently awarded memorial scholarships in his name....

A Bedford County woman bound for a family Thanksgiving dinner died Monday of injuries suffered in a head-on crash Sunday on U.S. 41A South, authorities said. Evelyn K, Barton, 88, of Normandy was seriously hurt in the crash at the Normandy Road intersection reported at 1:08 p.m., State Trooper Nathan Archer’s report said...

Shannon Michelle May Williams, 50, of Smyrna died Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Funeral services 1 p.m. Saturday at LifePoint Church, Smyrna, pastor Jacob Armstrong officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation 3-8 p.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Woodfin Memorial Chapel.