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Motlow Foundation awards scholarship (Local News ~ 12/21/18)
Four high school graduates from Bedford County were recently awarded the Mary Lynn and Bob Prince Scholarship to Motlow State Community College for the 2018-19 academic year. The scholarships are provided through the Motlow College Foundation. From left are 102-year-old Mary Lynn Prince, along with scholarship recipients Abigayle Jones, Caroline Smith, Morgan McCune, Jade Goins, and Motlow president Michael Torrence. (Motlow College photo) -
Howell earns Certified Archives Manager designation (Local News ~ 12/21/18)
Susan Coop Howell of Bell Buckle, archivist and library assistant at The Webb School, recently completed the Tennessee Archives Institute program in November, earning the designation of Certified Archives Manager. During a three-year cycle of instruction, she received training and hands-on experience on how to take care of and preserve historical records and documents. This program is made available through the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville... -
Building code change eases insulation rule (Local News ~ 12/21/18)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee voted Tuesday night to recommend an amendment to the county's building codes. The change had been discussed, and the committee had actually voted in favor of it, back in October, but this was a more formal written resolution... -
New or repaired furniture? Cascade must make choice (Local News ~ 12/21/18)
Bedford County Board of Education discussed refurbishing some of Cascade High's furniture Tuesday night. Board members later questioned if it's feasible to ask an already understaffed maintenance crew to work overtime to repurpose 40-plus-year-old inventory... -
Fleeing suspect had child in car (Local News ~ 12/21/18)
A 1-year-old child's presence wasn't enough to stop a suspect in a stolen car from attempting to outrun Shelbyville police late Wednesday night. The driver eventually ditched the car and ran away, leaving behind the child police said is his, and the child's mother. Dreon Letez Key, 23, of Nashville was cornered in a wooded area a few minutes later and arrested... -
Lady Champions roll to easy victory
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/18)
Mt. PLEASANT — The Cascade Lady Champions were in a completely different class than the Mt. Pleasant Lady Tigers. Cascade scored at will in Thursday’s non-district road contest and blew out Mt. Pleasant 60-16. Mt. Pleasant (1-8) simply had no answer for Cascade’s offense, which saw nine different Lady Champions score...
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Champs storm back, stop Mount Pleasant
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/18)
MT. PLEASANT — After building a seven-point halftime lead, the Cascade Champions surrendered the lead to Mt. Pleasant (5-6) in the third quarter on Thursday night with a 25-point effort by the Tigers. But a steady effort down the stretch allowed Cascade to rally late for a 64-59 non-district road win...
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Vikes dominate Raiders in win
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/18)
LYNCHBURG — The Community Vikings dominated from the start Thursday night as the Vikings increased their lead to 35 points after three quarters and finished with a 67-37 win over the Moore County Raiders in a non-district basketball matchup. The game was sweet revenge for the Vikings after the Raiders won in the first meeting between the teams two weeks ago...
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Viqueens get revenge on MC
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/18)
LYNCHBURG — After losing in overtime to the Moore County Raiderettes two weeks ago, the Community Viqueens took control from the outset Thursday night in a return matchup and never looked back as the Viqueens posted a 63-49 victory in a non-district basketball tilt...
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Milligan signs Viqueens’ Goodwin (High School Sports ~ 12/21/18)
Certain athletes get the rare opportunity to become the face of a program. Hannah Goodwin has not only done that for Community High School girls golf, but has also cemented her legacy as the role model and standard to live up to. After wrapping up her senior season earlier this year with a second-straight individual berth in the TSSAA state tournament, Goodwin signed her letter of intent to continue her career playing at Milligan College...