Stories from Wednesday, January 2, 2019

SUMMERTOWN — A sluggish second quarter proved to be Cascade’s ultimate undoing against Columbia Central (7-6) in the Summertown Christmas Classic. The Lions rode the 22-point second quarter effort to an eventual 61-53 win over the Champions. Cascade (7-8) essentially played the Lions evenly throughout the other three quarters, but just couldn’t get over the deficit from the second...

LYNNVILLE – The Community Viqueens finished with a 2-1 record in the Richland Classic after defeating the Fayetteville Lady Tigers 46-14 last Saturday. Community (10-5) jumped out to a quick 14-2 lead after the first quarter with the help of four points each from Anna Katherine Lemmons and Brianna Beech...

LYNNVILLE — The Community Vikings jumped out to a 15-point lead after three quarters and went on to capture the championship of the Richland Classic by defeating the Fayetteville Tigers 56-49 last Saturday. Community (11-6) won its third consecutive game in as many days and beat Fayetteville, which came into the contest with a 13-2 record...

Peoples Bank of Middle Tennessee recently held a drawing for a $500 cash prize drawn from customers who converted from paper statements to electronic statements. William Daugherty was the winner. Congratulating Daugherty are bank president Mike Rittenberry and customer service representative Barbie Parker. (Submitted photo)

Cohen and Alex Younger are welcoming 2019 and looking forward to an exciting new year. Bedford County enjoyed a peaceful beginning to 2019 with no serious accidents and only a few complaints of fireworks, which are legal in Shelbyville until 1 a.m. New Year’s Day. (T-G Photo by Dawn Hankins)

A shoplifting suspect who allegedly outran Walmart loss prevention personnel was found by Shelbyville police moments later outside a North Main Street restaurant. A license check revealed Dakota Lynn was wanted on drug charges in Alabama. Lynn, arrested by officer Rod Stacy, allegedly took sunglasses, two flashlights, a Tennessee hat and a watch from the store Friday morning. He was held for Alabama authorities...

A new year generally means for most a new calendar. Bedford County Board of Education, which likely maintains one of the largest calendars locally, has approved its 2019-2020 school calendar. Superintendent Don Embry recently explained the details of Bedford County School’s newest color-coded calendar, which begins July 2019 and ends May 2020...

The untimely death in August of local broadcaster Rusty Reed, who had run unsuccessfully for county mayor a few months earlier, was voted the top local news story of 2018 by a non-scientific online poll of Times-Gazette readers. Reed, 47, who owned and managed WLIJ-AM and WZNG-AM, died while on a fishing trip in Destin, Florida...