Stories from Wednesday, March 13, 2019

The annual Engineer for a Day event took place at Arnold Air Force Base on Feb. 20. This event, which coincided with National Engineers Week, provided the opportunity for area high school students to meet with engineers and learn about the wide range of engineering careers at Arnold...

Dwight’s Place Barber and Beauty Shop, 409 Thompson St., held a Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting. Owner and master barber Anthony Allison and Chase Pilkington held the ceremonial scissors, and Chamber CEO Allen Pitner presented the first dollar of clear profit plaque. (Submitted photo)

Bedford County Emergency Medical Services held graduation exercises for its latest Youth Responder class last Friday. From left are Lt. Peggy Woodard, India Bailey, Kateland Anthony, Destiny Young, Tulsy Patel, instructor Johnatan Parker, Kirsten Upton, Ridwan Barre, Cassie Smith, Dylan Woods, Abigail Parker, Micah Fenandez, Mackenzie Reeves, Mathew Stacy, Breanna Wilson, Meagan Barnett and Capt. Brian Bruce. (Submitted photo)

Mars has become habitable, and the first group of colonists are on their way to establish settlements on the Red Planet. To prepare for the settlers, teams of engineers have been assembled and tasked with terraforming the fourth planet from the sun by designing and constructing robots capable of traversing the hills and mountains making up the Martian surface. ...

LYNCHBURG -- March is Social Work Month, a time to celebrate all those in the profession. Lynchburg Nursing Center's licensed social worker, Stephen Felts, is one of these dedicated individuals. He has been director of social work at the skilled nursing and rehab center since 2010...

Legitimate copies of Social Security cards are not sold online. That was news to a Shelbyville woman who sent $38 to a website Friday for a card for her son. She notified police Monday after not receiving the card despite her bank account showing the transaction...

Drivers of both vehicles were injured in a crash Tuesday morning at the accident-plagued intersection of U.S. 231 and State Highway 82 in Deason. Names of the injured were unavailable at press time. (T-G Photos by David Melson)

BELL BUCKLE — The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagle soccer squad picked up a 4-0 road win on Tuesday evening at the Webb School. Edgar Botello was the key cog for the Eagles on Tuesday, recording a pair of goals. The Eagles got on the board with a first score by Edgar Solis, assisted by David Cardenas...

UNIONVILLE – A combination of steady pitching and timely hitting was the right equation for the Community Vikings Monday night as the Vikings opened the 2019 baseball season with a 6-1 win over the Moore County Raiders. All six Viking runs scored with two outs...

LAWRENCEBURG – A dominating pitching performance by Jesse Clanton and timely hitting lifted Shelbyville Central to a 5-1 win over District 8-AAA foe Lawrence County in the season opener on Tuesday afternoon. Clanton went the distance, allowing only one run off of three hits. He struck out nine batters with only two walks...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglettes fell 13-1 to visiting Coffee County in a District 8-AAA matchup in the opening game of the season on Tuesday night. The Eaglettes’ (0-1, 0-1) lone highlight was a home run by lead-off hitter Lexie Taylor in her first at bat...

Pyro Shows of LaFollette will again dazzle Shelbyville's night-time skies with its July 4 fireworks display at H.V. Griffin Park. The bid award was officially presented and approved during the February Shelbyville City Council meeting. Pyro Shows Inc., agreed to renew its contract for 2019 (year 2 of a 3-year option, reviewed annually) with no price increase, according to Lori Sadler, city purchasing and IT director...

Discussions turned a bit "fowl" during Shelbyville City Council's recent study session with the result being a motion to re-think whether roosters and chickens should be allowed inside Shelbyville. The business of enforcing antiquated ordinances can be unhealthy at best, council was informed. For this reason, city manager Shanna Boyette placed the fowl discussion on the special agenda...

Annie Louise Haley, 92, of Manchester died Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Funeral services 12 noon Saturday at Manchester Funeral Home, Bro. Danny Anderson officiating. Burial in Hurricane Grove Cemetery. Visitation begins at 10 a.m.