Stories from Wednesday, March 20, 2019

First Community Bank is a Platinum sponsor for United Way of Bedford County events this year through a monetary donation, n in-kind donation and an employee campaign. From left are Linda Nichols, Vickie Hull, UWBC executive director Mark McGee, Della Nelson, Kayla Hilliard and Brent Canady. Hull and Hilliard are also UWBC board members....

Danny Finchum, second from left, was honored recently by Big G Express for 20 years of service. From left are Big G president Randy Vernon; Finchum; executive vice president Greg Thompson; and VP for operations Gary Shelton. (Submitted photo)

Kevin Dwayne Stocstill, 49, of Shelbyville died early Tuesday morning, March 19, 2019, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral services 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home, Brother Chris Harris officiating. Burial in Pressgrove Cemetery. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.

CHAPEL HILL — The Cascade Champions got their season started off on the right foot Tuesday afternoon, beating the Forrest Rockets 4-0. It was an even mix of offense by the Champs with four different players recording scores in the win. Cascade struck early, scoring off the toe of Garrett Rucker in the 10th minute off an assist by Seth Countess to take a 1-0 lead...

COLUMBIA — A night after seeing the offense come alive in their 2019 debut, the Cascade Lady Champions (1-1) found themselves on the tough side of a 7-0 loss at Columbia Academy. Offense was few and far between for Cascade as the Lady Champions were able to muster up just two hits, coming from leadoff batter Kailey Snell and Brooke Sudduth...

WINCHESTER — The Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglettes suffered a 7-6 loss at Franklin County in a District 8-AAA matchup Monday night. The Eaglettes (0-2, 0-2) held a 6-5 advantage going into the seventh inning but Franklin County pushed across a pair of runs to claim the victory...

TULLAHOMA — The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles dropped a 4-1 decision to host Tullahoma in a District 8-AAA matchup on Tuesday evening. Hollis Fanning turned in a fine performance on the mound for the Wildcats, giving up five hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings of work...

Liberty FCE Club met March 18. Sara Kelly called the meeting to order. Bonnye Cartron read the call to order. Debbie Parker gave the donation. Roll was called with eight members present. Minutes were read and approved. The sunshine report included Dorris Turrentine's birthday. Items were brought for First Choice Pregnancy Center. The center's fish fry will be 3 p.m. May 11. Sara Kelly gave the educational lesson, "Barista Basics," a discussion of different types of coffee...

High Point Analytics has opened Madison Self Storage at 1115 Madison St. The facility includes 40,000 square feet of rentable storage space in 326 units. Madison Self Storage will provide advanced security and exclusively offer climate-controlled storage...

To the Editor: This month, March 2019, is Women's History Month in the United States and we Tennesseans have much to celebrate. We celebrate Tennessee's role in being the state that made the "perfect 36" required for the passage of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. In a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett dedicated the 2019-20 Blue Book this month...

Very few of us can say we've met even one U.S. president, but Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Operations and Sustainment contractor John Washer has met two -- President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. He met them when he started working with Air Force One, the president's airplane...

Two people are in custody after Shelbyville police found them at the scene of an alleged burglary in progress Monday afternoon on Bates Street. Jason Gram Barber, 28, of Warners Bridge Road and Vada Pickett were at the home's back door with items stacked next to a SUV, officer Brock Horner's report said...

Josh Lynch of United Communications told Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee Tuesday night that United is constantly evaluating in which new areas to offer broadband service. Commissioner Greg Vick had asked Lynch to appear before the committee, and asked what it would take to provide gigabyte Internet service to Bedford County...

Bedford County School Board held its monthly meeting Tuesday night amidst snow cones and other activities as host Thomas Magnet School conducted its "Family Night." "Our parental support is beyond belief," Principal Tracy Watson said. Watson was a guest presenter at the school board meeting, held in the school's STEM classroom. She said this was a first for her to host the school board and welcomed them to the excitement...