Stories from Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Shelbyville Flight Academy, in cooperation with Shelbyville Municipal Airport, sponsored an Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (AOPA) “rusty pilot” seminar on Saturday. Several guests attended from Kentucky and Alabama. Food for the event was provided by Shelbyville Flight Academy. Such seminars are part of a national program designed to bring pilots who have not flown in some time more up-to-date with changes in airspace and other regulations. Community events are held on a regular basis at the city airport. Shelbyville Aviation Day, with numerous public activities and displays, will take place April 27. Instructors will be available that day to answer any questions regarding flight lessons. (Submitted photo)

Friends and Family FCE met March 26 after attending the county-wide Achievement Program, "A Night for Southern Women." President Bonnie Hill called the meeting to order. Kathy Lamb read "Wishing You a Rainbow." The educational lesson, "Hello Spring," was presented by Extension agent Whitney Danhof. She included home décor, crafts, food and fun items...

Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library has announced recent memorial and honorary contributions. Donations for the Building Fund, Memorial Fund and Memorial Books have been made in memory of: Dot Allen by Nancy June Brandon Sylvia Camilleri by Rebeca Jagar...

Area residents can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. Bedford County Farm Bureau, 323 Bethany Lane in Shelbyville will host this community event on May 3...

Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all interstate construction work this Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel. TDOT crews and contractors will stop all road construction work that requires lane closures beginning Thursday, April 18 at 6 p.m. through Monday, April 22 at 6 a.m. This will provide maximum roadway capacity to motorists expected to travel across the state this holiday weekend...

The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. l Carmen Godwin of Shelbyville was initiated at Middle Tennessee State University...

A suspect in tool thefts at Shelbyville Mills Road homes in January was arrested Monday after a Shelbyville police detective saw him driving near Walmart. Brandon Dwayne Lenon, 21, of East Parkway was followed by Detective Nathan Everhart from the North Main Street to rural northern Bedford County. Everhart said he didn't actually pursue with lights and siren due to the city's policy against unnecessary pursuits...

After dancing around some first-inning trouble, Cascade senior Brooke Sudduth settled in from the pitcher’s circle and didn’t allow another hit through the remainder of the game. Cascade (12-3) was able to ride the momentum off the stellar outing by Sudduth and claimed the 2-0 win over Moore County (17-9) on Tueday night...

Connor Marlin showed some grit against the visiting Moore County Raiders on Tuesday evening. A night after being drubbed 9-2 by the Raiders, Marlin pitched around some first-inning trouble and Cascade was able to split the two-game series againt the Raiders with the 4-2 win...

Senior night was a total success for the Cascade Champions on Tuesday evening. Led by the star power of Aram Soto’s four, first-half goals, the Champs crushed the visiting Forrest Rockets, 7-0. “I am very proud of my boys and the way they played. It is great to get a good win on senior night and the boys played well from top to bottom,” Cascade coach Zack Spears said...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagle soccer team has won three crucial District 8-AAA games over the last week, including a 3-2 victory over visiting Franklin County on Tuesday evening. Trailing 1-0 late in the opening half, Eric Botello found the back of the net off an assist from David Cardenas to even the score at the intermission...

Six Bedford County not-for-profit agencies are participating in the sixth annual Big Payback, a May 2 fund-raising event which uses friendly competition, a shared web site, and the publicity surrounding the event to maximize contributions. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee organizes the annual event...

Middle Tennessee State University's Center for Health and Human Services has formed a research partnership to highlight the importance of sleep quality in the overall health of Tennesseans and that of the nation. The university's new Sleep Research Consortium was formed this past year to perform research and increase public awareness of how important sleep is to human existence, health and well-being...

Bedford County government continues to make preparations for the move of Bedford County Jail, Bedford County Workhouse, Bedford County Sheriff's Department and the county judicial system to their new home on Hart's Chapel Road. During Tuesday night's meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners' law enforcement and workhouse committee, Commissioner Bill Anderson said the recent report from the University of Tennessee's County Technical Assistance Service about the 61 people it will take to staff the new jail and workhouse left him feeling "grossly misled." He asked whether Tennessee Corrections Institute has told the county anything different from the CTAS report, and also asked whether it would be possible to ramp up jail staffing with population.. ...

Easter is a time filled with pastels, spiritual elements and new life. The art classroom of Shelbyville Central High School instructor Megan Straub is filled with much the same...

Hazel Gordon, 102, enjoyed another birthday celebration Wednesday with family and friends at Celebration Way Senior Living Center. The Lynchburg native married her sweetheart, Richard J. “Cracker” Gordon, who served on Bedford County Commission and passed away in 2010. They were together 69 years, she says, living a good life filled with church activities, farming and rearing two daughters. (T-G Photo by Dawn Hankins)