Stories from Thursday, April 18, 2019

This new table in the Shelbyville Central High School annex was constructed by Ronnie Hudson’s manufacturing students and designed by Larry Shelton’s information technology students. The new furniture is part of the SCHS Career-Technical Education (CTE) annex lobby upgrade. (Submitted photo)

Federal indictments were unsealed Wednesday charging nine Middle Tennessee medical professionals, including four doctors, four nurse practitioners and a pharmacist, with various charges alleging their participation in illegally prescribing and dispensing opioids and other dangerous narcotics and health care fraud schemes, said Don Cochran, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee...

A man who allegedly resisted handcuff attempts was charged with resisting arrest and criminal impersonation Tuesday. Damerial Centez Jones, 26, of Nashville was initially stopped on Elm Street for speeding by officer David Dye. Jones allegedly identified himself as his brother and gave a false Social Security number after his initial arrest for driving without a license, police said. He allegedly resisted the handcuffs but was subdued by Dye and Sgt. Justin Smith...

Here's a rundown of Easter egg hunts that we know about for Saturday: l First United Methodist Church will conduct a community Easter egg hunt from noon until 2 p.m. Saturday at Bedford County Agriculture and Education Center on Midland Road. There will be egg hunts for a variety of different age groups, including adults, as well as food, crafts and face painting. For more information, call 684-2535...

Bedford Cancer Foundation will hold its "Walking For Cancer" Horse Show 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Champions Arena on the Celebration grounds. This is the covered, but not fully-enclosed, arena in between Calsonic Arena and the barn area. The show will feature 30 classes including both flat-shod and performance divisions. ...

A mare and newborn foal rest as a storm rolls into the Wartrace area. (Photo by Cheyenne West)

In the matter of two games, Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eagles sit atop the District 8-AAA standings. The Eagles cruised to a 6-2 win over visiting Columbia Central on Wednesday afternoon to cap off the two-game series sweep and take control of the district standings...

Shelbyville Central scored eight runs over the final four innings, but it was too late in a 12-8 loss to Lawrence County in a home District 8-AAA contest on Wednesday night. Lawrence County took an early 6-0 lead thanks to the pitching of Maci Birdyshaw and timely hitting...

McCartney Trott, 8, was the winner of the Times-Gazette’s spring coloring contest, winning $25. Brysen Lowe, 7, won $15 for second place, and Alayna Smitty, 5, received $10 for third place. The spring designs to be colored appeared in our Sunday, March 24 edition, and the winning entries were judged by the Times-Gazette. We thank all the children who entered, the grown-ups who helped submit their entries, and the sponsors who made the contest possible. (T-G Photos by David Melson, Diandra Womble and John I. Carney)

Will Shaw, with the Shining Stars organization, was the special guest of the Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglette softball team for their game against Lawrence County on Wednesday night, He handed out the “first pitch” before the game. Will is the son of Haven and Mandy Shaw. (T-G Photo by Gary Johnson)

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump declared a disaster area in Tennessee related to severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides and February and March. Bedford County is one of the included counties. This type of disaster declaration does not offer assistance to individuals, only to governments and certain not-for-profit organizations which incurred costs as a result of the severe weather. ...

Bedford County Board of Education moved to start the bid process for land acquisition for a new elementary on the north end of the county during its monthly meeting at Community High School Tuesday night, "We have discussed for quite some time now about the addition of a new elementary school in town," said school superintendent Don Embry. "It is time to start looking for land to purchase."...