Stories from Thursday, May 30, 2019

New Covenant Christian Bookstore, 800 North Main Street, will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Saturday, with prizes, 25-cent hot dogs and sodas and more. Sale prices will continue through July 20. (T-G Photo by Diandra Womble)

Shelbyville Police Benevolent Association has announced its scholarship winners. At Cascade, Sydney Alexis Holt is the honoree. From left are Shelbyville Police Chief Jan Phillips of SPBA; Holt; Major Pat Mathis of SPBA; and Officer Chris Vest of the SPBA board. At Community, AudreyAna Rosa Ragland was the scholarship winner. From left are Officer Chris Vest of the SPBA board; Deputy Chief Brian Crews of SPBA; Ragland; and Chief Jan Phillips of SPBA.

Anna Allison, front row left, of Bell Buckle, led a group of high school students in a protest Friday at the Legislative Plaza in downtown Nashville. The protest was directed at U.S. warfare in the Middle East. Allison is a junior at The Webb School. Her mother, Nicole Allison, said that the protestors respectfully waited until after a veterans memorial service, with Gov. Bill Lee as one of the participants, ended before starting their own protest. (Submitted photo)

Liberty FCE Club met May 20. Linda Jernigan presided. Bonnye Catron read the call to order, "The Gettysburg Address." Dorris Turrentine gave the devotion. Roll was called with nine members present. Minutes were read and approved. In the sunshine report, Lynn Wilhelm and Barbara Green had birthdays. The club decided to make a Crab Delight buffalo dip for the Share Fair in July...

The carnival visiting Shelbyville last week wasn't so much fun for its operator, who ordered two men to stop attempting to steal an ATM -- and realized another one was already gone. Joshua Macaroni of J.J.'s Concessions discovered the men attempting to carry the ATM toward a small, cream-colored SUV around 5 a.m. Friday, Shelbyville police officer Sam Campbell's report said...

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life will take place 6 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday at Bedford County Agriculture and Education Center on Midland Road. Although there will be registered teams walking the oval track, this is a family-friendly public festival, open to everyone, with concessions and special activities. There's no charge for admission or parking, although some individual activities have fees or charges...

To the Editor: Making America great again means recovering from Obama Administration. We no longer travel around the world apologizing for America. What we are finding out through Judicial Watch, The Heritage Foundation and Faith and Coalition is just how far liberals will go to obtain power. ...

As with any football program, in this day and age, teams have to have gain every competitive edge, both on and off the field. Top-end programs seem to find endless methods of funding for top-end equipment, but for small county schools like Cascade High School, players, coaches and supporters have to start from the ground up....

The Government Finance Officers Association has again awarded its Certificate Of Achievement For Excellence In Financial Reporting to Bedford County. County Mayor Chad Graham made the announcement during Tuesday afternoon's meeting of Bedford County Financial Management Committee...

George Davis Nowlin, 75, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at his home. Funeral services 1 p.m. Friday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation begins at 11 a.m.

Emma Jean Rutledge Lyons, 93, of Shelbyville died Friday, May 24, 2019 at her home. Funeral services were held on Monday, May 27, 2019 at 2 p.m. from Gowen-Smith Chapel with Pastor Mark Rosson officiating. Burial followed in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Freedom was short-lived for a Bedford County Jail inmate who was captured within three minutes after escaping around 10 p.m. Tuesday, investigators said. Billy Joe Colburn, 29, made it only as far as the rear parking lot of the Shelbyville police and fire departments across the street before being brought to an abrupt halt by a Bedford County jailer and city police officer, Chief Deputy Jason Williams said...