Stories from Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Friends and Family FCE met May 2 after attending the countywide educational lesson "Instapot Cooking". Rachael Teague gave an informative demonstration of electric multi-cookers. Recipes were provided for the dishes we taste tested. President Bonnie Hill opened the meeting suggesting our cleaning task for the month, organizing the pantry and kitchen cabinets. ...

To the Editor: I am grateful for everyone that supported or sponsored the Filed of Heroes these first five years and made it a great success, a vision and a dream fulfilled. The six months from January 1 until the day before the event were a very real struggle and a challenge being attacked from all sides. ...

To the Editor: The members and Board of Directors of the Senior Citizens Center would like to thank the Leadership Bedford Class of 2019, and all the sponsors for all their hard work on our new pavilion. This was no small undertaking for the Leadership Bedford class and they were tireless in their efforts, from getting sponsors, to making sure everything came off like clockwork...

Grant Countess, sophomore accounting and leadership and ministry major from Shelbyville, is among more than 1,200 Harding University students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the spring 2019 semester. The dean's list is published each semester by Dr. Marty Spears, University provost, honoring those who have achieved high scholarship. To be eligible, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher grade-point average and no incompletes...

Two people were charged with resisting arrest over the weekend. Kerry Yavagion Ransom, 18, allegedly refused orders to stop walking toward Shelbyville officer David Dye on Friday until seeing a taser sight....

Robert Moxley, an over-the-road truck driver for Titan Transfer Inc., recently won the 2019 Tennessee Truck Driving Championships sponsored by the Tennessee Trucking Association. Moxley was one of 152 competitors that competed in the two-day event held in Antioch...

The 57th Annual Lynchburg Frontier Days will take place June 20-22 at Wiseman Park and on the public square in Lynchburg. Newton Nissan South will be the title sponsor this year. The festival is hosted by the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce. Throughout the weekend, there are carnival rides, games, pony rides, a petting zoo, art exhibits, competitions, and live music. ...

We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. (Winston Churchill) Times-Gazette employee Marsha Addessi expressed Friday that it's surreal to be retired. She fondly remembered how nervous she was 30 years ago interviewing with the late publisher Franklin Yates...

Ed Carson Memorial Fishing Day will be held 9 a.m. until noon Saturday on the campus of Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy on Unionville Deason Road. The event is held on the state's free-fishing day, so no license is required. Children ages 4-15 (who must be accompanied by an adult) can fish from the academy's pond, which will be stocked for the event. ...

"I feel very good about what I'm recommending for the budget next year," school superintendent Don Embry told Bedford County Board of Education on Thursday. "We're in good shape. We don't have all kinds of extra money; tighter this year. We've seen tight years. But we're not in bad shape at all."...

Two Shelbyville police officers were attacked by a suspect being arrested on drug charges Saturday, police said. Officer Clint Adams was punched in the face several times and scratched near his eyes by Wyett Ervin Allen, 50, of South Hillcrest Drive, said officer Sam Campbell's report. Campbell alleged he was also punched, kicked, scratched and elbowed...

Shelbyville firefighters doused a fire inside a building in the Musgrave Pencil Co. complex on West Lane Street around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Note the charred side of the building and smoking chair in the parking lot. This is a developing story; watch t-g.com for later details.

Jerry Brooks Tune, 72, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at his home. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Brother Burt Landers officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Wednesday.

George Edward Elkins, 70, of Shelbyville died Monday, June 3, 2019, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Funeral services 11 a.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home, Brother Donnie Clemons officiating. Burial at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Friday.