Stories from Thursday, June 13, 2019

To the Editor: I am writing to respond to your notice “Electronic equipment stolen from church” Saturday, June 8, 2019, page 3A. We did have a break in about 9:00 in the morning by two boys. We call them “visitors.” They broke a window and stole a guitar some sound equipment and vandalized enough to destroy one security camera and some other electronic equipment...

To the Editor: I recently received news from The Heritage Foundation that would be of interest to people living in Tennessee. President Trump and conservatives in Congress kept their promise to cut taxes for the American people. Now we have angry liberals claiming that taxpayers “do not want to keep their money.” Obviously they did not talk to this taxpayer! Heritage will use results of their ballot being sent out to make sure the public and lawmakers understand that the American people support lower taxes. ...

Drivers of both vehicles were injured Wednesday afternoon in a crash on Madison Street at Wartrace Pike. Sara E. Thompson of Fayetteville was driving the overturned vehicle while Jennifer Nicole Wix of Williston, North Dakota was in the Toyota with rear end damage, police said. (T-G Photos by David Melson)

Shelbyville FCE Club met June 4 at the home of Babs Chicoine with seven members present. A devotion, "God Give Me Joy," was given by Margaret Hicks and was based on Matthew 13. Roll call was the answer to the question "What is one thing you do to keep your brain active?"...

The 25th annual RC Cola/Moon Pie Festival will be held Saturday in Bell Buckle. The event includes 10-mile and 5-kilometer runs, a parade, live entertainment, and scores of craft, food and merchandise vendors. Country star T. Graham Brown and his wife Sheila will be crowned king and queen of the festival, and past kings and queens from the festival's history will be remembered...

South Central Human Resource Agency is relocating its neighborhood service center to 301 Colloredo Boulevard, Suite B, in Shelbyville. This new location will continue to provide the same services to clients including the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Commodities, Weatherization Assistance Program, and Headstart Program...

Investigators have released more details on the arrest of Bedford County Workhouse trusty Jonathan Sachs, who had walked away from a work detail Friday at Shelbyville Animal Control, Industrial Parkway. Deputy Joe Guthrie was hiding as Sachs, his girlfriend Lauren Mankin and two others arrived at a Barksdale Lane home at 4:15 a.m. Monday, a report said...

Bedford County Trustee Tonya Davis has been named Middle Tennesse Trustee of the Year by the Middle Tennessee Trustees Association, of which she is currently president. The trustee's office is a key part of the county's finances; the trustee is often described as being the county's banker. ...

The U.S. and Tennessee flags waved brilliantly at Riverbend Country Club Wednesday afternoon. Flag Day, which is Friday, commemorates the adoption of Old Glory on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. (T-G Photo by Dawn Hankins)

It’s not every day a high school student gets a chance to continue their athletic career at the next level. It’s even more rare of an opportunity for a student to get a chance to compete in a major Division I team environment. Recent Cascade graduate Sanders Lovvorn has been afforded just that opportunity...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners agreed on just about everything during Tuesday night's meeting -- except whether to talk about the budget. Commissioners voted 18-0 on all of the major agenda items requiring a roll call, including a rezoning on U.S. 41A South and a comprehensive revision of the county's zoning ordinance...

Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville CEO Bill Rich admits that his facility has been losing money, and can't keep doing so. But he says the hospital has made dramatic changes in the three years since he arrived, and is now going on the offensive to try to convince local residents that a local hospital is worthy of their support -- and that it's an asset the community can't afford to lose...

At a meeting Wednesday, local leaders put forth a case for the state to build a new $35-40 million dollar campus for Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville to be built at the 231 North Business Park. The new campus, if and when it's completed, would completely replace the existing TCAT site on Madison Street. But it might have to be built in phases, depending on how much the state is willing to commit and whether other funding, such as grants, can be obtained...

Mrs. Carry May Bernd, 79, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, June 13, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be Monday, June 17, 2019, at 11 AM at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Pressgrove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 AM until service time Monday.

Photo taken at house on Pickle rd in the afternoon sun