Stories from Monday, September 30, 2019

Graveside services for Brenda Kaye Howard, 69, of Wartrace will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, September 30, 2019 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

James William “Billy” Redd, 75, of Shelbyville died Saturday, September 28, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Revs. Billy Joe Calvert and Jimmy Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Blantons Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Brenda Sue Love Thurman, 62, of Murfreesboro, died Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. Funeral services were held Sunday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Rev. Joyce Merritt officiating. Burial followed at Carlton Cemetery in Rutherford County.

Oliver Burdette, 92, of Shelbyville died Friday, September 27, 2019. Funeral services will be 12 noon Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

A memorial service for Cynthia Lynn Moore, 48, of Unionville will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at North Fork Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

Edgar Hill "Ed" Miller, Jr., 65, of Shelbyville died early Saturday morning, September 28, 2019 at his home after an eight-month battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 5 at Doak-Howell Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Montgomery Cemetery in Cowan. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Wanda Leverette Overcast Bustamante, 52, of Shelbyville died Friday, September 27, 2019. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. Burial will follow at Cothran Cemetery in Rover. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Local residents can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening, which will take place Nov. 2 at Shelbyville Recreation Center. Screenings can check for:...

Shelbyville-based Big G Express has announced several executive-level promotions. Randy Vernon will has assumed the post of chief executive officer. He has been in the transportation industry for over 35 years and has been with Big G Express since 1996. ...

Shirley Hall, an office specialist with Cook’s Pest Control on Madison Street, retired Monday after 49 1/2 years with the company. She was honored on Friday by co-workers with a reception. District manager Steve Mullins is seen here congratulating Hall.

Last week at Cascade, kids were chatting nonstop about the big game that would happen that Friday. While the students were already thrilled to be out of school that day, they were beyond ecstatic to see how the Battle of Bedford would play out between Cascade and Community. However, that wasn’t the only topic circulating the hallways...

A man arrested on a driving offense was charged with possessing meth after 2.1 grams were found in a Bedford County deputy’s patrol unit where he had been seated Monday. Shentonie Jones denied the substance was his, Deputy Shaq Thompson’s report said. Jones was initially charged with third offense DUI and driving on a revoked license. He was held on $8,000 bond...

The Cascade High School marching band performed well Saturday at the Columbia Invitational Marching Contest, winning First Place Color Guard, Second Place Percussion, First Place AAA Band and First Place Overall Music Award. Seniors, from left, are Kayla Prince, Mallory Vincent, Anna Brown, Heidi Engle, Aubrea Curtis, Junior Drum Major Samuel Maddox, Tristan Bowen, Bryce Ware, Nadiana Jesch, Micheal O’Donnell, Dylan Arnold and Peyton McPeak.

Drum roll...This year’s winner of the Bedford County Battle of the Badges blood drive is Bedford County Emergency Medical Services! The annual community blood draw resulted in 347 lifesaving donations. Those gifts add up to 47 more units than Bedford County’s 2019 goal and is an increase of 101 units over last year, American Red Cross officials report...

Shelbyville-based Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association will hold its 35th annual Fall Championship Show Wednesday through Saturday at Calsonic Arena on the Celebration grounds. Bob Wright, first vice president of SSHBEA (he’s also served multiple terms as president), said things are looking good for the show, which draws participants from surrounding states as well as from places like Indiana and Illinois...

One reason Shelbyville Central High School was recently ranked by the state as a “Level 5” school is largely due to the work done by the 12 instructors within the Career-Technical Education (CTE) department, Michael McCoin, school annex administrator said recently.,...