Stories from Friday, October 11, 2019

To the Editor: Our "Heroes for Hunger" are the sole reason for the overwhelming success of the 2019 Shelbyville Community Soup Kitchen Fundraiser Dinner. Collectively, and without hesitation, you stepped up and bought table sponsorships, provided amazing baskets and delicious desserts to be auctioned, you donated monies, served our guests, decorated tables, you gave of your musical and auction expertise... ...

The Community Middle School Student Council hosted a canned food drive for the Good Samaritan Association Sept 23-Oct. 2. They were able to collect 1,382 cans and food items for the food bank, so many that it took a school bus to transport them. Seventh grade student council members: Audrina Bearden, Landon Berman, Aliyah Blackburn, Guadalupe Cazarez, Stevie Dickenson, Cody Duff, Caitlin Handley, Alexa Montalvo, Emerson Petrie, Mason Smith and Karen Teal. Eighth grade: Emma Armstrong, Lizzy Beasley, Lexi Berman, Thomas Bowling, Addison Cothran, Karla Moreno, Grace Neill, Bailey Welch, Lacey Wilf & Sarah Woolbright.

Several stores and restaurants in downtown Shelbyville were hit in a burglary spree overnight Wednesday night and early Thursday, according to Shelbyville police. Detective Lt. Charles “Chucky” Merlo said detectives and officers suspect one individual committed the thefts...

It will now be easier for students at Tenneessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville to transfer credit to Chattanooga State Community College if they choose to continue their education there. A series of new articulation agreements has been announced between TCAT-Shelbyville and Chattanooga State which will allow Chattanooga State to award credit to graduates from TCAT Shelbyville toward related Associate of Applied Technology degrees...

Showers early Saturday should move out by the afternoon with clearing and much cooler, highs only in the 60s and then we could drop as low as 39 degrees by Sunday morning. Sunshine and highs back above 70° should return for Sunday afternoon and Monday...

On Nov. 8, The Webb School in Bell Buckle will open its campus to prospective students and their families for its annual Fall Visitors' Day. The daylong event begins at 9 a.m. with registration and breakfast and concludes at 3 p.m. The schedule includes a tour of the 150-acre campus that will be led by a current Webb student. ...

A longtime law enforcement officer has been named chief deputy of the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Nikia Elliott’s promotion was announced at Tuesday’s Bedford County Commission meeting by Sheriff Austin Swing “It’s a honor for me to have the opportunity to serve as chief deputy,” Elliott said. ...

Entries are now being accepted for the Bedford County Veterans Day Parade, which will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. The annual parade is sponsored by the United Veterans Council of Bedford County, a joint venture of several veterans organizations...

This year, the Wreaths Across America program is expanding, with Christmas wreaths to be placed on the graves of veterans at six local cemeteries instead of just one. Donations are now being sought to sponsor the wreaths, which will be laid on Dec. 14...

Shelbyville City Council approved a very positive 2018-2019 year-end budget report and cut its ties with a Murfreesboro design firm in its October meeting Thursday. The cancellation, discussed during a recent study session, was to terminate for cause its agreement with Wiser Consultants LLC for bidding services relating to the third phase of an ongoing sidewalk improvements project. The council also approved to terminate for convenience the Wiser agreement for the fourth phase...

Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglette soccer team closed out the regular season with a 2-1 win at Smyrna on Thursday evening. “We moved the ball fairly well in the first half, but struggled with our movement in Smyrna’s half,” Central coach Chris Fritz said. “Our defensive core of Chloe Thomas and Ashleigh Pridmore and goalkeeper Emma Rose did an amazing job of keeping the goals against to our lowest in weeks.”...

Evan Woosley-Reed is no stranger to competing at a high level. As a freshman a year ago, he competed in the TSSAA Small Class state golf tournament and finished second. On Wednesday, Woosley-Reed one-upped his second-place finish from a year ago and blistered the field in Day 2 of the tournament and captured the individual state title, shooting a six-under, 138 over the two-day tournament...