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Warm weekend, but cooldown’s coming
(Local News ~ 10/18/19)
High temperatures will be pretty decent this weekend in the upper 60s to low 70s. There could be scattered showers on Saturday depending on the exact movement of a system coming out of the Gulf but Sunday looks like the best day of the weekend. We have a much stronger system coming on Monday and Monday night with showers and thunderstorms likely and some will produce heavy rain and strong wind...
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Viqueens earn season honors (High School Sports ~ 10/18/19)
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Lady Champs capture 3rd straight 6-A title (High School Sports ~ 10/18/19)
By CHRIS SIERS sports@t-g.com CHAPEL HILL — Several years ago, a noticeable change in culture took place within the Cascade soccer program. In the years that followed, Cascade picked up a pair of District 6-A titles, beginning in 2017 and again in 2018... -
Billy Joe Floyd
(Obituary ~ 10/18/19)
Billy Joe Floyd, 74, of Shelbyville died Thursday, October 17, 2019. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.
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Clamor for impeachment is wrong, harmful
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/18/19)
To the Editor: "Democrats render 'no one above the law' meaningless." That quote comes from Clarence McKee (The Silent Minority) Americans recognize hypocrisy and selective morality when they see it. They watch Democrats and their fellow media slither through the Washington DC swamp who try to stifle the attempt by President Trump to drain it. We still have vipers there...
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Help, awareness for stutterers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/18/19)
To the Editor: October 22nd is International Stuttering Awareness Day. Stuttering is the only disability people still laugh at but we're working to change that! Just over 70 million people around the world stutter, including more than three million Americans...
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Chemical spray slows suspect following threat (Local News ~ 10/18/19)
A man who allegedly threatened to shoot a Shelbyville police officer was subdued with a dose of freeze+P chemical Thursday, according to a report. Officers charged Casey Lee Ward, 32, of Ligon Drive with resisting arrest and assault after he and another man, who was not charged, were found in a Barksdale Lane apartment following a report of an unwanted person... -
FCE Club report
(Other Record ~ 10/18/19)
Shelbyville FCE Club met Oct. 1 at the home of Helen Williams. A devotion, “Happiness,” was given by Bonnie Saunders. Linda Rucker read the minutes and gave the roll call, “What is one thing that makes you happy?” Extension agent Whitney Danhof presented “Handcrafted Holidays” and gave each member a handout...
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Albert Thomas 'Alb' Robinson (Obituary ~ 10/18/19)
Albert Thomas “Alb” Robinson, 85, of Lewisburg died there Friday, October 18, 2019. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Rev. Larry Chatman officiating. Interment will follow at Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg. Visitation will be 2-6 p.m. Sunday. -
Domestic Violence Month: Awareness could save lives (Local News ~ 10/18/19)
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In Bedford and several surrounding counties, The Haven of Hope provides services to the victims of domestic and sexual violence. The group has a crisis line at 800-435-7739 (or 931-680-3011). On Friday, Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham, General Sessions Judge Charles Rich, Assistant District Attorney Richard Cawley and Circuit/General Sessions Court Clerk Michelle Murray signed a proclamation recognizing the month locally... -
Patriot’s grave to be marked in ceremony
(Local News ~ 10/18/19)
The Joseph Greer Chapter of the Tennessee Sons of the American Revolution will hold a grave-marking ceremony 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Enon Chapel Church Cemetery, on Enon Church Road near Unionville. The ceremony, open to the public, is a memorial to Enoch Deason, a Revolutionary War patriot who settled in Bedford County in the very early 1800s and is buried there. ...
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Divine height (Local News ~ 10/18/19)
This crew closely examined the steeple at First Presbyterian Church Friday before going in to do needed work. -
School board wants to pick own architect (Local News ~ 10/18/19)
The fact that the Bedford County school system now, according to County Mayor Chad Graham, no longer has the authority to choose its architects was a big point of discussion Tuesday night during Bedford County Board of Education’s business meeting. John Davis of Davis Stokes Collaborative has served as local school projects architect for 30 years... -
Jo Ann Holland (Obituary ~ 10/18/19)
Jo Ann Holland, 85, of Shelbyville died Friday, October 18, 2019. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m.
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