Stories from Wednesday, December 4, 2019

James Henry Walsh, Jr., 92, of Shelbyville, previously of Fairfield Glade, Tenn. and Augusta, Ga., died at home Thursday, November 28, 2019. No public services will be held. Moore-Cortner Funeral Home of Winchester is handling arrangements.

Sheila Denise Wells, 57, of Lynchburg died Saturday, November 30, 2019 at her residence. A Celebration of Life will be 1 p.m. Saturday, December 7 at Jennings-Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Lynchburg. Visitation will begin at 12 noon. Repasse immediately following the service at Berry Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lynchburg.

The Motlow State Community College Music Department will present holiday concerts featuring The Motlow Vocal Ensemble and Community Band. Performances will be in Powers Auditorium inside Eoff Hall on the Moore County campus tonight at 7 p.m., with a matinee performance on Sunday at 2 p.m. There will be a reception with refreshments an hour before each concert...

To the Editor: I am a volunteer at Good Samaritan. This is my second year for helping unload the cans of food and other items donated by Shelbyville Central High School. First, I would like to thank all those who donated food and toiletry items. We were getting very low on some food items and also toilet paper. ...

To the Editor: Now that the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump is over, and a number of witnesses have testified both from the Republicans and Democrats, we as American citizens are perplexed as to the outcome of the hearing. Who is right and who is wrong? All of the witnesses were honorable people. Some served as military officers, or appointed ambassadors, and some were just in the loop...

This month, Tullahoma-based Ascend Federal Credit Union will return an estimated $8.7 million to its members in bonus dividends and loan interest refunds. With the addition of this year's return, Ascend's volunteer, unpaid board of directors has voted to give back more than $85 million to the credit union's members since 2004...

James Denny Mingle, 96, of Bell Buckle, died Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Bell Buckle Church of Christ. Jim Creech will officiate, with burial to follow in Hazel Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Joseph Daniel Esposito, 34, of Shelbyville died Sunday, December 1, 2019. A Gathering of Friends ser, December 7th, at Hillcrest Funeral Home from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

George Bailey (Daniel Shearon) pulls his wife, Mary (Tabby Stem) close, thankful he has his life back after an angel shows him how life would have been without him, in The Fly Community Theatre’s production of “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.” The play is an adaptation of the classic holiday film as it might have been performed on the radio, with live sound effects and cast members playing multiple parts. It will be presented this Friday and Saturday, and again Dec. 13-15, at The Fly Arts Center. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. with curtain at 7 p.m. for Friday and Saturday performances. The Sunday, Dec. 15 matinee will be at 2 p.m. and will not include a meal. Go to http://flyartscenter.tix.com for tickets.

An inmate has been accused of smuggling pills into Bedford County Jail and distributing them to other inmates -- two days after more pills had been found on her as she was being processed into custody. Two bags containing unidentified pills and powder were found on Melissa Johnson, 48, of Landers Street during a strip search late Tuesday night, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said...

Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library will host a reading of “True Christmas Stories from the Heart of Appalachia” 1:30 p.m. Thursday. While he won’t be at the event, former Bedford countian Charles “Chock” Woodruff’s contribution to the book will no doubt be noteworthy...

HUNTLAND – The Community Viqueens got off to a slow start and could not recover as the Huntland Lady Hornets defeated the Viqueens 54-40 in a non-district basketball game Tuesday night. M.J. Simmons scored all five Viqueen points in the opening quarter as the Lady Hornets jumped out to a 14-5 lead...

The City of Shelbyville has planned Saturday, Dec. 14, as a fun-filled day with Santa, according to Tuesday's study session announcements. Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a story time reading at the Rec Center with Santa from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Cookies, milk and juice will be served. Each child receives a toy, according to park officials...

HUNTLAND – The Community Vikings came back strong after the Thanksgiving break and set a season high for points scored in a game as the Vikings defeated the Huntland Hornets 90-54 in a basketball contest Tuesday night. Five Vikings scored in double figures as Community (6-0) remained unbeaten on the season...

Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglettes dropped a pair of games earlier this week, falling 58-53 to Wilson Central on Monday evening and 55-36 to Stewarts Creek on Tuesday. The Eaglettes led 30-28 at halftime over Wilson Central but were outscored 30-23 in the second half...

The improving Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles lost a pair of games earlier this week, falling 57-46 to Wilson Central on Monday followed by a 52-49 heartbreaking loss to Stewarts Creek on Tuesday. The Eagles held a 10-6 advantage at the end of the first quarter but trailed 28-24 at the intermission and 41-30 after three periods...

When the Cascade Champions trailed the Forrest Rockets (1-7) by as many as eight points in the first half, coach Kevin Weeks had one simple answer that was the root cause of his team clawing back and taking a 72-62 win over the Forrest Rockets—defense...

The Cascade Lady Champions (0-4) are searching for an identity. While the final score of Tuesday night’s 49-23 loss to the Forrest Lady Rockets may not look like it at first glance, Lady Champion coach Kelly Davis is seeing improvements, day-to-day and game-to-game...

The chairman of Bedford County Chamber of Commerce's Economic Development and Tourism board has responded in a letter to Shelbyville city government's plans to take away the hotel-motel tax revenue which now funds ED&T, claiming it's a battle over control rather than over the good of the community...