Stories from Monday, December 9, 2019

Town and Country Garden Club held its December meeting at River Bend Country Club. Leanne Moore of Leanne’s Flowers presented the program on centerpiece arrangements.

Shelbyville Central High School Renaissance Team recently held a Christmas drive to assist the community’s homeless. The Renaissance team is pictured with Judi Burton of the Loft Church, which will help the students distribute the 196 various items. Front row, from left: Jadon Buchanan, Cindy Solis, back row, left to right, Laura Conte, Brooke Neal, Jared McGee, Renaissance sponsor Kelly Kingree, Burton, Isis Hook and Mary Alice Shavers.

First Baptist Church on Depot Street held its annual “Living Christmas Tree” musical program over the weekend, with the final performance taking place tonight. The program is named for the enormous, tree-shaped riser from which the choir performs. A smaller riser, at right, housed the children’s choir.

Last week at Cascade, Christmas decorations began to fly up through the halls. Each Champ Time class was able to decorate their doors in a friendly competition between the classes. Christmas trees, red and green, snowmen, and the Grinch stood proudly on the doors for everyone who walks by to admire. ...

Three men robbed a homeless man of his cellphone and Social Security card Friday afternoon at Fisherman's Park, police were told. The victim described his assailants as white and wearing dark clothing, He suffered minor injuries to both knees and his right elbow when the men jumped him and forced him to the ground...

Shelbyville firefighters extinguish a house fire at 209 Anthony Road at mid-morning Monday. The blaze is thought to have originated from a wall heater too close to a bed, Fire Marshal Jason Richardson said.

On December 6th, Community High School hosted Jeff Zentner, Nashville-based author of the highly acclaimed young adult novels “Goodbye Days,” “The Serpent King,” and “Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee.” Zentner presented his story of his career change from a musician to author. He also taught a workshop for students interested in creative writing. Community High School’s book club, Straight Outta Pages, ate lunch with Zentner, participated in a question and answer session, and got their books signed by the author.

Shelbyville Police Department has retained accreditation from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation (TLEA) Program The department was honored during the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police meeting in Franklin last week. "I am proud of the men and women of the Shelbyville Police Department whose commitment to excellence allows us to maintain and achieve this certification," Police Chief Jan Phillips said...

An inexpensive can of beans or a package of baby diapers can make a world of difference to some area families, especially during Christmas, as some Bedford County students recently discovered. As part of their annual Great Canned Food Drive (GCFD) recently, Shelbyville Central High School students, faculty and staff spelled out with donations across the gym their 2019 theme, "A Can, Can Make a World of Difference."...

The fifth annual A Celebration Christmas will be held 2-5 p.m. Saturday in Calsonic Arena. The free indoor festival, intended by the Celebration as a way of giving back to the community, has become a Shelbyville tradition. It features a live nativity scene, an indoor train ride, a petting zoo along with other live animals, vendor booths, live performances including performances by various church choirs and other performers, and free photos with Santa Claus...

COLUMBIA — The Webb School kept its unbeaten streak alive on Friday night, blasting Columbia Academy 82-51. Webb got plenty of production throughout its lineup, but was led by the usual cast of suspects in scoring. Senior Keon Johnson scored a game-high 28 points, including three triples...

LYNCHBURG – The Community Viking front line of Kobe Pride and Corde Lane combined for 37 points as the Vikings made it back-to-back wins with a 77-50 victory over the Moore County Raiders in a basketball tilt Friday night. It took some time for the Vikings to hit their stride. Community (8-0) had six players score its 16 first quarter points, but the Vikings only led 16-13 at the end of the quarter...

LYNCHBURG – After putting up their highest scoring output of the season the night before, the Community Viqueens had a hard time finding shots to fall on the road as the Viqueens fell to the Moore County Raiderettes 65-26 in a basketball contest Friday night...

It's been nearly two months since the Tennessee Titans' coaching staff benched Marcus Mariota and turned the starting role over to Ryan Tannehill. After acquiring Tannehill in the offseason as an insurance policy, the direction of the front office shouldn't be doubted for its vision of the future...

It was a disappointing loss as Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglettes fell 62-30 to Summertown at home on Friday evening. Summertown took control early and posted leads of 16-7 after the opening frame, 41-12 at halftime and 54-22 going into the fourth quarter...

Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eagles claimed their first win of the season with a 60-50 victory over visiting Summertown on Friday night. The Eagles led 16-7 at the end of the first quarter, posted a 29-24 advantage at the intermission before Summer town battled back to take a 41-40 lead after three periods...

Several Shelbyville Central Golden Eagle football players earned season awards for their efforts during the 2019 campaign. Gary Smith III was named the Region 5 5-A Defensive Player of the Year; Mason Wright was the Special Teams Player of the Year and Slayde Simmons was named the Utility Player of the Year...