Stories from Friday, December 20, 2019

J. D. Milligan died Thursday, December 19, 2019, at his home. Funeral services 2 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Don Frensley and Brother Charles Williams will officiate, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday and beginning at 1 p.m. Monday.

Tyler W. Eddings of Shelbyville was among students who received degrees from the University of Tennessee at Martin during fall commencement held Dec. 14 in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center on the UT Martin campus. UT Martin is a public four-year university offering 18 bachelor's degree programs and five master's degree programs. The main campus in northwest Tennessee is one of four primary campuses in the University of Tennessee System. For more information, go to utm.edu...

Thursday morning wasn't a good time for Shelbyville liquor stores. The safe at Riverside Liquors, South Cannon Boulevard, was carried to a hallway and damaged but not entered, police said. A burglary alarm sounded after a door was kicked at 4:09 a.m...

To the Editor: After reading the story printed in the Shelbyville Times-Gazette regarding the meeting of the Bedford County School board it is apparent that I either misspoke or misrepresented my thoughts or I was taken out of context in regards to conversations I had with commissioners as individuals...

Cascade High School Junior Tori Hull collected approximately $5,500 in toys and wish list items which were delivered this week to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, which will use them to make the holidays a little brighter for its young patients spending Christmas in hospital care...

The Southside School PTO has been working to raise money to replace worn and broken playground equipment in time for the kids to enjoy in the spring. “The effort of the parents and teachers was a long time in the works,” said Southside teacher Andrea Nix, “but so worth it for a fun, safe playground for the kids.”

Robert Bloss "Bobby" Hale,89, of Rover died Friday, December 20, 2019 at his home. Arrangements pending from Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill.

Low pressure is going to move across Alabama, Georgia and Florida this weekend bringing them lots of rain. If the current forecast movement holds up we would get some clouds but only a slight chance of showers. Highs in the 50s are expected for Saturday and Sunday with partly to mostly overcast skies. I am expecting partly cloudy for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with highs near 60...

For years, several local government and not-for-profit agencies have received donations at this time of year from an anonymous party, who submits the money through the county mayor’s office. Accepting the monetary gifts on behalf of their respective agencies were, from left: Shelbyville Fire Chief Matt Doak; Bedford County Animal Control Director Maria Hughes; Shelbyville Deputy Chief of Police Brian Crews; Middle Tennessee Spay and Neuter Clinic Executive Director Kimberly Warren; Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association Treasurer Christine Carlton; Bedford County Sheriff Austin Swing; and Bedford County Fire Chief Mark Thomas.

Bedford County Board of Education learned Tuesday night about some of the safety programs being implemented locally by schools in an effort to defuse bullying and other incidences of abuse. Dee Crabtree, coordinator of school health, gave a state of school safety report during the monthly meeting. She discussed new various safety nets in place to keep students safe...

During committee meetings on Tuesday, county commissioner and county Fire Chief Mark Thomas said that rural utilities need to step up and find ways of increasing water pressure to support fire protection. "I think it's time that our utilities ramp up and do what they need to do," said Thomas, "instead of just the minimum." He acknowledged that the county has no direct authority over the rural water systems but also noted that they depend on the county to apply for grant funding on their behalf...

Bedford County Courthouse may be losing the county's judicial system, but county officials say it will remain a useful and busy hub for county government. During committee meetings Tuesday night, County Mayor Chad Graham announced plans for the courthouse for 2020, as courts and court-related offices move to the new justice center north of town...

It was a hard fought battle between intra-county teams as Shelbyville Central pulled away in the fourth quarter to claim a 51-34 win over visiting Community on Thursday evening. The Viqueens (6-7) had the upper hand in the opening quarter as freshman M.J. Simmons scored eight of her 14 points to put Community up 14-9 at the end of the period...

It had been 46 seasons since the Community Vikings and Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles had met on the basketball court. It was worth the wait as the two teams battled tooth and nail through eight lead changes in the intra-county basketball contest Thursday night, but in the end a 13-0 Community fourth quarter run propelled the Vikings to a 67-56 win over the Golden Eagles...