Stories from Friday, December 27, 2019

Shelbyville Moose Lodge delivered 45 food baskets, as well as toys and clothing, on Christmas Eve. The lodge raises funds each year by holding turkey shoots every weekend throughout the fall.

Phillip McConnell, sixth grade social studies teacher at Harris Middle School, and other staff have begun a new program called "Harris Heroes" which is aimed at recognizing fellow students, teachers and staff. All of the HMS grades are now split into pods, so the social studies teacher has designed a plan to honor students in a great way...

Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro will hold its annual "Wedding Dresses Through The Decades" exhibit Jan. 17 through March 1. More than 50 gowns will be exhibited, most for the first time, giving a window on women's history, fashion history, cultural history and Tennessee history...

A suspect admitted stealing several items from Antiques, Art and Collectibles Mall as Christmas gifts for family members, police said. One of the vendors put a surveillance video screenshot of Cristalia Ford on Facebook. Ford contacted the vendor and agreed to return the items Monday...

April Wilson of Senior Citizens Meals on Wheels accepts a check from Celebration City Car Club and representative Roger Huffman. The club donates to several local charities each year.

A New Year’s Eve Dance will be held 8 p.m. to midnight Tuesday at The Fly Arts Center. Chase Clanton and Vintage Vibes will perform. The event will include party favors, a champagne toast, and mid-evening hors d’oeuvre. Except for the included champagne toast, the event is BYOB. Go to flyartscenter.com for reservations or more information, or call 931-580-9696.

Harris Middle School Student Council collected before Christmas break about 70 toys for the Harris Head Start children during their annual toy drive.

Emily Shofner Bartlett, 91, of Shelbyville died Friday, December 27, 2019 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. Funeral services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Shofner Lutheran Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon.

High temperatures on Christmas Day reached 68 to 70 degrees across the county — only 5 degrees short of the all time high for Dec. 25. We will see 60s continuing for the weekend but plenty of rain expected from Saturday through Sunday nighs with 1 to 2 inches likely. New Year’s Eve is looking good but a little cooler with a high near 50. More rain is coming in for Wednesday night and Thursday...

State Rep. Pat Marsh presented an American flag to be flown at the new Bedford County Judicial Complex on North Creek Drive. From left are Circuit Judge Wyatt Burk, Commissioner Jeff Sweeney, Marsh, County Mayor Chad Graham and Sheriff Austin Swing. The new flag will be raised Jan. 6.

As 2019 comes to a close, we take our annual look back at some of the year’s top stories. Like last year, we’re not ranking them, just presenting some of the highlights. Today, we focus on the months of May through August. The runway at Shelbyville Municipal Airport closed in the spring and remained closed until August, as it was reconstructed and safety improvements were added. ...

BRISTOL — The Webb School had a nice after Christmas treat on Thursday afternoon in the Arby’s Christmas Classic. Webb got a total of 44 points combined from JJ Platt and Jordan Jenkins and the Feet cruised past Elizabethton, 65-45. Webb limited the effectiveness of Elizabethton in the paint through the majority of the game, but the Cyclones did manage to connect on eight treys in the game...

With the holidays in full swing, the football season is reaching the most exciting time of the year. In the past, the Times-Gazette has produced a top bowl guide for the die hard football fan. This season puts a little bit different spin on the bowl guide...