Stories from Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Due to a water main break, school has been cancelled at Community Elementary and Community Middle schools today. Students who were already on buses have been taken to Community High School, where they may be picked up.

Jan. 31 is the nomination deadline for Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce's annual awards. The awards, which will be presented during the Chamber's annual meeting on Feb. 18, recognize citizens who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the community. Awards are selected by a committee and may not be based solely on the number of nominations received...

Ascend Federal Credit Union is donating $25,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, which includes $2,264 in donations from credit union members. The total donation will pay for more than 190,000 meals for Middle Tennesseans. Ascend's members were encouraged to make donations to Second Harvest via a special link provided by the credit union during November. ...

A suspect who allegedly threatened a manager of a Shelbyville store when told not to smoke inside the building Saturday has been charged with aggravated assault. Eddie Dorris Ray, 65, of Plum Hill Drive is accused of pointing a kitchen knife at the assistant manager of Dollar General Market, North Main Street, and asking, "You see this?" Ray had allegedly lit a cigarette in a checkout lane moments earlier, Shelbyville police said...

Motlow State recently received the prestigious Minuteman Award in recognition of the College's support of Tennessee National Guard members. The award was presented to Dr. Michael Torrence, Motlow president, at a ceremony held on the Motlow Smyrna Campus...

Standing outside in front of Shelbyville City Hall, amidst Tuesday morning's abrasive wind, were about a dozen Bedford County Listening Project members in civil protest, calling upon Shelbyville City Council and Bedford County Commission to address what they deem as "deplorable living conditions" for low-income renters...

A huge third quarter was more than the Webb School needed to hand Providence Christian a 63-26 defeat on Tuesday night in front of a home crowd in Bell Buckle. Webb went on a 27-1 tear in the third frame, nixing any chance of a comeback by PCA. Webb led 16-5 after the first quarter, but PCA was able to rally and cut the Feet advantage to single digits at halftime...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Viqueens could not stop the hot shooting of the Nolensville Lady Knights in the second half as the Lady Knights pulled away for a 65-33 District 12-AA basketball victory Tuesday night. Community (9-12, 1-2 D12AA) found the inside game to its liking in the opening quarter as M. J. Simmons scored seven points. Nolensville ended the quarter with a 14-10 lead...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee took no action Tuesday night on a resolution from commissioner Brent Smith regarding refugee resettlement. The only motion related to the issue failed for lack of a second, and committee chairman P.T. "Biff" Farrar said the committee will study the issue further...

Second of three parts Suffering from diabetes, recovering from a heart attack and learning to walk again as an amputee, Henry Evans said recently he will never again be able to live in his home on U.S. 41A South. He says he will forever regret settling too soon with Tennessee Department of Transportation over right-of-way property...

At two separate occasions late in the second quarter, the Cascade Lady Champions cut the visiting Moore County Raiderettes’ lead to a single possession. In the final minute of that second quarter, Moore County took advantage of two key possessions that ignited a 20-3 run and handed the Lady Champs a 59-42 defeat...

COLUMBIA - A second-half comeback fell short as Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eagles dropped 74-61 decision at Columbia Central in a District 8-AAA matchup on Tuesday night. The Eagles fell behind 21-14 at the end of the first quarter and trailed 41-22 by halftime...

Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglettes made up for a slow first half by scoring 46 points in the second half to claim a 69-55 win on the road at Columbia Central on Tuesday night. The Eaglettes (8-11, 3-3) struggled early, being outscored 17-9 in the first quarter before cutting the lead to 27-23 at the intermission...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings and Nolensville Knights clashed in a battle of district unbeatens Tuesday night. The Vikings were held to 19 points below their points per game average, but a stifling Community defense and a big night at the free throw line carried the Vikings to a 56-44 victory and sole possession of first place in the District 12-AA basketball standings...

On Friday night against Eagleville, Cascade coach Kevin Weeks saw a different look from his team—a look that showed patience and growth within his system. While Friday night didn’t end in a win for Cascade, the Champions carried that same momentum into Tuesday night’s District 8-A clash against Moore County and made needed plays with the game on the line to knock off the Raiders, 57-56...

Jorge De Villa is the owner of both La Hacienda and Casa Mexicana restaurants in Shelbyville. He opened La Hacienda six years ago and purchased Casa Mexicana two years ago, having worked his way up in the restaurant business from kitchen and server positions. De Villa has worked to improve service and customer experience at Casa Mexicana, 1015 Madison St., since taking it over in 2018, and has added a lunch buffet. He said he’s striving for a comfortable atmosphere that’s welcoming for the whole family. De Villa says his own favorite menu item is the nachos paisa.