Stories from Monday, February 10, 2020

Tina Charlene McAfee, 50, of Shelbyville died Friday, February 7, 2020. Memorial services will be 5 p.m. Tuesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Jimmy West and Jordon Gieske will officiate. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m.

Christine Carlton of Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association accepts a check from Roger Huffman representing Celebration City Car Club.

The Shelbyville Central High School Criminal Justice Student Organization competed last weekend in Gatlinburg Tennessee at Winterfest. The students competed in numerous events such as rappelling, tactical fitness, unknown call response, conducting field sobriety, moot court and others. This was the organization’s second year to compete at the event. “I am extremely proud of these students,” said sponsor Chris Hobbs.

Andrea Renee Perryman Keown, 46, of Unionville died Saturday, February 8, 2020. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Lebanon Church Cemetery in Wheel. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

Liberty School counselor Jordan Tatom was selected as the 2020 Tennessee Counselor of the Year. He was recently recognized in Washington, D.C. The Times-Gazette ran an article on Tatom in 2018, when he also won the honor. Jordan said he believes one of the largest contributing factors to him being chosen as top public school counselor is his student advocacy methods. He’s been counselor for Liberty the last five years; he previously worked at Richland School in Lynnville and in the Columbia and Nashville areas.

The Bedford County Fair was awarded the Merit Award at this year’s Tennessee Association of Fairs (TAF) Convention by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. During the convention, the Bedford County Fair competed in the Showcase of Fairs Competitive Exhibits and received 1st Place in the Fair Ribbon Craft category and 2nd Place in the Premium Book AA Division category. Bedford County Fair board members, volunteers, and 2019 Fairest of the Fair Abbigaile Hunsucker are pictured with the Merit Award.

Friends and Family FCE met Jan. 14 at the UT/TSU Extension office with six members present. Members did armchair side stretches before the meeting was called to order by President Bonnie Hill. Call to order was read by Joellen Mallard. A devotion, titled "Prayer," was read by Kathy Lamb. ...

More than 200 electric cooperative members from across Tennessee were in Nashville Feb. 4 for the legislative conference asking for commonsense rules to protect the state's electric lineworkers. Representatives from Shelbyville-based Duck River Electric Membership Corp. met with nine lawmakers throughout the day to discuss what DREMC is doing for its members and how it keeps lineworkers safe...

Two women robbed a man after their male companion punched him in the face at a Shelbyville motel early Saturday, police were told. The victim said he opened the door at his room at Blue Ribbon Inn, North Main Street, for the two women, who he knows, and they grabbed his wallet as the man appeared and hit him. He did not recognize the attacker, described as black and around 28-30 years old...

A total of 12,050 students enrolled during the 2019 fall semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or to undergraduate students who take less than a full course load...

Shelbyville City Council is slated to approve during its monthly business meeting 6 p.m. Thursday night a positive city treasurer's report and two major grant applications-one for local sewerage rehabilitation and another earmarked for compliance upgrades at Shelbyville Fire Department...

Last week was cut short at Cascade and not for anything pleasant either. Nearly a quarter of Cascade had been out of school due to various types of sickness. Fevers, flu, nausea, and running noses flowed to numerous students, causing them to drop like flies. Thursday and Friday were generously given by administration to allow students to recover over a four-day weekend. However, it has affected other things besides studies...

The winners of the Times-Gazette's Big Game Trivia contest have been drawn. Cindy Skuce won an Echo Black Diamond string trimmer and Echo Red Armor fuel from Molder's Outdoor Power. Peter Whalen won two large two-topping pizzas from Domino's of Shelbyville each month for a year...

Early voting starts Wednesday for the March 3 presidential primary; this will be the first time for early voting to be held in the county's new election offices, in Bedford County Courthouse Annex on the west side of the square. Administrator of elections Summer Leverette asks that voters enter from the rear of the building, facing the parking lot. ...

Each day, dozens of railroad cars loaded with deadly chemicals roll through Normandy, Wartrace and Bell Buckle. Two local companies use large amounts of a hazardous gas, anhydrous ammonia, as a refrigerant. An uncounted number of tractor-trailers transporting all sorts of hazardous materials pass through Bedford County daily...

Bedford County Schools federal projects supervisor Chad Fletcher recently advised school board members while there's a good deal of quality intervention in place for local students performing below grade level, the community also has within the transient sector a fair share enrolling with academic challenges...

LYNCHBURG — Cascade just couldn’t get shots to fall in the second quarter on Friday night at Moore County. The Raiders outscored Cascade 20-9 in the second frame and held on in the second half to beat the Champions in a 70-68 thriller. Cascade felt good after an offensive outburst in the first quarter...

LYNCHBURG — After a competitive first half on Friday night in Lynchburg, the Cascade Lady Champions were unable to continue the momentum for the final three quarter and dropped a 48-31 decision at Moore County. Cascade felt good after one quarter, out-scoring the Raiderettes 10-9 in the opening frame...

NOLENSVILLE – It was rough sledding for the Community Viqueens Friday night as the district-leading Nolensville Lady Knights jumped out to a big halftime lead and went on to defeat the Viqueens 57-18 in a District 12-AA basketball contest. The size and hot shooting of the Lady Knights were too much for the Viqueens to overcome...

NOLENSVILLE – A strong defensive effort led the way as the Community Vikings clinched the District 12-AA regular season basketball championship with a 60-47 victory over the Nolensville Knights Friday night. Community (25-1, 8-0 D12AA) stayed unbeaten in district play with a balanced scoring night as its length on defense prevented the Knights from getting into an offensive flow...