Stories from Thursday, April 16, 2020

Jerome Stone Williams, 69, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, April 14, 2020. A private graveside service will be held Saturday at Willow Mount Cemetery. Pastor Jason Scales will officiate. The body will lie in state from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. In efforts to adhere to CDC guidelines, only ten people will be allowed in the funeral home at a time. Visitors are welcome to sign the register book, get a memorial record, and view the body. The family will not be present.

With the Governor’s announcement of school closure for the remainder of the school year, all remaining TSSAA events for 2019-20, including all spring sports and the postponed state basketball tournaments, are cancelled. This is an unprecedented time across our state and country, and we do not make this decision lightly. ...

Coach Bubba Shavers has been around athletics in Bedford County for his entire life. Having played sports growing up and while attending Shelbyville Central, Shavers eventually made his way back into the sports realm as a coach, following college. Recently, the Times-Gazette interviewed Shavers and talked about his life and the impact sports has had on it...

Winning a district championship is always a special memory, but when it’s the first in time in school history, it’s a moment you never forget. Such was the case in 2013 for Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglette softball team when they defeated Tullahoma to win the District 8-AAA title...

Linda Gail Philpot, 66, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Private graveside services will be Sunday at Willow Mount Cemetery. The body will lie in state from noon-4 p.m. Saturday, April 18, 2020, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. In efforts to adhere to CDC guidelines, only ten people will be allowed in the funeral home at a time. Visitors are welcome to sign the register book, get a memorial record, and view the body. The family will not be present.