Stories from Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The Feb. 4th Virtual Tennessee Grain and Soybean conference is now open for registration. It will be different this time since we are doing it virtual, but our experience with other programs has been very positive. The new virtual conference will have some live presentations online, and then there will be classes recorded that the farmers will be able to watch and receive credit for these sessions. ...

To the editor, Cudos to Bedford County Health Department Nurses and all other staff for making Covid vaccine for the elderly a stress free experience! I am 80 y/o, my husband 83 y/o. We were very worried about the possibility of waiting in long lines in cold weather especially since I am on crutches with a fractured knee! My children in Chattanooga were telling us horror stories of the disastrous Covid vaccine rollout there with  long lines outdoor for the elderly and after waiting   2-3 hours they were then turned away!. ...

We started back in Legislative Session at noon on January 12. We always start Session on the second Tuesday of January every year. Each start is full of excitement and this year was no different with lots of new people and lots of extra security. This year starts the 112th General Assembly, which will last for 2 years. ...

The late Dr. Martin Luther King, who was honored Monday, often expressed to whomever he met the same message: service, faith, fairness, dignity, brotherhood. One way or another, he gave a variation of the same thought, historians note, when he said: “Everyone has the power for greatness, not for fame but greatness, because greatness is determined for service.”...

The Town of Wartrace is upgrading its technology to protect and expand its telecommunications abilities. Using funds from the federal stimulus payment, Wartrace is installing its own server to allow communications and file sharing between different operational departments and to provide for more than one back-up of computer systems and software...

t first glance, it looks like things are improving on the COVID-19 front in Bedford County with the number of new cases down by 27 percent in the last week from the seven days prior. In Bedford County from Jan. 11 to Jan. 17, the state health department reports there were 236 new cases. In the week prior, there were 323 new cases in Bedford County...

Angel Gerard “Jerry” Delgado, 64, of Shelbyville, passed from this life Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. No public services will be held. Doak Howell Funeral Home will be serving the family.

It was nearly four quarters of cruise control for the Liberty Patriots in a Saturday afternoon matinee against Blanche. Liberty limited Blanche to single digits in each quarter and coasted to the 50-20 victory. Jason Cullum led the way with 19 points, nearly out-scoring the visitors single handedly...

The Liberty Lady Patriots had just about everything go their way that possibly good during Saturday afternoon's matchup against Blanche. Blanche was held to just two points, which came via the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Liberty imposed its will on the visitors and coasted to a 34-2 win...

A monster third quarter by the Webb School (9-4, 6-1) was enough to overcome a first-half deficit on Saturday against FRA. Webb went on a 28-6 romp through the third frame and held on to complete the rally for the 75-63 victory. Early on, it seemed FRA was holding all the momentum after a stellar first half by Ryan Casey...

CHAPEL HILL – After taking the lead for good late in the third quarter, the Community Viqueens used a big fourth quarter to supplement a strong defensive effort as the Viqueens defeated the Forrest Lady Rockets 51-38 in a District 12-AA basketball game Friday night...

CHAPEL HILL – It's not often that a basketball game has a 39-point swing. The Community Vikings fell behind 13-0 out of the gate, but the Viking bench sparked a comeback as Community took the lead at the half and used a dominating third quarter to go up by as many as 26 points en route to a 61-37 win over the Forrest Rockets in a District 12-AA game Friday night...

Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglettes fell 69-40 in a District 8-AAA contest in Friday evening on the road. After a close first quarter where the Lady Wildcats led 11-8, the Eaglettes were outscored 20-1 in the second stanza to trail 31-9 at halftime...

TULLAHOMA — It was a battle from start to finish but in the end host Tullahoma edged Shelbyville Central 49-48 in a District 8-AAA matchup on Friday night. After trailing 10-9 at the end of the opening period and 22-21 at the intermission, the Eagles outscored the Wildcats 16-10 in the third stanza to hold a 37-32 going into the fourth quarter...

For the majority of Friday night's District 8-A contest, the Cascade Lady Champion tried to play catch up against an exceptionally balanced Eagleville team. While the Lady Champs cut the Lady Eagle lead to as little as four points, Cascade was unable to complete the comeback and saw the game slip away in the fourth quarter...

Things are starting to come together for the Cascade Champions. On Friday night, the Champs (6-6, 3-0) exploded out of the gates with a strong first half on the offensive end of the court and paired with a suffocating defensive effort in a 76-47 District 8-A victory...