Stories from Sunday, December 27, 2009

They were starved and miserable. Some didn't make it. But one month later, a variety of animals rescued from a Unionville property are getting better and finding new homes, although some difficulties remain for Bedford County Animal Control. On the day before Thanksgiving, authorities were called to the home of Thomas and Brenda Snell of Halls Mill Road to investigate reports of abused animals...

Horace Lee Warren, Jr., 75, of Tullahoma, died Sunday at Heritage Medical Center after a short illness. No services are planned at this time. Per his request, his remains were cremated. Doak-Howell Funeral Home handled arrangements.

The activation of the local national guard unit and local candidates for a U.S. House race begin the Times-Gazette's annual countdown of the 10 most newsworthy stories of the year. We will reveal two stories a day through Jan. 3. A list of 28 suggested stories was voted on by 10 T-G staffers, each of whom ranked his or her top 10 choices. The results were tallied to form an overall list...

Bedford County's elderly were not forgotten this Christmas, with around 300 gifts distributed as planned to the county's nursing homes. This was the fourth year the Linda Hayes Nursing Home Gift Drive spread cheer to the residents, who might otherwise have had a lonely Christmas...

Hunter Brothers continues to prove his worth as one of the top high school athletes in the area. The Shelbyville Central linebacker was recently voted to the Tennessee Football Coaches Association's Class 5A All-State team. Prior to injuring his elbow, Brothers played an intricate role in helping the Golden Eagles return to the TSSAA state playoffs and a record of 5-6...

It was Christmas day, prime time, spirits were high, and hope sprang eternal when the Tennessee Titans, winners of seven of their last eight games, entered their game with the San Diego Chargers with visions of playoffs dancing through their heads in their first-ever Friday night appearance at LP Field...

My co-worker John Carney forwarded me an e-mail last week with the word, "yummy" in the subject line. That got me curious and after opening the e-mail and reading the ingredients of the recipe, which included artichokes and goat cheese, I knew I had to give it a try...

For the first time since I can remember, there will be no flights involved with my holiday and New Year's plans this year, and after the most recent snowstorm hit the east coast, boy, am I glad the farthest place I have to travel this week is to Murfreesboro...

I think the Sunday between Christmas and New Year's is the worst day of the year. Okay, after April 15, it's the worst day of the year. It's a limbo day, trapped between overindulging on fruitcake and chocolate and overindulging on champagne and black-eyed peas. ...

Hank Williamson thinks he's got one of the best jobs in the world. Williamson is the manager of the Shelbyville Airport. He's also an artist. It's no wonder he loves his job, because, believe it or not, one aspect of his job allows him to combine his two loves -- art and aviation...