Stories from Sunday, July 18, 2010

During my family's recent trip to Atlanta, we couldn't resist going to The Cheesecake Factory for dessert. My original plan was to get the low-carb cheesecake, but when I went inside and saw all of the cheesecakes on display, I quickly changed my mind. Where's the fun in low-carb anyways?...

Don Bolin isn't employed at the moment. An architect who just finished working on the expansion at Vanderbilt Medical Center, he's spending his downtime between jobs just staring out the window. It could be a sign of depression, or it could be he's just enjoying himself, keeping an eye -- and a camera -- on his neighbors...

If it were easy, everyone would do it. College scholarships don't grow on trees, especially those handed out for athletes. It's a path seldom traveled, particularly for Class A basketball players in rural Tennessee. Welcome, Ricky Hord, to the step past the line so many others toe...

P.T. "Biff" Farrar has announced his candidacy for re-election to a 9th District seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 5 general election. Farrar is chair of the commission's rules and legislative committee. Farrar taught social studies at Central High School for 20 years. ...

Janice Brothers has announced her candidacy for re-election to a 3rd District seat on the Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the Aug. 5 general election. Brothers is the wife of the late Roger Brothers who served as commissioner for thirty years until his death in July of 2008. Janice Brothers was elected to finish his unexpired term...

With everyone blowing out the candles, Shelbyville celebrated its 200th birthday Saturday, and there was plenty for everyone to do. People were still streaming into the public square as of press time and after a week of sweltering heat, the clouds gave everyone a break by keeping the temperature lower...

Margaret Jean Liggett Cushing, 68, of Fayetteville died Saturday at Lincoln Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill. Burial will follow at Wheel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday.

I love having Micky Pietkiewicz in the office these days. She's home from college and is helping us out during the horse show and employee vacation season, as well as lightening my load when it comes to the Life & Leisure section. But the best part of all is that she's young. We will sit around and make obscure references to singers or actors and she'll just shake her head...