Stories from Sunday, August 15, 2010

Fourteen students from four Bedford County schools recently gave up a week of their summer to attend student council camp. Yes, that's right, student council camp. Many people probably wonder what kind of activities one participates in at a student council camp...

Southern fried chicken, buttered rolls, coleslaw, and baked beans. Sounds like heaven on a plate. I'm not a huge down-home Southern cooking fan, but when it comes to Mrs. Connie's fried chicken, you can't go wrong. When I was in middle school, my family and some of our close family friends went out on the lake for the fourth of July. Being the person that I am, I was concerned about what we were going to eat for lunch...

When I think about this summer, I sometimes wonder where it went, and I sometimes feel like it lasted forever. Regardless, it's almost time for me to begin my sophomore year of college. Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday I was starting my sophomore year of high school. I remember as a child looking at high school students and thinking, "They're so much bigger than me." I never thought the day would come when I would be the one they were looking at...

Litter -- we're against it. Back when I was the editor of the Andalusia Star-News in Alabama, we prided ourselves on having an editorial in every single issue of the paper. This was easy during hot topic seasons, such as when the sane people who cared about their children's education were trying to pass an amendment to raise money for schools...

Harris Middle's Golden Eagles scored in the final minute for a 20-14 come-from-behind win in the opening game of a jamboree at Central High on Friday night.. Quarterback Mason Cunningham connected with Jesse Farrar on a 18-yard touchdown pass for the game-winner...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles closed out the preseason with an impressive 27-3 win over visiting DeKalb County in a two-quarter jamboree on Friday night and now turn their attention to the regular season opener against Coffee County in Manchester on Friday night...

James "Jamie" Williams has announced his candidacy for the 4th Ward seat on the Shelbyville City Council in the Nov. 2 General Election. Williams, 32, is a life-long resident of Shelbyville. He is married to the former Laura Bomar of Wartrace and they have one son, Isaac...

Recommendations to increase the capacity of Normandy Reservoir, along with other water saving ideas, are to be presented to the public next month by the Duck River Development Agency (DRA). On Wednesday, DRA held its final workshop to work out a Comprehensive Regional Water Supply Plan for Bedford, Coffee, Marshall, Maury, and southern Williamson counties...

The winners of the $1,000 Summer Gas Giveaway sponsored by the Times-Gazette, Serve & Go Markets and Canter Oil have been announced. Pick up a copy of Sunday's Times-Gazette to see who won.

How do you replace 16 seniors that won a combined 39 games in their high school football careers? Simple...you don't. The trophy case at Cascade is packed with gold balls from district/region championships of the last few years that core group helped assemble...

To the Editor: In the Aug. 5 Times-Gazette, [City Treasurer Gary] Cantrell first states that a law exists which requires that fees be paid according to the city treasurer. If this be true, then he quotes the [Tennessee Code Annotated] laws that mention nothing about a garbage tax, but state that each county must be accountable for financial activities related to waste management...

The county's solid waste authority wants to know how much room is left in a landfill in Marshall County so they can make plans for the future. While the authority took no official action during Thursday's meeting, there were questions about where the county's trash is going to go once there is no more room at Cedar Ridge landfill...