Stories from Sunday, October 17, 2010

Barbara Garcia has no strong connection to breast cancer, but a commercial on television caught her attention last year and now she's supporting thousands who suffer from the disease. Barbara and her friend and co-worker Amy Shoemaker are training for the 3 Day For A Cure Walk, to be held Oct. 22-24 in Atlanta. They have raised more than $5,000 so far for the race, which will require them to walk 60 miles in three days...

It's been quite a while since I've written about my best friend, Lizzie. She rode with me to work this morning, sitting in the car while I ran inside to grab my camera. Since I would be going out of town the next day, I dropped my shih-tzu at her babysitter's house on my way out to Normandy for an assignment...

The annual Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce coffee at the Times-Gazette has a reputation of being well-attended -- mainly because of the large assortment of good food the newspaper's employees provide. Being relatively new at the Times-Gazette, I wanted to contribute as well, but what would it be?...

I had to teach my son how to clean chalkboard erasers the other day. We were participating in a fun, informal darts tournament (which we won, thank you very much!) and at one point, Ben had to wipe the scores off the board so we could start the next round. He looked at the dust-clogged implements of erasure, then he looked at me. He looked at the erasers. At me...

Marijuana was confiscated from a man whose mother tried to cover for his actions, police said. Steven Burian, Highway 64 West, was clocked by radar at 89 mph in a 55 mph zone as he sped west just outside Shelbyville late Thursday night, officer David Curley said...

A Shelbyville woman lost her life in a rollover accident Thursday night on U.S. 41A north of Shelbyville. Kristie McBee, 24, Carney Street, was thrown from the sport utility vehicle she was driving as it ran off of the highway and plunged down an embankment, State Trooper Barry Qualls said Friday. She was alive but unconscious when rescuers found her lying in a field, authorities said, and died in a LifeFlight helicopter en route to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville...

The Quail Hollow landfill in southern Bedford County, inactive for years, should be officially closed by mid-December, members of the Solid Waste Authority were told Thursday. Member Bill Lewis said that the site is to be covered with clay, dirt and then sodded with grass. ...

"You couldn't ask for a better day," said Annie Rooney. "The weather is just perfect." Rooney, an alderwoman for Bell Buckle, is wearing another one of her famous hats this weekend as an artist and crafter, selling colorful, hand-painted items in her yard...

At 12:40 each day, physics class convenes at Central High School, taught by Linda Yockey. At about the same time, physics class convenes at Cascade High School, taught by ... Linda Yockey. At 2 p.m., algebra classes begin at both Liberty and Community middle schools, both taught by Shelli Burk...

In its most complete performance of the season, Cascade picked off another team trying to hold at least a share of the District 9-A lead for the second time in three weeks by defeating Middle Tennessee Christian 25-7 at The Stable in Wartrace on Friday night...

LYNCHBURG -- The Community Vikings showed vast improvement in all facets of the game with one notable exception -- turnovers -- against the Moore County Raiders in District 9-A action on Friday night. It proved to be their undoing as the home team scored three times following the mistakes to win 43-13 on a cold and blustery fall evening...

Shelbyville Central fired off a shot heard throughout District 8-AAA. The Golden Eagles (5-3, 2-2 8-AAA) executed a perfect game plan to upend district leader and eighth-ranked Tullahoma 39-29 on Senior Night, snapping the Wildcats' six-game winning streak...