Stories from Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Two highway-related stories occupy the eighth and seventh positions on the Times-Gazette's annual countdown of the biggest news stories of 2010. One is about a long-awaited project becoming a reality; the other involves questions about how to make an existing highway safer...

It's almost Christmas, and everyone is excited. Expectations rise as temperatures drop and the newspapers, television and even the stores are filled with cheerful stories of love and hope and everything that is wonderful about the season. But what happens the day after Christmas? The day after New Year's?...

Shelbyville police are providing an armed off-duty officer for the Tyson Foods facility after alleged threatening messages reportedly were made last week. Last Thursday, Nashville television station WSMV reported claims made by an unidentified woman that someone wrote "all Americans must die" on a bathroom wall -- an act that was reportedly preceded by a fire in a woman's rest room inside the plant a week before...

Depression symptoms include: n Feelings of sadness or unhappiness n Irritability or frustration, even over small matters n Loss of interest or pleasure in normal activities n Reduced sex drive n Insomnia or excessive sleeping n Changes in appetite -- depression often causes decreased appetite and weight loss, but in some people it causes increased cravings for food and weight gain...

Cascade's girls hopped back onto the hardwood Monday following the Christmas break and earned another notch in the win column by defeating host Hickman County 49-45. The nine days off didn't seem to hamper the Lady Champions (8-3) too much as they advanced in the Above The Rim Tournament in Centerville. They play Hunters Lane tonight at 7...