Stories from Sunday, October 2, 2011

Jimmy Simmons of Shelbyville adds a quarter into the Times-Gazette's rack to get his daily dose of community news. Today marks the beginning of National Newspaper Week. Additionally, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Proving the power of ink -- and pink -- the Times-Gazette is donating net newspaper sales from this pink rack, as well as the one located at the Shelbyville post office, to the Bedford County Cancer Foundation and the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. ...

MURFREESBORO -- Economist Donald Ratajczak said Friday that while government gridlock is not always a bad thing, in the case of recent standoffs over the economy the federal government has deliberately placed itself into situations where action has to be taken, and then has been unable to take that action...

Mike Cobb has returned to his Southern roots, recently accepting the position of pastor at Fair Haven Baptist Church. Educated at Georgia University, Cobb attended seminary in New Orleans and is enrolled in a doctorate program through the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville...

Bedford County government offices have been suffering telephone and Internet problems since Wednesday, when the county lost one of its two T-1 Internet connections, and therefore half of the bandwidth carrying its voice and Internet traffic. Some of the problems have been resolved but the county finance office was still without service as of Friday due to "other non-related issues," according to Chris White, who manages the county's information technology department...

A Lewisburg man accused of soring spotted saddle horses intends to plead guilty and has asked for an extension to a plea agreement deadline. Barney Davis was to stand trial on Oct. 18 on charges he and others allegedly sored horses and conspired to falsify entry forms and other related paperwork...

Shelbyville Central capped an exciting week of homecoming activities with a 41-6 win over District 8AAA foe Lawrence County on Friday night at Eagle Stadium. The Eagles (6-1, 2-1 8AAA) excelled on both sides of the ball with the offense collecting nearly 400 yards of total offense while the defense only allowed 266 yards and came up with four turnovers...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Aretha Franklin wanted it; the Community Vikings earned it on Friday night when they pounded their way over, around, and through District 9A opponent Middle Tennessee Christian to roll up 580 yards of offense in a dominant 40-28 victory...

In what is becoming a very good habit, the Community Middle Viqueens hoisted the Central Tennessee Soccer Conference championship trophy for the fourth time in the past five years by defeating Fayettevile City 2-0 on a blustery Saturday morning at Webb School...

I love noodles and noodle dishes of every nationality from the United States to Europe and Asia. Set a noodle dish in front of me and I am in heaven. Even better, give me a noodle recipe and I will try it. That's what happened recently when I saw a recipe I stumbled upon for asian-style sesame noodles -- REAL sesame noodles without the peanut butter I've seen in some versions of the dish...

We all like to get in and out of the store as quickly as possible. After all, our to do list does not stop with the grocery store, does it? Have you ever wondered if the self-checkout is really worth the effort or could it be that the self-checkout can really be a blessing for the busy couponer? In this article I would like to break down the rules on when to use the self-checkout and when it's best not to...

Three ladies of Shelbyville have taken their passion for knitting to new levels, thanks to an afternoon session of Ms. Frances' knitting group. Last year, Cindi Lindsey, Judy Thelen and Susie Henderson were present at a monthly meeting of Ms. Frances' Sit & Knit Group and Fleece on the Duck (river) Fiber Guild. While there, the three discovered they all had a fondness for the Harry Potter movies...

It was a surreal Friday; one of those bittersweet days when the circle of life becomes crystal clear. A close friend of mine called to let me know about the passing of her mother-in-law. I didn't know her too well, but I knew her enough to feel both sad about her passing and relieved at the same time. She'd been sick, had been in pain and was ready to go home...

I finally learned how to play the game of Chickenfoot. It is a game played with dominoes. We played Chickenfoot while on a church retreat at Beersheba Springs Assembly up on the mountain top in Grundy County. The retreat was a wonderful time of Christian growth and fellowship for a group of folks from Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church...