Stories from Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Workers from Columbia Neon were high in the air Tuesday morning off the Shelbyville square keeping the lights bright at the Capri Theater. Several repairs to the marquee has been made in the past few months to keep the vintage movie house looking like it did in days gone by. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

This week marks National Newspaper Week. Today, we salute newspaper carriers Maybelline Wilhoite and John Sheehan. Name: John Sheehan How long have you been a carrier? Five months What's the best part of your job? Being independent...

Early registration ends Friday for the annual Spooktacular Run-Walk to benefit United Way of Bedford County, which this year is expanding to include a 10-kilometer race in addition to the 5-kilometer race offered in the past. The race will be Oct. 22...

One of Shelbyville's finest, and a favorite of the public, is getting long in the tooth and will soon be hanging up his badge. Remy, the city's beloved K-9 officer, is 13 years old, and if you do the calculation from human to dog years, he's still working the mean streets at the age of 91...

Following more than a month of motions in a wrongful death suit against the county, a federal judge has set a trial date for November in Winchester Since August, attorneys for the county have been asking for dismissal of the remaining claims involving county jail inmate Larry Dale Byford, 54, who died at Vanderbilt Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack while incarcerated...

The community joined the staff of the Times-Gazette Tuesday morning for its annual Chamber of Commerce Coffee. The gathering was again well attended as locals came together to celebrate the community and its newspaper over good food and camaraderie on a beautiful fall morning...

Here's what I wrote in this space on August 31: "Tech commentators speculating on Amazon's tablet plans wonder if Amazon might use a variation on the cheap-razor, loss-leader model similar to the one it's tried with Kindle -- selling tablets for a price less than $250, or even $200, but building in advertising or e-commerce features that would drive traffic to the Amazon site, resulting in additional revenue for the company going forward."...

It's fair to say that Shelbyville Central seems to be peeking at the right time of the season. The Eaglettes claimed the District 8AAA regular season title by a tie-breaker over Tullahoma last week then rolled past host Riverdale 3-0 in a mtach on Tuesday night...

SAS made a big statement against the Webb Feet on Tuesday with a goal barely 30 seconds into the match. Despite the early goal, the Feet battled back and forced a 2-2 draw on Tuesday night. "We knew we had to come out hard. We were able to settle in and work the ball around. We were able to keep possession and got a lot of nice chances," said Webb coach Karla Vogt...

It was a successful homecoming game for Harris Middle as the Golden Eagles rolled past Tullahoma 48-12 in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup to close out the regular season. "I'm very proud of this team. They had a great season and it's an honor to finish in the top two of the conference and have an opportunity to play in the conference bowl game," Harris coach Jim Dougherty said. "Coffee County beat us the first time we played them and they have a very good football team."...

Cascade High football coach Kenny Parker was undergoing tests at a Nashville hospital today after suffering what was described as a mild stroke Tuesday. Parker was in the critical care unit as results from tests were being awaited, school officials said.

Rylee & Brylee - Pumpkin Patch 2011