Stories from Sunday, April 29, 2012

Marianna Gibson and her dad, Dale Rucker, both graduates of Cascade High School, at the end of the Country Music 1/2 Marathon.

Miniature surgeons flooded the halls of Heritage Medical Center on Friday morning to tour the facilities -- at least that's what it looked like. Kindergartners from East Side Elementary donned surgical masks, caps and gloves while making the rounds at the Shelbyville hospital. During their visit, they made stops everywhere in hospital, from the helipad to the critical care unit...

Thursday marks the 61st annual observance of the National Day of Prayer Luncheon, which will be recognized locally at First Baptist Church. Lunch service begins at 11:30 a.m. with the program beginning at noon. Cost is $6 per plate. This year's theme relies on scripture from Psalm 33:12, "Blessed is the Nation Whose God is the Lord."...

Runners and walkers took to the roads around Normandy for the second annual 5K Race for the Ranch on Saturday, with benefits going to the Christian-based ranch for boys. Looks like some horses decided to join in at one point. (T-G Photo by Mitchell Petty)

As a senior, every high school athlete wants to make a lasting impression on their school and go out with a bang. That's just what the Shelbyville Golden Eagle baseball seniors are doing. Led by a core of eight seniors, the Golden' Eagles (14-13, 5-5 8-AAA) romped over Coffee County Red Raiders 10-5 on Friday night during Shelbyville's senior night...

MANCHESTER--After a string of one-run losses, Shelbyville Central claimed a pair of victories in the Coffee County Spring Classic on Friday afternoon. The Eaglettes (10-12) continued in the tournament on Saturday. Shelbyville rolled to an impressive 7-1 win over Marion County in the first game...

In the individual tournament, Shelbyville had several players plow through the brackets and emerge with the hardware to show their efforts. In the varsity side of the boys' singles action, Jonathan Smotherman battled his way all the way to the finals match...

"Begin with the end in mind." -- Stephen Covey By the time you receive this newsletter we may be adjourned for the year. We started on the second Tuesday of January and will hopefully wrap up by the end of April. If we get out this week, this is the earliest we have adjourned in many, many years...

Dear Editor, It is such a shame that we have such horrible people in Bedford County. On March 1, the Davis family lost another precious member of our family .. my brother, Harvell Davis. He was a very special man, son, husband, father, grandfather and a brother and just a great person all around...

Shelbyville police say they used a Taser twice on a driver after he allegedly refused to leave his vehicle during a traffic stop early Friday. Donovan Maxwell, 22, of Shelbyville was stopped about 4 a.m. on Depot Street after he crossed the white line once and changed lanes without using a turn signal, officer Jose Garza said in his report...

The Shelbyville Garden Club held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 18 at the Farm Bureau with 16 members present. President Janie Burke introduced guest speaker, Jean McCarter, who is a life member of the Richmond Bonsai Society. Jean presented an interesting program about Bonsai trees. ...

Ronnie and Donna Smith of Shelbyville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah-Margaret Stearns of Shelbyville, to Adam Woodard of Jackson. The future bride is the daughter of the late Ken Stearns, and granddaughter of Don Lee and the late Margaret Robertson of Shelbyville, and Mr. ...

Jon and Lisa Chick of Shelbyville announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Ann Chick of Shelbyville, to Spc. Kevin Scott Culp of Bell Buckle. The future bride is the granddaughter of Ron and Joyce Stilwell, and Connie and the late Jon Chick Sr., all of Shelbyville. She graduated from Cascade High School in 2009, and will be graduating Magna Cum Laude from Middle Tennessee State University in May. Currently, she is student teaching in Bedford County...

It's been 40 years now since Jeff Owens came home from Good News Club Camp and told his parents he was going to be a missionary someday. He was 11 then, and even though his life took a traditional path from there, in his heart he never wavered in that conviction...

Beth Peissig, of the Times-Gazette display advertising department, was honored by the staff with a bridal shower this week. (T-G Photo by Sadie Fowler)

Shelbyville Rotary Club and Cascade Interact Club members recently attended the annual District 6780 Conference and were the recipients of several honors and awards. The club was recognized for many awards including: The Eradicator Award for outstanding support of Rotary's Polio Plus initiative; Star Club award for individual member support of Annual Programs; Globe Club award for outstanding international service projects; Presidential Citation for overall excellence; District Governor's award for outstanding service; Reach for Rotary award for significant membership growth over the past year.. ...