Stories from Friday, June 15, 2012

United Way of Bedford County is partnering with Argie Cooper Public Library and the Bedford County Department of Education for a Day of Action for the Raise Your Hand Tennessee initiative on Thursday, June 21. The goal? To generate volunteers who will "raise their hand" to read to, tutor, and mentor children and youth...

First Community Bank of Bedford County executive Scott Cocanougher will be one of seven witnesses, along with Gov. Bill Haslam and U.S. Sen Bob Corker, at a Congressional field hearing on government regulations Monday in Murfreesboro. The hearing will be chaired by U.S. ...

Shelbyville's council passed the second reading of this year's budget Thursday night, adopting some amendments to pay for a vital utility relocation. A total of $292,500 will be moved from various accounts to cover the costs of relocating utilities on Railroad Avenue...

Kisses, dust, horses, dust, and a big cheer for University of Tennessee football. And dust. Visitors to the dual AACA car shows got to meet and greet two Tennessee walking horses Thursday night inside dusty, steamy Champions Arena at the Celebration Grounds...

County Commission member J.D. "Bo" Wilson says his motion Tuesday night to shift six cents on the property tax rate from the school budget into debt service was his own idea, not the result of any secret discussions. "I said 'we' and I should have said 'I,'" said Wilson, who when asked about the proposal Tuesday night seemed to imply that it had come up through discussion at a committee meeting...

Good pitching and timely hitting led Shelbyville Jr. Legion Post 23 to a pair of wins over visiting Smyrna on Thursday evening. Jacob Price pitched six strong innings to claim a 5-3 while Michael Imes claimed the save. Post 23 pushed across three runs in the bottom of the first then added a run in each of the third and fourth innings...

The only thing hotter than the action on the diamond on Thursday evening was temperature. The Bedford County Majors league braved the scorching temps and played a pair of games on Thursday evening. In game two, Tavis Allison clubs a hit to the right-center gap and scampers on to third base while attempting to avoid the tag by third baseman Wyatt Lawrence. Look for statistical results in the Sunday edition of the Times-Gazette. (T-G Photo by Chris Siers)

This recipe is Connie Crafton's that was in the paper last night. They are easy to make and I topped half the recipe with chocolate mini chips. They are awesome!