Stories from Sunday, August 12, 2012

Joel Thatcher of Shelbyville is pleased to announce the engagement of his daughter, Sasha Rae Thatcher of Shelbyville to Jonathan Wayne Knowles of Smyrna. The bride-to-be is the daughter of the late Edna Thatcher, and is the step-daughter of Cherri Thatcher of Shelbyville. She is the granddaughter of Mary Lou and Davey Saylor of Newark, Ohio, and Sandy Harr and Bob Thatcher, also of Ohio. She is currently employed by TSW, Inc. in Murfreesboro...

Here's what Darnell Hamilton, 29, brings to his job site every day: A giant smile. An infectious laugh. A willingness to work. But Hamilton also brings a set of intellectual disabilities that prevent him from holding a typical job, or working a typical eight-hour day...

Miss Amanda Choummanivong and Cory Dukes will be wed on Saturday, Aug. 25 in Murfreesboro.

How do you know when summer is over? Back to School ads are in the paper, store shelves are filled with school supplies and Southside School teachers are out going door to door to meet their students on the Salamander Stroll. This marks the fourth year for the Salamander Stroll. ...

What if you were faced with a situation that was totally overwhelming and foreign? Where would you turn? This is, of course, an understatement for someone whose child has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, as they will face economic and social challenges unlike any that parents of "normal" children will face...

Mark Edwards is the son of Jeanne and Ronnie Edwards of Shelbyville. Mark has little fear of the spotlight, loves the theatre, and has been playing drums for six years. Last week, Mark performed one of his favorite plays, Les Miserables in Manchester. Next weekend, he will join The Ghost Ballerinas to play a set of his favorite cover songs at the I Am What I Am Music Festival at the Bedford County Ag Center. His mom says to expect some Beatles songs, since they are his favorite band...

It's an unfair and cruel condition. That's the outsider's perspective on autism, and it's hard to refute. But for families that live with an autism spectrum disorder, it's possible that the experience can serve to strengthen bonds and bring a new appreciation to life. This is the case for the family of Michelle Bayne, whose youngest son, Jake, is affected by an autism spectrum disorder...

Although many things change for us as we age, unfortunately the presence of stress doesn't change; it still remains in our lives. Some of the same things that caused us worry when we were younger, such as finances, relationships, illnesses, and work, can be the same culprits of stress later in life...

I was sitting in my recliner watching the afternoon news when my wife said she was going out to get the mail and she walked out the front door. We had nothing planned that evening other than watching TV and seeing some of the shows that we had recorded on our DVR...

Members of the county's solid waste authority want to commemorate the service of a member who passed away last month. County commissioner Bobby Vannatta died last month at 75 after a long history of service with both the county and the authority. Solid waste coordinator Gay Ervin said that Vannatta was one of the original board members and served as chairman for a number of years, but no one on the authority could recall exactly how long he served...

Dulcenia S. "Dulcie" Davis has been named principal of Thomas Magnet School to replace Timothy Harwell, who became principal of Cascade High School last week, school officials announced Friday. Davis began her career in 1982 at Harris Middle School where she taught eighth grade math, computer skills, music, reading and science. She was assistant principal at HMS for four and a half years before being assigned as assistant principal at Eakin Elementary for the prior school year...

An allegedly-intoxicated driver left a 4-month-old child in a unventilated van with windows up and engine off while he attempted to buy gas at a Shelbyville convenience store Thursday, police said. A cashier at the Kangaroo store on Souh Cannon Boulevard noticed Luis Juan Juan, 26, of Riverview Drive nearly lose his balance while trying to use the pump, then saw the child and notified police...

Supporters of the Gilliland House Historical Resource Center were on hand to kick off the school year at the Shelbyville Recreation Center on Saturday morning. More than 150 students and their parents were in attendance as local leaders and educators offered brief sessions on nutrition and physical fitness, school rules, and attendance. Students then received gift bags full of supplies needed for the new school year and were treated to a brown-bag lunch...

Looking out out back deck to hwy 231 south on 8/10/12 in early am with the clouds below the house over the road

Local businesses on shelbyville square at nightime.

Every so often, you come across a cause that just warms your heart. Something that gives you hope, and makes you wonder why anyone wouldn't jump to lend a helping hand. The I Am What I Am Music Festival and Autism Benefit, slated for Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Bedford County Agricultural Center is sure to inspire this type of reaction here in Shelbyville. And Once you've got the details, there's no doubt that you'll feel happily obliged to join the factions of supporters...

Issac Throneberry is letting this baby calf that belongs to Chris & Renee Mccullough suck his finger.

Christopher Dunn is enjoying spending time with his new baby cousin Mallory Roddy.

Enjoying a day out with my hubby

Jail escapee Andrew Phillip Marshall is in custody, investigators say. Marshall was captured at approximately 10:30 p.m. Sunday by Bedford County deputies as he ran through Tillett's Trailer Court off Maidson Street, investigators said. City and county had been seaching the area since 10:15 p.m. Sunday after a report was received that Marshall was on foot, wearing full camouflage, in the area between King Arthur Trailer Court and H.V. Griffin Park...