Stories from Wednesday, October 10, 2012

October 6, 2012 Twenty three amazing artists from around middle Tennesee participated in the first annual Art In The Park.

Veita Jo Hampton read the poem she wrote for the Our Town Community Park at the first annual Art In The Park assisted by Sylvia Pinson October 6, 2012.

Bedford County Board of Commissioners, meeting Tuesday night, unanimously approved a revised school budget amendment which would create three new teaching positions -- an English as a second language teacher, and two positions at Harris Middle School -- by taking $135,000 out of the line item used to purchase new school buses...

Shelbyville has received a $25,000 Local Parks & Recreation Fund grant to be used for playground improvements at Never Rest Park. The awarding of the grant was announced to the city council at its study session earlier this week, and city manager Jay Johnson explained that the funds for the 50 percent local match were in this year's budget...

If you're going to cook -- first you've got to get the ingredients. And if you're sharing with others outside your home, you've got to get together. Going to the Times-Gazette/Relish Cooking Show and Expo on Oct. 23 at Calsonic Arena? You've got to get there...

Shelbyville mayor Wallace Cartwright, Bedford County road superintendent Stanley Smotherman and Shelbyville assistant police chief Mike Rogers -- pose with flower arrangements they won as door prizes at the Times-Gazette's annual Chamber of Commerce coffee hour Tuesday.

Lance Wheaton, Program Coordinator of the Tennessee Drug Free Workplace Program, will be guest speaker at Harton Regional Medical Center's first employer focused luncheon on Friday. Oct, 19. Wheaton joined the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development in April 2007 and will be sharing information regarding the details and advantages of becoming a Tennessee Drug Free Workplace Program participant...

Kendall Hallmon is proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Pandora Violet Hallmon. Pandora Violet was born on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Her grandparents are Brandon Butler and Chris Hallmon. Her great-grandparents are Ken and Doralene Butler of Kankakee, Ill., Clayton and Sharon Albert of Shelbyville, and Glenn and Lucy Sartain of Flat Creek...

Pre-orders are now being taken for Lockitron, a new gizmo that turns your home's existing deadbolt lock into an electronically-controlled lock. The device mounts over the knob that lets you open the deadbolt from the inside. Supposedly, it can be easily installed and removed, and can be used even by renters without damaging the pre-existing door or lock...

Stan McNabb Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac of Tulllahoma has hired Daniel Coombs as General Sales Manager. Coombs, a New Hampshire native, has resided in Middle Tennessee for 11 years. He has over 25 years experience in the automobile industry, starting in the service department for nine years before moving into sales and management...

Hughes Network Systems, LLC announces its new high capacity satellite Internet service â"€ HughesNet*® Gen4 â"€ has been successfully activated and is available for new subscribers. EnterSource, North Main Street, is the Bedford County agent for HughesNet. They can be contacted at 680-0068...

Shelbyville physician Dr. Muhamed S. Faour has received the Heart of Hospice Award from Middle Tennessee nonprofit Alive Hospice. The Heart of Hospice Award is given to health care providers who demonstrate compassion, kindness, patient/family advocacy and an in-depth understanding of end-of-life care...

Bullet Towing & Auto Repair, 801 E. Lane St., will hold its grand opening from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Free hot dogs, beverages and dessert will be available as well as giveaways and door prizes. The firm can be reached at (931) 607-1906 or www.bulletautorepair.com...

COLUMBIA -- According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States, other than skin cancer. The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer during her lifetime is slightly less than one in eight...

MANCHESTER -- While the Cascade Champions didn't quite get the start they wanted in the first day of competition at the 2012 state tournament, they still have a chance to make a run in day two of competition. The Champs finished their first day of the TSSAA state tournament with a combined team score of 342 following the first round of 18 holes...

UNIONVILLE -- The veteran-laden Community Viqueens showed no signs of senioritis in their final regular season match on Tuesday night as they swept visiting St. Andrews-Sewanee 3-0. Both squads matched up evenly for the full 80 minutes, but the Viqueens were able to sneak three goals past the visitors' keepers to finish the season on a strong note...

WINCHESTER -- Harris School's Golden Eagles played little sweet revenge after rolling to a 34-16 victory over host Franklin County North in the Central Tennessee Conference Bowl on Tuesday night. The win made up for a 38-12 loss the Eagles suffered to the previously unbeaten Gators in the regular season...