Stories from Sunday, October 14, 2012

Charles and Angela Russell of Shelbyville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Russell to Mark Overcast, both of Shelbyville. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Edward and Macie Russell of Lewisburg, Annette Nichols of Shelbyville, and William Mitchell Nichols of Unionville...

Matthew Parker of Boy Scout Troop 370, left, served up a country ham breakfast to an obviously hungry Kailey Snell during Saturday morning's event at the American Legion Post 23. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

Although it has always been present within schools, in the past decade concerns about bullying and its role in school violence, depression and health concerns have grown. Many programs are directed toward the perhaps harshest offenders, those students in middle and high schools...

Another week of searching the remains of a Kingdom Road home in which two adults died and the fate of two children is undetermined turned up little evidence, Sheriff Randall Boyce said Friday. A few bones were found by a team of 10 to 12 agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boyce said, but they were "unsure what the bones were." The ATF is a division of the U.S. Department of Treasury...

Kincaid Service Company -- a supporting sponsor of the Times-Gazette / Relish Cooking Show and Expo -- plans to show just what their appliances are capable of at the Oct. 23 demonstration. Kincaid's will be providing and installing a Frigidaire Professional Series kitchen for Relish chef Steve Petusevsky to use during the show. This cutting-edge kitchen will include a refrigerator, high-tech induction cooking top, and wall convection oven...

Got junk piling up at the house? This is the week to haul it out to the road. Shelbyville's public works department is holding its annual fall cleanup from Monday until Thursday this week. Public works director Mark Clanton said crews will be picking up junk -- excepting shingles and household hazardous waste -- on regular garbage days...

A Tullahoma man received a 15-year sentence for masterminding a series of burglaries in Bedford County, while his codefendants made pleas for shorter prison terms. Austin Lawrence Tomes, 20, of Tullahoma will have to serve 30 percent of the 15-year term handed down by Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell Friday before he is eligible for probation...

The ex-husband of a missing Harris Middle School teacher has been ordered to stay away from his own child after alleged talk about burning down a grandparent's home. A temporary restraining order was signed against Tyler Mook, ex-husband of Shelly Mook, who disappeared in early 2011, after an emergency motion to suspend his visitation rights was filed by Debra Sikora, Shelly Mook's mother and primary custodian of her granddaughter...

WARTRACE -- Friday night's showdown between the Cascade Champions (6-2, 3-1 9-A) and cross-county rival Community (3-5, 2-3 9-A) promised to be an explosive showdown. And did they ever live up to the hype. What started as a defensive battle in the early goings turned into an old-fashioned shootout by the end of the fourth quarter...

SHELBYVILLE -- It was a close battle for three quarters but the wheels fell off in the fourth quarter for Shelbyville Central in a 28-0 loss to visiting Tullahoma in a District 8-AAA match up on Friday night. Trailing 7-0 going into the fourth stanza, the Golden Eagles (3-5, 1-3 8-AAA) saw the Wildcats (5-3, 3-1 8-AAA) scored 21 points in the final 7:16 of the game to secure second place in the district standings...

To the Editor: I was born in Shelbyville, I graduated from Shelbyville Central High School in 2002, and when I graduated from Middle Tennessee State University, I decided to come back home to work as a coach and a teacher at Harris Middle School...

Vacationing friends "went to the dogs" recently -- and found the experience to be their dream trip. The animal-loving trio included Donna Clanton, Alicia Holliman and Karen D. Clark. Each active in the local animal welfare community, Clanton and Holliman serve on the board of Middle Tennessee Spay and Neuter Clinic, and Clark is a board member of the Shelbyville-Bedford Humane Association who also works at Bedford County Animal Control...

The Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross honored its "Hometown Heroes" with a luncheon and awards ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 9. Mariah Gardner received the Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award. This special award is given to high school or college students who helped organize blood drives at their schools, recruit blood donors, or are responsible for the success of a blood drive...

As the air turns cooler and nights are chilly, my thoughts turn to hearty soups that warm the body and stick to the ribs. Chili is the standard for fall and winter, especially for Halloween evening. But this year, why not try something a little different -- a hearty White Bean and Kale Soup?...

Helping someone move -- whether it's your child going to college or a friend moving to a new home -- can be a stressful process. Helping an elderly loved one move from their home is an especially overwhelming process for both the caregiver and the senior. The move is an emotional time as seniors may see this new chapter in their life as one filled with loss and grief...

Gina Marie Clanton of Nashville and Steven Michael Grisham of Hendersonville were united in marriage on Saturday, Aug. 18 The bride is the daughter of Eddie and Linda Clanton of Shelbyville. She is the granddaughter of Harold and Frances Hayes, Edward Clanton, and the late Mary Jane Clanton, all of Shelbyville...

Shelbyville Garden Club met last month with 14 members present. President Janie Burke opened with a devotional, and thanked Laurie Bierovic and Kay Simmons for co-hosting. Gay Ervin with the Bedford County Solid Waste program presented a very informative program on re-cycling...