Stories from Sunday, March 10, 2013

William Roy Curtis, 76, of Shelbyville died suddenly Sunday morning, March 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Donnie V. Rader officiating. Burial will follow at Houston-Whitworth Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

Tennessee's Judicial Nominating Commission, meeting Friday in Shelbyville, recommended three finalists for the position of circuit court judge for the 17th Judicial District. The names of attorney Forest A. Durard Jr. of Shelbyville, assistant district attorney Brooke Charles Grubb of Fayetteville and attorney Barbara G. Medley of Lewisburg have been submitted to Gov. Bill Haslam, who will make the final choice...

Don Embry signed his contract to serve as Bedford County's school superintendent, effective April 1, on Friday. "It looks like Don Embry is our new superintendent," board Chairwoman Amy Martin said after the unanimous vote. The three-year contract is worth $96,440 per year as base salary plus expenses and benefits. ...

The overwhelming majority of participants in a non-scientific poll at the Times-Gazette web site oppose the twice-a-year switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time. Of the 116 votes cast, 81 were opposed and only 35 in favor. "Leave it the same one way or the other year round," wrote one...

Don't tell the ladies on the local Habitat Ball committee that times are tight, because they know better. The Habitat Ball totals are in, and committee members are reporting the event raised as $46,000, a record high for the 15th anniversary of the event. The money raised goes to Bedford Builds Habitat for Humanity, and this year's amount will be enough to build one home...

Two taser strikes halted a Shelbyville man allegedly threatening police officers with a pick ax early Friday. Thomas Corbitt of Madison Street dropped the ax and fell to the floor, officer David Dye's report said. Corbitt was charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest following the alleged incident at his home...

The Annual Walking for Cancer Horse Show will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Bedford County Ag Center on Midland Road, Shelbyville. The show begins at 5:00 PM and admission is $5 with children under 6 being admitted free. There will be fun for everyone; good food, merchandise vendors and the greatest breed of horse, the beautiful Tennessee Walking Horse. Music for the show and for entertainment will be provided by noted organist Chase Williams...

Logan Brown of Lynchburg captured the reserve world championship title in youth cowboy mounted shooting pistols at the American Quarter Horse Association Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championship Show on March 2 at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston...

There was a lot of discussion this week over bills that concern Tennessean's voting rights and promote a standard for a fair election process. Senate Bill 125 passed through the Senate State and Local Government Committee this week and was discussed in the Senate during Thursday's session...

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. -- Ayn Rand On Monday I had the privilege of going on a tour of Nashville Prep, a college prep, charter school right down the street from the Capitol. I did not know much about how charter schools operate so I was thankful to have been given such an informative tour...

A local company is looking to fill several open positions in 13 Middle Tennessee counties. The Goodwill Career Solutions center at 108 Lane Parkway in Shelbyville will host a job fair from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 for Aid & Assist At Home...

Internationally known singer-songwriter Katy Moffatt, whose voice was described as "the most searingly beautiful thing you'll ever hear" by the London Daily Express, will present "Midnight Radio: a One-Woman Show" on March 19 and 20 on the Motlow College Moore County campus in conjunction with National Women's History Month...

Walnut Wood Works furniture maker Justin Brady, 23, stands inside the door of the showroom he built recently with his father Tomm at the Readyville Mill. Brady makes his furniture at his shop in Bell Buckle and displays it here on Saturday mornings...

Jimmy Williams spent most of his adult life coaching, teaching and administrating schools, but he says he's enjoyed his five-year stint overseeing Bedford County's bus transportation. Williams said he took the job as transportation supervisor after about 15 years as assistant principal and athletics director because he wanted a challenge...

Ahh Spring! Six hundred cheeping little chicks arrived at our office this week for the 4-H Chick Chain project where youth raise chickens and then bring some of them back to the county fair to sell when they start laying eggs. The project teaches youth responsibility and caring for the animals. ...

Once upon a time I worked at a store. Retail is a job where you work your shift and go home. No after-hours phone calls or emails are involved for a peon-worker in that industry. You don't take any work home with you. It sounds low-stress, right? Not necessarily...

Amber Gil and Joey Burris of Shelbyville announce the birth of a daughter, Layla Mae Gil, on Feb. 26 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. The baby girl weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces. She is the granddaughter of Annette Gil of Huntsville, Ala...

Back in the 70s, when I was a Bible college student in Southern California, I made a trip to Tijuana, Mexico with a group of classmates. We went to visit an orphanage run by a Mexican minister and his wife. Many of the children that were living in this establishment had been abandoned on the streets of the city or were dropped off at the gates of the compound. Their parents felt like they could no longer care for their children so they just left them...

Kayla Bryan of Shelbyville is engaged to Chris Peacock of Shelbyville. The bride-elect is the daughter of Bill and the late Barbara Bryan. She graduated from Shelbyville Central High School. The groom-elect is the son of Gene and Tonya Weber. He graduated from Shelbyville Central High School...

Looking for a quick dessert that's a little different from the same old recipes -- though wonderful -- you call on for every occasion? You may find your answer in apple enchiladas. T-G employee Marsha Addessi brought these tasty little treats in for a recent in-office birthday celebration and they were quite popular among the staff...