Stories from Sunday, March 17, 2013

Five generations of the Peoples family gathered together recently at Edgemont Baptist Church. From left are: Lori Dunnavant, holding her daughter Emily; LueAnn Pilkington; LueAnn's mother Voile Peoples; Cheryl Allen; and Ashley Kilburn, holding her son Bodi. The party was for Bodi's 2nd birthday. (Submitted photo)

Jeff and Bonnie Crabtree of Shelbyville announce the engagement of their daughter Ashely Michelle Crabtree of Columbia to Marcus Kyle Vajcner of Havelock, N. C., son of Mark and Sherry Vajcner of Shelbyville. The future bride is the granddaughter of Billy and Martha Watson of Tullahoma, Virginia Crabtree of Shelbyville and the late Z.L. Crabtree. The future groom is the grandson of Margaret Vajcner of Shelbyville and the late Bohumil Vajcner...

Rosie Parker, and Mark and Donna Parker, have announced the engagement of their daughter Diane Parker of Shelbyville to Timmy Hall of Shelbyville, son of Mark and Sue Hall. and grandson of Betsy Steavman of Lawrenceburg and Buddy and Sue Whitlock of Birmingham, Ala...

Christian rock musician Joseph Rojas should be dead. Instead, he's in a place he never expected to be. His band, Seventh Day Slumber, is gaining notice around the world. But the greatest miracle is that the man who once tried to kill himself is alive and has a family. He is using his band as a platform to help other young people, such as at the recent Reaching Our Kids (R.O.K.) Concert at Calsonic Arena...

I made a visit to the foot doctor recently. When I was called into the exam room, the assistant asked me why I had come to see the doctor that day. "My big toe fell off and I was hoping the doctor could put it back on for me," I told her with a serious expression on my face...

Alex Lempin felt like a "really important" person last week when he stood before hundreds of "really important" people to receive the Governor's Volunteer Star award. To his schoolmates, family and the Bedford County community, he is just that -- really important...

"Let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own." -- John F. Kennedy I guess the biggest bill with the biggest headline this week was the defeat of the wine in grocery store bill. I didn't think it would pass, but surprisingly it made it through a couple of committees and then I thought it had a 50/50 chance...

Monday kicked off "Sunshine Week" which is a time to emphasize the importance of transparency within the government in the United States. To stress the importance of an open government, the Senate passed Senate Bill 461 in Thursday Session. This bill would require newspapers that publish government public notices to post the notices on the Internet as well. ...

The Liberty Lady Patriots began tournament play at Columbia Academy on Friday evening with an 8-5 win over Heritage Middle. While the early innings proved to be a battle, Liberty plated three runs in each of the third and fourth innings to claim the victory...

Hoping to snap a two-game skid, the Cascade Middle Lady Champions went to Lynchburg on Friday evening and took care of business against the Raiderettes, 12-1. The Lady Champs took control with a four-run first inning. Cascade capitalized on a pair of hits, combined with fielding errors by the Raiderettes, to take the early control...

On Thursday night, the Webb Lady Feet lacrosse team battled through a brutal night of rain and sleet to bring home an 11-6 victory against Father Ryan. Ashley Wren led the Lady Feet with seven goals scored along with one assist. Teammate Stephanie Fenner banked a pair of goals with an assist while Rachel Howell and Caroline Tuma banked one apiece...

The Webb Feet soccer team notched an impressive 7-2 road victory at Aaron Academy on Friday afternoon. The Feet were led by Insub Chung's hat trick, while teammate Shawn Ayeni chimed in with a pair of scores for the winners. Zack Norris and Josh Sizemore also lent their efforts to Webb's offense, netting one goal apice...

McMINNVILLE -- Playing for the third night in a row on the road, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes closed out the week with a 8-5 win over Warren County on Friday night. The Eagletttes (2-1) pushed three runs across the plate in the top of the first, added another in the third, then closed out the game with a four-run fourth...

In game one of Friday evening's doubleheader against visiting Grundy County, the Cascade Lady Champions got some timely hitting and solid pitching to deal the visitors a 4-2 loss. But in game two of the twinbill, the Yellow Jackets were able to sting the Lady Champs with a 4-0 loss...

A night after blanking the Cannon County Lions 5-0, the Cascade Champions appeared to be stuck in the doldrums against backyard rival Webb on Friday afternoon. Following a sluggish first inning, Cascade went to work on offense and was able to pull away for the 13-3 win over the Feet...

Four Xanax pills were found in a vehicle following a traffic stop Thursday on Union Street, Shelbyville police said. The driver, Tracie Labet Dale, 42, of Hawkins Drive was charged with possession of a schedule IV drug, among other charges. Police received a call that a vehicle fitting the description of Dale's was "all over the road" and almost hit a bridge on U.S. 41A North...

Five former Bedford County residents have been indicted in a probe into alleged Internet gambling which has led to the resignation of Florida's lieutenant governor. Bennie James Prince, 62, Peggy Ann Prince, 61, their daughter Cynthia Michelle Weaver, 38, aka Cynthia Prince Weaver, her husband, Brandon Scott Weaver, 40, and Shaheen Max Mosavi, 25, have been arrested by Florida authorities...

Revamping the state plan to include Bedford and Moore County in the Interlocal Solid Waste Authority (ISWA) means a lot of paperwork, the county's authority was told. In a short meeting Thursday, highway superintendent Stanley Smotherman briefed the county's solid waste authority on the latest ISWA meeting in Fayetteville this week...

The mother of a 4-year-old boy who needs a kidney transplant says his kidneys are not working well, and dialysis is under consideration. Row McLaughlin has chronic kidney disease, a term used for all patients in renal failure, according to his mother, Jenny. Row is awaiting a transplant around June at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Doctors currently are considering using a kidney from his mother, although Row's father, Sam, is also considered a good match...

College basketball fans, get ready. It's nearly time to test your knowledge -- and your luck -- by selecting the winners of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament with the T-G's annual Bracket Bucks contest. "This year's contest is exclusively in print," said Hugh Jones, publisher. "We've found that paper ballots make the contest more accessible to everyone, and we've had great success with it in the past."...

A request from the county's 911 district for an interlocal agreement with Shelbyville will be discussed next month, but there are likely to be questions about costs and a recent emergency where there was a delay in a call being dispatched. Bedford County Emergency Communication District chairman Mark Thomas sent a letter this past week to city manager Jay Johnson, saying they have been providing dispatch services to the city at no cost for a number of years, with no interlocal agreement in place.. ...