Stories from Sunday, March 31, 2013

It's the third week of summer, and I'm holding up a flash card with the letter "A" on it and a picture of an apple. I take a deep breath and ask my 7 year old son the question I've asked at least a hundred times before. "What letter is this, Josiah?" Silence ensues. "Come on, babe." I plead. "You know this one. You told me yesterday."...

The annual Stations of the Cross had an environmental soundtrack. As the Rev. Richard Gagnon of St. William Catholic Church read the recitation for the first station, "I Am Condemned to Death," a siren was heard in the background. In fact, it was a medical siren, an ambulance on its way to an emergency call, but it was appropriately ominous for a reading about Jesus' condemnation by the Roman authorities...

The city council will discuss a request for financial help and an interlocal agreement from the county's E-911 District on Tuesday. However, making such an agreement could mean a hike in Shelbyville's property taxes. The request was made earlier this month by District chairman Mark Thomas, who explained they have been providing dispatch services to the city at no cost for years, with no agreement in place...

Errors continued to plague the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles in Friday's game against Fishers (Ind.) in the Warrior Classic. The out-of-state visitors capitalized on the Eagle miscues and held on for the slim, 4-2 win. "With seven walks, hit batters and five errors, you're not going to win many baseball games. Our biggest thing is we can't overcome one play. In one inning we get two outs, an error, a walk, a passed ball, and two runs," said Shelbyville coach Brad Frasier...

After Cascade knocked off Culleoka 11-1 on Thursday evening, Champion skipper Brandon Bassham said the win was attributable to three things--playing good defense, good pitching, and good batting. But against Page on Friday, the Champs were only able to get one out of the three and took a 5-3 loss to the visiting Patriots...

Friday afternoon's showdown between the Liberty Patriots and Cascade Middle Champions that came down to a key piece of hitting late in the game. With the Champs in firm control of the lead, Liberty's Will Warner settled in at the plate and clubbed a 2 RBI single to put the Patriots back in control...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Kentucky assistant Matt Insell says he was 10 years old when he wrote down his career goal -- become a head basketball coach in the Southeastern Conference. He coached his first AAU girls basketball team when he was 13 years old and his players were just 9...

Ready for a Tennessee road trip? Then saddle up and hit The Jack Trail, where you'll explore Tennessee's worldwide reputation for history, music, horses and distilleries, starting and ending in downtown Nashville. The Trail is being promoted by Discover Tennessee Trails & Byways through brochures that take motorists on self-guided tours, according to a press release by the South Central Tennessee Tourism Association. ...

May your Easter Celebration be blessed on this glorious morning of remembrance. The following words, taken from Holy Scripture, are from the Gospel of John, chapters 19 and 20. And Jesus, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. ...

When news happens, we'd love to hear from you. The Times-Gazette values reader news tips, whether it's your child participating in a charitable work at school or your company is hiring workers. But we need your help to learn about breaking news. On Monday, Nashville television stations reported that National Pen Co. is hiring 100 people as an expansion of its call center. Company officials failed to return repeated phone calls from the newspaper seeking confirmation...

The Town & Country FCE Club met at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2013 at Cannon Methodist Church. Six members answered the roll call. President Catherine Talley called the meeting to order and gave the household tip. Janet Boyce read the devotion. UT Extension Agent Whitney Danhof gave an interesting lesson on antique linen, including ideas for display and helpful information about care and storage. ...

We in the news media take open meetings and open records laws very seriously, and we try to stand up for them whenever possible. They enable us to do our jobs, and to serve you better. Sometimes, when local governments violate such laws, it's simply a matter of a misunderstanding or carelessness. ...

Today is Easter, the day that we, as Christians, set aside for special remembrance and celebration. We celebrate our Savior stepping out of death, which could not hold Him, to life everlasting beside our Father. A celebration that assures us that because of His ultimate sacrifice, we too can spend our eternity with Him. Driven by love so deep, so immense, that even an agonizing death couldn't stop Him. Have you ever loved liked that?...

The Tennessee House of Representatives gave final approval March 25 to the Tennessee Press Association-supported bill requiring newspapers that publish public notices to post them on their local website and also to www.tnpublicnotice.com -- TPA's statewide aggregate website...

Cascade Elementary School Prinicipal's List Fifth Grade Anna Allison, Garrett Bennett, Tristan Bowen, Anna Brown, Ethan Calvert, Seth Corriveau, Lindsey Dehne, Sean Douglas, Savanah Emery, Eli Feck, Hadley Griffy, Jay Hall, Jackson Harris, Katelyn Henke, Isabella Insell, Braden Lollis, Britney Phommateth, Carmen Ray, Alex Scruggs, Aaram Soto, Mckayla Swain, Kayla Vincent, Lily Walker...

Don Embry started his career balancing equations and making game plans, and now he will gird up to balance budgets and make personnel plans. The Shelbyville Central High School principal officially starts his new job as Bedford County schools superintendent Monday. But he will always enjoy algebra and sports...

Southside 5th graders recently received a special visit from "Teddy Roosevelt." Joe Wiegand is the world's premiere Theodore Roosevelt reprisor and has performed in all 50 states and at the White House. He was in town for a History Conference: "Learning from the Past," that is sponsored by The Teaching American History Grant and Bedford County Schools...