Stories from Friday, April 5, 2013

City Outreach Ministries, 221 Burt St., will be giving out free meals - and food to take home - Saturday at 11 a.m.

The Times-Gazette held a bake sale Friday to benefit the newspaper's American Cancer Society Relay for Life team, Press Power. T-G employees baked a variety of goodies ranging from coconut pies to lemon bread to chess pies, plus premium coffee. Amanda Mallard, left, and Martha Fox browse the selection of baked goods. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

Bedford County will keep local control of its Adult Education program. The Adult Education office in Shelbyville won a state grant worth nearly $260,000, director Elaine Weaver said. She had been competing for the grant against her counterpart in Warren County. Whoever won the grant got to keep her or his job and administer the adult education programs in a new district that will comprise Bedford, Warren and Coffee counties...

Volunteering is what Tennesseeans are known for, and later this month, a man who has donated 67 years of his time to firefighting will be recognized. Johnny Deason has been a volunteer fireman in Shelbyville since 1944, when he was still in high school, and on April 19, he will be honored as the oldest serving volunteer firefighter in the state...

Alena Nicholson is a busy woman, but give her a chance to help fight cancer and she'll clear her schedule in a minute. She'll be performing for 30 minutes prior to the start of the Walking for Cancer Horse Show, to take place April 13 at the Bedford County Ag Center. The horse show, which kicks off at 5 p.m., benefits the Bedford County Cancer Foundation...

June trial dates have been set for a Tullahoma man accused of making violent threats at Thomas Magnet School last year. A jury will be seated on June 24-25 to hear accusations that Tyrone L. Watts, 43, uttered the threats two days before the Sandy Hook school shooting last December, resulting in two counts of filing a false report...

Bedford County Trustee Tonya Davis has won the Governor's Volunteer Star Award. Davis said she received the award during a March 4 statewide conference on volunteerism in Cool Springs. "I was humbled by it," Davis said. "Being a volunteer is a blessing, to give your service. We are here to serve above self."...

What organizers call a "massive search effort" is planned for Saturday in various areas of Bedford County. Searchers for clues to the disappearances of Shelley Jones Mook, Antonio "Tony" Taylor, Chloie Leverette, Gage Daniel and Bobbu Smelcer will meet at 8 a.m. at Bedford County Agriculture Center...

Helen Crawford Marsh was presented the Women in American History Award and a lei from the Aloha Chapter, DAR of Honolulu, Hawaii, during DAR's meeting on March 27. Marsh has authored and co-authored with her husband Timothy Marsh over 35 books on the history and genealogy of Tennessee...

A dog died after eating poisoned food at a Briar Patch Drive home Tuesday, Shelbyville police said. Eight-year-old Gracie died from ingesting antifreeze while her mate, 7-month-old Sassy, is expected to recover, their owner was told. The dogs were let out briefly at 8 a.m. Tuesday and returned with what appeared to be pizza, police said...

With the latest reports surfacing of the 2010 Auburn Tiger football team receiving money to play football, the national debate has been once again been ignited: Should NCAA athletes receive monetary compensation for their efforts in their respective sports?...

Harris Middle fell 10-1 at Franklin County North on Wednesday. The Eagles were held to only two hits, singles by Colt Williams and Avery Brown. Jake Mathis went the distance for North with five strikeouts Crawford Baker, Winston Caine and Colt Williams pitched for Harris, combining to give up eight hits, five walks and three strikeouts...