Stories from Friday, May 31, 2013

Lexie and Jake Barber, children of John and Jessie Barber of Knoxville enjoying feeding the ducks. They are visiting their grandparents, Gale and Nancy Barber of Unionville.

Carson Bryant and Micah Rasnick, members of the Class of 2013 at The Webb School and named as 2013 National Merit Scholarship finalists in February, will each receive a National Merit $2,500 Scholarship. The scholarships are underwritten by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation...

Several years ago, I had only a vague notion about the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. I think I'd stopped by one time, back when our local event was much, much smaller, and taken a photo of the survivor lap which traditionally opens the Relay. I didn't stick around...

Equipment was the main topic of discussion at Thursday night's final round of Shelbyville city budget workshops. For the two department heads who spoke, though, employees were on their minds. "I'm speaking just as Austin, not as a department head," police chief Austin Swing told Shelbyville's city council. "Our employees are our most valuable assets and some of them are young and raising families, so...keep them in mind."...

Brock Edwards helps daughter Esther pour a glass of lemonade Thursday as son Josiah puts the customer's money into the bag. Esther and Josiah had a lemonade stand in front of Sherwin-Williams on Lane Parkway to help contribute to a family trip to Disney World. Mom Sharon Kay Edwards said the exercise was also intended to help the children's math skills. The lemonade, with a tiny hint of mint, was a perfect remedy for the day's sweltering weather. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

Shelbyville musician Kacey Smith is going "Downtown," to downtown Nashville, that is, to sing during the week of CMA Fest. Smith will perform at two venues, on June 5 and 7. While CMA Fest is June 6-9, the venues are not sanctioned by the festival, said Smith's publicist, Camilla Kleindienst of Banner Music Management...

Even though it's been only about three months since its inaugural event, organizers of the Rewarding Our Kids (R.O.K.) concert already have booked acts for the next date. Bedford County's emergency services agencies sponsored the first-ever R.O.K. as part of a community-wide Safety Day this past February. Now, Jason Barber, one of the organizers, said a band called Awaken has committed, making the third band to sign on for the next event...

Acclaimed Grammy and Dove award-winning Christian vocalist Russ Taff and his wife, singer and Grammy-nominated songwriter Tori Taff, will be the king and queen of the 19th Annual RC Cola & Moon Pie Festival, June 15 in Bell Buckle. The light-hearted event celebrates a beloved combination in southern culture, going back to the days when Royal Crown Cola came in a larger bottle than its competitors, and Moon Pies were one of the largest snack items sold in country stores. ...

As was the case in their previous game, Shelbyville Junior Legion Post 23 had no problem getting runners on base. The problem came when they tried to get those runners to cross home plate Thursday afternoon in their 10-4 loss to Franklin County. Lincoln County started strong, notching three runs off of five hits in the top of the first inning. ...