Stories from Thursday, June 6, 2013

Caregiver Relief Program of Bedford County is urging participation in the Alzheimer's Association fundraiser "The Longest Day." The Longest Day, held on June 21, is a sunrise-to-sunset team event honoring those who face Alzheimer's disease. Teammates work out a schedule to complete 16 hours of activity -- which could be running, dancing, swimming or what have you. ...

A $1,000 reward is being offered by Crimestoppers for information leading to an arrest in two bomb threats made within the past week at Newell Rubbermaid's Railroad Avenue facility. Police were notified of the threats at 12:07 p.m. Saturday and after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews said...

Army National Guard Pvt. Gerardo T. Mullins has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.. ...

Dear editor: I am a veteran and was disturbed after reading the article concerning the possibility of veterans officer Gordon Warren losing his position. I have known Mr. Warren for a long time, and I have found him to be proficient and effective in assisting me any time I have had any questions or concerns. I have seen nothing but respect by other veterans toward him. In my experience, he has communicated well and given out good information that has helped many, many vets...

CINCINNATI -- Saying things are coming together for Shelbyville native and current Colorado Rockies reliever Rex Brothers might be a bit of an understatement. On Tuesday night, Brothers got the needed run support to come in the ninth inning and give his ball club a 1-2-3 shutout ninth to preserve an impressive .35 ERA in the Rockies' 5-4 rallying victory over the Cincinnati Reds...

Legacies aren't formed overnight. It takes years of hard work, talent and plenty of luck to go down as one of the great teams in NBA history. The San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat are on opposite ends of that spectrum with their finals match up looming...

Ever have a dream as a young kid? Most youngsters dream about hitting a game-winning shot at the buzzer for their favorite professional basketball team, or scoring the game winning touchdown, or even hitting a walk-off home run. As we grow older, we as adults tend to lose focus of those dreams and begin to focus on our realistic aspirations and focus on making a common living...

A trial date has been set in a federal suit claiming that sheriff's officials searched the home of a drug suspect without a warrant and assaulted him. U.S. Magistrate Judge William B. Carter has set Dec. 10 as the day when a jury in Winchester will hear the case brought by Troy James Neal...

An elderly Wartrace woman says she is "getting the runaround" over efforts to fix a drainage problem with her ditch. But the mayor of the small community says they are doing the best they can with the available resources. Lena Thomas of South Vine Street contacted the T-G with claims that Mayor Ron Stacy has not kept promises made two weeks ago to repair the drainage issue, which she said results in her ditch being full...

Members of Longview Community Club presented the deed to their clubhouse property to Bedford County on Wednesday, in a ceremony that was bittersweet for those with memories of the site as a hub of community activity. "It's a little sad day for me," said Nell Holden, "but I was willing for it to happen."...

The Chamber of Commerce's president and outgoing CEO answered questions from the city council on their efforts to bring in tourism and industry. Last month, a suggestion was made to create a marketing plan for Shelbyville's airport to be funded by using the annual $5,000 allocation to the chamber's economic development and tourism committee budget...

On Saturday, descendants of Civil War veteran Jacob Molder will hold their ninth reunion on the farm of Jacob's great, great, great grandson, Tim Moulder (as some descendants now spell the name). Family members from across the country come to the Hall's Mill community each year to see family, renew friendships, and celebrate the lives of those who gave so much so long ago...

Austin Lynch is the son of Andrew Lynch and Samantha Prince. He will be 1 year old on 6/22. He has a brother Alexander who is 4 years old.