Stories from Sunday, June 23, 2013

Trash is added to the pile at Riverwalk Park during the annual Duck River Cleanup event Saturday. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

Cannon at the CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL at Shelbyville Park

Practice makes perfect, as the saying goes, and for emergency responders, training also makes for safety. The Shelbyville Fire Department, Bedford County Fire Department and Bedford County EMS Technical Rescue Team are training at the abandoned Dixie Grain plant on Depot Street. Bobby Sanders, the owner, is leasing the 60-foot tower to emergency responders to use, said Charles Armstrong, SFD assistant chief for training...

Shelbyville's city council will look at taking action soon to deal with parking issues on the public square. It's been one of the recurring complaints discussed by merchants at recent meetings of the Downtown Task Force -- parking enforcement, or the lack of it...

A Shelbyville man was found guilty Wednesday of 18 counts of aggravated rape of a child. Loreto Espinosa committed the offenses against the 2 1/2-year-old child between May and August, investigators said. A Circuit Court jury of seven men and five women deliberated for an hour before reaching the decision in the two-day trial before Judge Lee Russell. Sentencing is set for Aug. 16...

Who do we belong to? The IRS? God? The federal government? Ourselves? I'm still pondering that one. Because it may not matter who we think we belong to. Example: George Zimmer, founder and commercial guy for Gentleman's Wearhouse. You know, the "You're going to like the way you look.." voice...

Designated as a time for "coming together for a fun-filled day," Shelbyville's Juneteenth celebration was just that. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated event commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Although President Lincoln proclaimed slavery to be illegal in 1863, it was not until June 19, 1865 that the proclamation was fully enforced. ...

The Shelbyville Garden Club held its June meeting at Farm Bureau with 18 members present. Lunch was provided by hostesses Sandra Crowell and Margaret Smith. Following a devotion given by Libby Davidson, upcoming events and programs were reviewed by president Amy Wells...

Why do you think farmers and nurseries use greenhouses to grow plants throughout the year? They use greenhouses because they keep the plants warm, even in winter. Doesn't it stand to reason that if a greenhouse keeps a plant warm even in winter, that a car will do the same to a child or pet? And in the summer, that could be quickly fatal...

Natasha Lyn Phillips of Wartrace was wed to Brenden Remund Jameson of Murfreesboro on the afternoon of May 14 at Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro. The bride is the daughter of Danny and Jodi Phillips of Wartrace and Gloria Derrick of Nashville. She is the granddaughter of Lettie Phillips of Wartrace and the late Walter Lee Phillips Sr., and Pete and Linda Lopenzina of Murfreesboro...

Ashley Diane Parker of Shelbyville and Timothy Daniel Hall of Shelbyville were united in marriage on the afternoon of May 11. The bride is the daughter of Rosie Parker, and Mark and Donna Parker, all of Shelbyville. The groom is the son of Mark & Susan Hall of Shelbyville. He is the grandson of Buddy and Sue Whitlock of Birmingham, Ala., and Betsy Steavmen of Lawrenceburg...

I came across a story (based on a song by Clay Walker) recently that touched me. It goes like this: A man by the name of Bryan Anderson was driving home late one night along a lonely stretch of highway when he noticed a woman standing by a car at the side of the road. She was an older woman and looked like she needed help...

Well, it's been 10 years. I got the invitation in the mail last week. I didn't even want to open it, not really. I feel old just thinking about it. On the plus side, the reality of the situation really forces one to look at the last 10 years of their life and evaluate how they've spent their time. ...

Amelia Sue "Millie" Carter and Matthew Benjamin Chase Henderson, both of Wartrace, were united in marriage at 6 p.m. on June 1 at the Walking Horse Hotel in Wartrace. The bride is the daughter of Willie and Tammie Carter of Wartrace. She is the granddaughter of Nicki and Brian Woods, Lee and Kathy York, and Florine Copeland, all of Wartrace, and the late Austin Carter. She is the great-granddaughter of Ester Whitney of Wartrace and the late Robert Whitney...

Stephanie Suzanne Bobo of Shelbyville, daughter of Steve and Dawn Bobo of Shelbyville, was wed on the afternoon of May 5 to Zachary Craig Hanson of Anderson, S.C., son of Craig and Terri Hanson of Anderson, S.C. The bride is the granddaughter of Janie and Bob Burke, Donald and Gladys Stephens, and Mildred Bobo, all of Shelbyville...

Hope Rhodes Brown and Timmy Brown Jr. of Shelbyville announce the birth of a son, Maddox Lee Brown, on May 29. The baby boy weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces. He is the grandson of Mike and Demetriss Rhodes of Shelbyville and Timmy and Lisa Brown of Shelbyville. He is the great-grandson of Martha and John Milner of Shelbyville, Brigette Harden of Shelbyville, Wendell Brown of Shelbyville and Wanda Bowen of Shelbyville...