Stories from Sunday, August 11, 2013

With around 25 to 30 positions to fill at National Pen in Shelbyville, applicants lined up Saturday at Middle Tennessee Education Center to let the company know about their qualities. It's not the first job fair to be hosted at MTEC this year and, according to coordinator Wayne Dillingham, it won't be the last...

Shelbyville had its share of sudden downpours this week, sending water flowing through ditches, yards and into the streets. But the city's drainage system has been handling the load well, according to the city's public works director, thanks to a number of upgrades and projects completed over the past year...

Austin Lynch is, according to his family, a happy baby. At 13 months of age, he doesn't know any existence other than the one he's had for the past year. He's being fed by an intravenous tube. He's been in the children's hospital at Vanderbilt on several occasions, once for two months. He's now almost fully blind...

Many of this year's gift card winners have entered multiple contests...but wins were elusive. Finally, patience paid off for many of the winners in the Big $1,000 Grocery Give-away sponsored by Kroger of Shelbyville and the Times-Gazette. Peggy Benson, Michael Wilhoite, George Hill, Willa Wright, Tommy Sutton, Kelly Stevens, Terry Lockwood, Brenda Dugger, Deborah Kelly and Kelly Green won $100 gift cards after correctly finding 10 Kroger logos hidden in T-G advertisements. ...

After losing multiple starters from last season, the young Cascade Middle Champions showed heart and toughness, but couldn't come up with a couple of key stops against the Westwood Rockets in the 2013 season debut. Westwood went on to claim the opener, 44-30...

After being rained out all week long, the Community Vikings finally got a chance to hit the links on Friday afternoon at Riverbend Country Club. Even with the added time off, the Vikings didn't look the least bit rusty and bested Middle Tennessee Christian 195-207...

A short but wild ride in an allegedly-stolen truck early Friday resulted in multiple charges against a Shelbyville man. Matthew Glen Cowell, 23, of Hilltop Drive was "extremely intoxicated" after two deputies found him hiding behind a bush on Ritchview Drive and the wrecked truck nearby on Sun Circle, officer David Dye of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

Town and Country Garden Club held its July meeting Wednesday at River Bend Country Club. A program entitled "Bedford Beautiful" was presented by Helen Garner. She related several beautification projects around town including "Our Town" Community Park on the Square...

Smokestack Summer Theatre Group will present William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from Aug. 16-18. The play will be offered at Community High School at 7 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, Aug. 16-17, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18. Tickets are $4 at the door...

At approximately 8 a.m. on Jan. 9, 2009, at our home on Old Nashville Dirt Road, Diddle and Daddle came home to their summer place. My sister saw them on the pond from her front porch and called to them: "Here Diddle. Here Daddle"....

Jesa Moore and her mom Robin Moore recently enjoyed lunch at Le 58 Tour Eiffel Café in Paris, France. The luncheon was a birthday surprise, and Paris was a stop on a cruise to Ireland and Scotland. Jesa enjoyed sharing the trip with her mom, as well as her grandparents, Bobby and Patsy Lynch...

The Center for Popular Music at Middle Tennessee State University has expanded its internationally recognized collection with the works of songwriter, arranger and bandleader Joel S. Herron, who teamed with Frank Sinatra to write one of the crooner's classics, "I'm a Fool to Want You."...

Sam and Rosemary Smith were treated to a celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary by their four children, Christie (Enoch) Jarrell of Smyrna, Carrie (Mark) Walker of Fort Mill, S.C., Josh (Julie) Smith of Shelbyville and Jennifer (Keith) Huffer of Tullahoma. The family party took place at the Huffers' home in Tullahoma on July 20. All of the couple's grandchildren were present as well. The Smiths were married on July 20, 1963. (Submitted photos)

Shawn and Ashley Cassady of Unionville announce the birth of a son, Easton Grant Cassady, on July 31 in Franklin. The baby boy weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 20.25 inches in length. He is the grandson of Tim and Rhonda Boyce of Unionville, Bill Cassady of Shelbyville, and Mark and Lisa Ward of Peoria, Ill. ...

I was lying in a hotel bed the other night, restless and staring mindlessly at the TV, until I saw a commercial that made me want to throw the remote through the flatscreen. The commercial was for a little dating site called "ChristianMingle.com." Now, before I invoke an all-out riot, let me state I'm not against dating sites. ...

"I'm speechless!" "I'm at a loss for words!" "I don't know what to say!" "Words can't explain how I'm feeling right now!" I've heard those expressions used many times over the years, and they are usually spoken right before someone goes ahead and speaks...many words...showing they know what to say and they know how to express their feelings quite well...

Kayla Renee Brown of Unionville is engaged to William David Walls of Shelbyville. The bride-elect is the daughter of Barbara Brown of Unionville and the late Alvin Brown Jr. She is the granddaughter of A.C. "Pokey" Brown Sr. of Unionville and the late Ruth Brown, and the late Sammie and Ruby Blanton...

Melissa Sherrill of Hillsboro, Tenn., is engaged to Jonathan Kyle Jones of Estill Springs, Tenn. The bride-elect is the daughter of Philip and Barbara Sherrill and the granddaughter of Billy F. and Hazel Henley, and Mildred Sherrill and the late Albert Sherrill...