Stories from Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Micah Reed keeps his eyes on the ball and rips another one over the fence as he plays ball with his babysitter Tuesday afternoon in Shelbyville. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

Twice in the past few weeks, I've been messaged on Facebook by people wanting me to fix broken glass on their telephones or tablets. The requests come from a case of mistaken identity. Josh Carney, no relation to me, does that and other types of technology repair work...

CHATTANOOGA -- Air Force One bypassed a government-contracted fuel provider during President Barack Obama's visit to Chattanooga last week, likely in favor of a more expensive vendor -- and nobody in the know seems able to explain why. Tennessee Watchdog reported on the matter last week...

An income tax check left in the mailbox of a tax preparation firm was stolen, the intended recipient told police Monday. Through phone checks, she was able to discover the check was cashed, with her forged signature, at a Shelbyville grocery by a former employee of the store, police said...

Ascend Federal Credit Union has received a financial strength rating of "A+" or "Excellent" from Weiss Ratings. Since July 2011, Ascend has consistently received a rating of either an "A" or "A+" from the rating agency. "This rating recognizes Ascend Federal Credit Union as a 'Weiss Recommended' credit union offering outstanding financial stability for its customers, vendors and employees," a letter from the agency to Ascend President and CEO Caren Gabriel stated. ...

Newell Rubbermaid's Shelbyville Packaging and Distribution Centers of Excellence have received the company's CEO Safety Excellence Award for the first time in recognition of strong management commitment and employee involvement in efforts to prevent injuries...

U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais shakes hands with employee Danny Brown during a tour of the Jostens plant on Tuesday. DesJarlais toured the plant and discussed the impact of health care legislation with plant officials. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

Army Pvt. Sedarius V. Lott has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. ...

Local veteran Ike Farrar is mourning the loss of his friend John Ross of Manchester, who died Aug. 6 of cancer. "He was one of the most decorated pilots of World War II," said Farrar in a hand-written remembrance. "He flew 96 missions, [was] shot down three times, spent 24 hours in [the] North Sea when they said 30 minutes was all anyone could stand due to chill."...

What started as a defensive struggle between the Cascade Middle Lady Champions and Community Viqueens ended in a flurry of offense on Tuesday night. With the score tied 1-1, the teams combined for three goals in the final 6:30 of the second half before the Viqueens were able to claim the 3-2 season opener over their county rivals...

A majority of the participants in a non-scientific poll on the Times-Gazette web site say they support the idea of unrestricted parking on the Shelbyville square. The poll began Aug. 1, a week prior to Shelbyville City Council's decision to stop issuing fines for parking more than two hours. It continued through midday Monday...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners, meeting Tuesday night, voted in favor of two different transfers of property jointly owned by the county and the City of Shelbyville. The first issue was a land swap which is intended to preserve the state project widening Railroad Avenue between Newell Rubbermaid and the Shelbyville bypass, State Route 437...

ROCKVALE -- On Tuesday afternoon, area golfers finally got a break in the weather and got a chance to tee off for the first time in several days. In a tri-match at Champions Run, the Cascade Champions went on to best Eagleville by four strokes to claim the team win. Cascade posted a 172 team score on the day, while Eagleville finished second with a 176, and the Vikings closing out the team scores with a 222...

Shelbyville senior Sterling Smith turned in a fine performance as well as Coffee County's Andy Stout, but the Red Raiders got the District 8-AAA win at River Bend Country Club on Tuesday afternoon. Coffee County carded a team score of 311 while Shelbyville posted a 340...

Even as one door closes for women who are fighting to recover their lives, another door is opening to help women succeed. Next Step Home has finished serving women who have been released from jail or recovering from drug or alcohol addiction and is closing...