Stories from Sunday, November 3, 2013

Pumpkins our Family carved at our Annual Pumpkin Carving Event. Left to right...Spiderman by Keith, Jack o Lantern by Gavin, and Animal from The Muppet's by Kerrie.

Kerrie Upchurch(L) and Sister Jenn Meeks(R)Cave women having fun inside on Halloween. Note***Picture was taken by me via self timer on my camera. Set on nearby table.

Gavin checking out his Halloween goodies

Scary character in Frostproof, Florida

Bobby and Joyce McGee's 50th wedding anniversary is today. The couple was married Nov. 3, 1963 at Shelbyville Mills Baptist Church in the old "Rubber Mill Village." She is the former Joyce Parks. Their children and grandchildren hosted a party on Oct. 19 at Edgemont Baptist Church, where he is pastor. More than 200 guests attended...

I have seen some interesting signs hanging in different places over the years. One of my favorites is hanging near the cash register at the Bell Buckle Café (one of my favorite dining establishments). It says, "Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and it annoys the pig."...

Shelbyville Central coach Jason Hardy gets soaked after his Golden Eagles defeated Lawrence County 41-6 to win the District 8AAA championship on Friday night. It's Shelbyville's first title in 17 years. (T-G Photo by Gary Johnson)

Shelbyville's city council may consider delaying some capital projects due to sales tax receipts being down 7.5 percent over the past three months. According to a comparison of local option sales taxes, the city is down $38,957.75 in actual collections for the first quarter compared to this time last year...

For over 40 years, the Bedford County Child Development Center (CDC) has been providing family-based early intervention services for children with developmental delays or disabilities. The program's objective is to identify children with developmental delays and disabilities at an early age so that it may provide educational/early intervention services to meet the specific needs of the child and family. ...

Shelbyville Jaycees and Shelbyville & Bedford County Chamber of Commerce have announced "Christmas Through a Child's Eyes" as the theme for the 40th annual Shelbyville Christmas Parade. The parade will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, with a rain date of 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8...

LAWRENCEBURG -- Two pep buses full of students, 41 points and 371 yards of total offense later, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles are the District 8-AAA champions. The Eagles totally dominated Lawrence County 41-6 to claim their first district title in 17 years and to say that Central coach Jason Hardy and his team were excited after the win would be a huge understatement...

NASHVILLE -- The Cascade Champions had a tall order to fill on Friday night at top-ranked CPA. Though Cascade played well at times, at other times, they just couldn't get out of their own way. The Lions took advantage of several Champion mistakes in the first half and rode the momentum to a 35-13 victory in the 2013 season finale...

It was a tough way to end a tough season. The Community Vikings hoped to send the seniors out with a win, but closed the 2013 campaign with a 38-0 loss to backyard rival Eagleville on Friday night. "We showed flashes of being a good team with good things to come, but it's tough when you're limited on injuries and limited on age," said Viking coach Johnnie Frost...

Members of the Shelbyville Garden Club enjoyed their recent visit to Precious Petals flower shop. Grace Phillips and Rita Chrisman, staff members, shared their talents by demonstrating techniques related to wrapping floral wire, making ribbons and designing wreaths. ...

The Smokestack Theatre Group of Community High is celebrating its 20th anniversary season this year, and the theme they've chosen is "Flying Higher Than Before." That sentiment is quite appropriate for their fall production, J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan & Wendy," adapted by Doug Rand. For the first time in school history, actors will fly onstage. CHS has hired ZFX Flying of Louisville to help rig a portable flying system which will allow Peter and Wendy to literally zoom high around the stage...

The Webb School's strong focus on the arts is a major selling point, one mother says. "For me, the arts are strong here and so are academics and athletics," said Leigh Fogle of Manchester. "It's well-rounded." Fogle, her husband Bryan and their children, Meredith, a fourth-grader, and Grant, a third-grader, toured Webb on Saturday during the school's Middle School Preview day...

On Monday, Nov. 11, The Webb School will open its campus for prospective students and their families for its annual Fall Visitors' Day. The daylong event begins at 9 a.m. with registration and breakfast, and concludes at 3 p.m. The schedule includes a tour of Webb's 150-acre campus, led by a current student. ...

Jerry Lee Angus, 68, of Shelbyville died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday.

Staying after school doesn't always have to be a form of punishment, as some Harris Middle School students have found out. In fact, it can be a lot of fun. They are part of the 21st Center Learning Centers grant program that provides intentional, hands-on approaches that are intended to increase students' interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programming...

Many students have become excited about the Shelbyville Central High School library's monthly displays featuring a genre, a holiday event or literary topic. This month's displays featured a spooky case of various Stephen King novels, ghost stories available for checkout from a floating table, and an array of fiction and nonfiction books based on weird science topics...

Julleen says that heroes aren't born, but instead heroic qualities are built upon them as they grow. We need these heroes in everyday life, for comfort, protection, or even just to give us something to believe in. Heroes define what we think of as good or all that is just in the world...

BELL BUCKLE -- The Webb School recently announced its A and B honor rolls for the first quarter of the 2013-14 school year. An independent college preparatory day/boarding school for grades 6-12, The Webb School is the oldest continuously operating school of its kind in the South. The school has a dual emphasis on academic excellence and character development...

Cascade Elementary School Fifth Grade Joshua Adcock, Alexander Allison, Farrayn Arnold, Hannah Clay, Seth Cloud, Jason Clukey, Seth Countess, Katie Cowart, Madalyn Crosslin, Chloe DeLease, Erin Douglas, Hailey Holder, Bryson Holt, Mallory Houchin, Emily Houle, Tori Hull, Sydney Jones, Samuel Maddox, Allison Newcomb, Bailey Olive, Kyler Parker, Charles Phillips, Connor Prim, Adam Reeves, Alyssa Rhodes, Reanna Richards, Tyler Sabin, Kristin Schuler, Helenna Simpson, Kathleen Sintic, Elijah Smith, Lauren Williams, Alexia Youngblood.. ...

I've heard it said that the best teachers leave you asking the most questions. I have to agree with that statement. A good teacher leaves you hungry for more. So much so, that you develop the skills and tools necessary to go out and hunt for truth yourself. A good teacher infects you with curiosity...

Here are the schedules received so far by the school system central office for Veterans Day programs at local schools. All of these will take place on Monday, Nov. 11, the official date of the holiday. Southside Elementary -- 8:30 a.m....