Stories from Sunday, November 24, 2013

Students at Shelbyville Central High School have wrapped up another successful year of feeding hungry people -- and animals -- with the annual Great Canned Food Drive. The school held its annual ceremony Friday in which it presented the donations to local charities. ...

The cleanup firm originally called to remove contaminated soil and water after the explosion and fire at Southern Energy last Monday is back on the job. Oversight of cleanup efforts was taken over by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday. The EPA put Southern Energy back in direct charge...

Country music star Ronnie McDowell will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 13 at Chais Music Hall at the Walking Horse Hotel in Wartrace. McDowell was a songwriter in 1977, and following the death of Elvis Presley, he and another songwriter composed the tribute song "The King is Gone."...

Tori Wells reads the Times-Gazette's special reprint Friday of two pages of the Nov. 22, 1963 edition with coverage of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Wells is a student in Jacky Blosser's U.S. history class at Shelbyville Central High School. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

A man will continue to serve his sentence for exploitation of a minor after an unsuccessful appeal. Christopher Lee Hall accepted a plea bargain, pleading guilty to one count of soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means. He received a nine-year sentence from Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler, but argued that he should have been given probation...

SMYRNA -- Strong second and third quarters propelled Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes to a 45-24 victory over host Stewarts Creek on Friday night. After trailing 7-6 at the end of the first, the Eaglettes outscored the Lady Red Hawks 33-7 in the second and third quarters to cruise to the 21-point margin of victory...

It was even at halftime, but Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles struggled in the second half in a 57-44 loss at Stewarts Creek on Friday night, With the game knotted at 30-all at the intermission, the Red Hawks outscored the Eagles 27-14 in the second half to seal the deal...

A new season means a new team for the Webb Lady Feet. Along with that new team is new head coach Adam Feldbruegge. In Friday night's 2013 home opener against the Huntland Lady Hornets, the Lady Feet missed some chances and eventually fell, 41-39. Offense was at a premium for both teams in the first half...

At one point late in the first half, the Webb Feet trailed visiting Huntland by nine points. Though Webb fought and eventually took a brief lead in the third quarter, a handful of mistakes and missed opportunities proved too much for Webb to overcome in a 54-50 loss on Friday night...

The Community Middle Vikings fell to the Moore County Raiders on Friday night 32-28 following a sluggish third quarter. The Vikings were electric coming out of the gates on Friday night as they scored 12 points in the opening frame giving them a 12-7 lead. They were led by Dillon Whitaker as he scored seven of the 12 first-quarter points...

The Community Middle Viqueens came away with a win against the Moore County Raiderettes on Friday night as the won 33-22 thanks to some tough defense down the stretch. The Viqueens started off hot Friday night as they quickly jumped out to a 9-4 lead after the opening frame. Karla Pena led the way for the Viqueens, scoring four of the team's nine points...

Tonya Davis, Bedford County's Trustee, completed the Local Government Leadership Program earlier this month in Murfreesboro. The invitation-only three-day conference was hosted by the University of Tennessee's Institute for Public Service Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership...

A traffic stop was just the beginning of troubles for a Shelbyville woman and a few people she encountered Thursday. Latonia Larandle Eisom, 36, of Barksdale Lane ran a traffic light on South Main Street at the Depot Street intersection as Det. Sam Jacobs of the Shelbyville Police Department watched and continued to Bedford County Jail...

State educators have made official what the people of Bedford County have long recognized: that Amy Martin is a special educator. The local Board of Education chairwoman was named 2013 Tennessee School Board (TSBA) Member of the Year/C. Hal Henard Distinguished Service Award Winner. ...

Stephen Caine, who has been pastor of First Presbyterian Church for the past 13 years, recently announced that he would be leaving to accept a position with Indian Hill Church, a joint Presbyterian and Episcopal congregation in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. His last Sunday at First Presbyterian will be Dec. 15. Caine's wife Monnie is also a minister, who has been serving as pastor at Normandy Presbyterian Church...

I think I've secretly tried to become Uncle Jesse. I didn't realize this until a few nights ago when I was having a conversation with a friend of mine. Occasionally, you are conversing with someone and you say something that you didn't even realized you thought. ...

I remember the first time I drove across the desert southwest at night and noticed the sky filled with billions of stars. I pulled over along the road and turned off the lights on my car. There were no nearby towns or ranches; the moon wasn't visible; and there were no lights other than the sky filled with stars...

Kolby Lynn McGee of Shelbyville was wed to William Cody Wright of Wartrace on the evening of Oct. 11 at Tims Ford Lake in Winchester. The bride is the daughter of Greg and Rhonda McGee of Shelbyville. She is the granddaughter of Bobby and Joyce McGee and Ronald and Kathryn Whitworth, all of Shelbyville, and Larry and Deborah Jones of Winchester...

Crystal Nowlin of Shelbyville was wed to Brad Jones of Shelbyville on the evening of Sept. 28 at a beach in Gulf Shores, Ala. The bride is the daughter of Patty Smith and Jimmy and Sharon Nowlin, all of Shelbyville. She is the granddaughter of J.S. Nowlin of Shelbyville, the late Elizabeth Nowlin, Peggy Smith of Shelbyville and the late Howard Smith...