Stories from Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs District II held its fall membership meeting at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall. Some two hundred members and guests were informed by Bell Buckle Vice Mayor Jenny Hunt about the development of the Bell Buckle Park and Arboretum. Hunt explained the steps in achieving and maintaining the Tree City USA designation as well as some of the challenges encountered with all these projects...

Cancer patient Mark Kelly Olson, 11, will be the grand marshal for Saturday's 40th annual Shelbyville Christmas Parade, which has the theme "Christmas Through a Child's Eyes." Olson suffers from very high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. "From what I understand, we're looking good," said Connie Smith, one of the parade organizers. The annual parade is sponsored by the Shelbyville Jaycees and Shelbyville & Bedford County Chamber of Commerce...

Plans are underway for Saturday's Bell Buckle Old Fashioned Christmas and Quilt Walk, hosted by the Bell Buckle Chamber of Commerce. "There is nothing quite like a visit to Bell Buckle for the holidays," said Jenny Hunt, Bell Buckle's vice mayor, in a press release. "Decorated with live greenery and hand-made holiday bows, Christmas in Bell Buckle evokes memories of Christmas past. Warm, inviting, friendly, filled with the spirit of the holidays -- that's Bell Buckle."...

The Shelbyville square bustled with activity last weekend, and merchants are hoping that momentum will carry through to this weekend's parade and third annual Wine Tasting on the Square. Several store owners reported sales to be up with heavy traffic downtown. Saturday was Small Business Saturday, and many shoppers got an early start by hitting the square Friday...

A Shelbyville woman says she's beginning to get more than a little tired of hearing from "Brian" and "John." The "two men" -- they sound like the same voice, she says -- call two to three times a week claiming a medical alert device has been purchased for her...

A small amount of marijuana was found in the possession of a Dickson County woman during a traffic stop early Saturday, police said. Approximately .11 grams were found in a vehicle driven by Samantha Nicole Novachek, 26, of White Bluff after she was stopped for speeding on North Main Street by Sgt. Charles Merlo...

Christmas in Lynchburg will be held this Saturday. Registration for the Red Nose Run 5K to fight Cystic Fibrosis will begin at 7 a.m. at the gazebo; the race will be at 7:45 a.m. Breakfast with Santa will be held at the Masonic Lodge between 8 and 10:30 a.m. The breakfast is $7 per person and pictures with Santa are $5...

CHAPEL HILL--The Liberty Patriots just had too much offense for Moore County to match in Monday's first-round game of the Duck River Valley Conference World Tournament. The Patriots put nine players in the scoring column and cruised to the 42-25 victory...

The Community Middle Viqueens began their postseason trek through the Duck River Valley Conference World Tournament on Monday night with a dominating win over the Eagleville Lady Eagles and advanced to the semifinal round with a 35-14 first-round victory...

CHAPEL HILL -- It was a tough way for the Cascade Middle Lady Champions to end a tough season. The Moore County Middle Raiderettes coasted off a strong first quarter to a 36-17 win over the Lady Champions and ended their season in the first round of the Duck River Valley Conference World Tournament on Monday night...

In a matchup of the top two teams in the Central Tennessee Conference, Harris claimed a 38-34 victory over visiting Tullahoma West on Monday night. Point guard Camari Cannon led the way for the Eagles with a dozen points while Keon Johnson added eight tallies, including a pair of treys...

Harris Middle's Eaglettes were clicking on offense in a 65-34 blowout win over visiting Tullahoma West on Monday in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup. Point-guard Jenna Holt led the way for the winners with 29 points, including three treys. Keneia Smith followed with 18 points with 14 of those in the second half...

CHAPEL HILL -- While most were enjoying festive turkey and spending time with family and friends over the Thanksgiving break, Cascade and Community high schools took part in the Forrest Thanksgiving Classic and concluded play on Saturday in the round robin style tournament...

My Family woke up to a gift on our step Sunday morning. This photo was found on instagram of the young people who done it. - this truly made our day i hope others will do the same.