Stories from Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Icicles out on my porch in this cold Bell Buckle morning.

Maria Murray Witt of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 at Glen Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Lindsey Wade officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

David Terry Hart, 67, of Unionville died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jay Pope officiating. Burial will follow at Rosebank Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday.

Gabi blowing good-bye kisses to Grandma. Priceless

Who Me?!!

Great having Family home for the Holidays.

Users of the Times-Gazette web site, in a non-scientific poll, agreed with a panel of T-G staff in naming the explosion at Southern Energy the top local story of 2013. The T-G staff poll counted down the top 10 stories of the year between Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, and starting Jan. 2 a poll at the T-G web site offered our top 12 choices, including two that were just outside the published list, and asked readers to pick their single top story...

Now that it's official that Mike Munchak and the Tennessee Titans have parted ways, let the anticipation start of who will become the new coach. I have mixed emotions about Munchak leaving the organization after 31 years, including the last three as head coach...

With 2013 now officially on the books, city department heads are looking forward to the new year with their annual set of goals. However, city manager Jay Johnson stressed that just because something is listed doesn't mean it will be completed during 2014...

County and state elected officials talked about their responsibilities, and a few candidates got to introduce themselves, during Flat Creek Community Club's elected officials night on Saturday. Today, we'll focus on the two state officials...

Real snowflakes fall around a decorative "snowflake" as a heavy snow shower moves through Shelbyville on Sunday night. Snow fell on and off through Monday morning, leaving an icy glaze on some roads and many exposed surfaces. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

MURFREESBORO -- With former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden continuing to expose government secrets piecemeal, an MTSU professor's upcoming spring 2014 journalism course is more timely than ever. Dr. Larry Burriss will teach "Mass Media and National Security" each Tuesday and Thursday from 2:40 to 4:05 p.m. when MTSU's spring 2014 semester begins Thursday, Jan. 16...

First place winners in the Wartrace Chamber of Commerce Christmas decorating contest, Sonia and Eddie Miller, are presented a $100 cash prize by chamber president Jerry Fox, right. A second place prize of $50 was awarded to Mookie and Vickie Smith. The Joseph Cleek family received $25 for third place. Wartrace Chamber of Commerce sponsors the contest for the best decorated property within the town's city limits. (Submitted photo)

You know what they say, if you're gonna go out, go out with a bang. It seems only fitting that the BCS system, the system that suffered so much criticism and scrutiny for the past 16 seasons deliver perhaps the single greatest bowl season in history...

Temperatures in the next few days are predicted to be the coldest of the winter so far, and people using space heaters to get some extra warmth into their living and working spaces need to be aware of a potential "silent killer" inside their homes and offices -- carbon monoxide (CO)...

Jessie Lee McCarty Hart, 79, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.