Stories from Sunday, January 12, 2014

Sometimes newspaper carriers deliver more than a paper: they provide friendship and keep an eye out for trouble at their customers' homes. Several stories in the national media recently highlighted this trend; however, two Times-Gazette carriers came to the rescue during this past year...

Shelbyville City Council voted Thursday night to approve a land swap with Musgrave Pencil Company which would close Pencil Street between West Lane Street and West Jackson Street, replacing it with what used to be known as Moore Street. Moore Street, which used to be a city street but had more recently been part of the Musgrave property, will be turned over to the city, opened for public use and re-named Pencil Street, while the old Pencil Street will be closed and turned over to Musgrave...

An updated report on methamphetamine production in Tennessee shows it remains a serious issue for the state, and two methods aimed at stopping it have so far shown inconclusive results. Meth is an illegal, highly addictive drug which can be made from household ingredients and certain types of cold and allergy medicines ­-- primarily pseudoephedrine...

In one of their best team efforts of the season, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles upset previously District 8-AAA unbeaten Franklin County 57-48 at home on Friday night. With the game knotted 42-all at the end of regulation, the Eagles (5-12, 2-2 8-AAA) outscored the Rebels (11-8, 3-1 8-AAA) 15-6 in overtime to secure the victory...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes claimed a 52-37 victory over visiting Franklin County in a District 8-AAA matchup on Friday night. The Eaglettes (10-7, 3-1 8-AAA) dominated the first half, holding a 16-8 advantage at the end of the first quarter before taking a 27-15 led into the half...

LYNCHBURG -- For so many years, the Moore County Raiderettes have held an advantage over virtually every team that enters their gym in Lynchburg. Times are changing. On Friday night, the Community Viqueens (13-3, 6-1 9-A) used a couple of big runs to pull away from the Raiderettes and claim the key district win...

LYNCHBURG -- According to research from a Community High School official, it's been 20-plus years since both the Vikings and Viqueens swept games at Moore County. On Friday night, that drought came to an end with the Vikings' 76-54 win over the Raiders and the Viqueens' 53-42 win over the Raiderettes...

After Tuesday night's disheartening loss to top-ranked CPA, it remained to be seen whether there would be any hangover effect from the Cascade Champions' loss in another district game against Giles County. Needless to say, the Champs (13-2, 2-1 12-AA) came out determined and were able to survive a furious second-half Bobcat rally, win 68-57 and improve to 2-1 in district play...

With the memory of a tough, 52-30 loss at Giles County fresh in their minds, the Cascade Lady Champions hoped to get some revenge on the visiting Lady Bobcats on Friday night. Unfortunately for the Lady Champions, offense was a struggle throughout the game and the Lady Champs suffered a 46-29 defeat...

A convicted sex offender accused of staying too close to a school and day care center was charged Thursday with two counts of violation of the sex offender registry. Willie Leon Robertson, 45, of Morton Street admitted spending several nights at his sister's home on Elm Street, Det. Sam Jacobs of the Shelbyville Police Department said in a report...

Youth Villages has named Michelle Ceylan of Franklin its new foster parent recruiter for the Shelbyville area. In her new role, Ceylan will be informing the community about Youth Villages' foster care program and providing free training classes for people in the Shelbyville area who are interested in becoming foster parents...

The Shelbyville Central Class of 1963 recently held its 50th class reunion at River Bend Country Club. Pictured are: Finis Arnold; Zollie Balliff; Louise (Bowling) Bivvins; Sheila (Reed) Bobo; Wilson Bomar; Judy (Freeman) Bonner; Donald Brantley; Barbara (Bellenfant) Brownfield; Robert Butler; Bennie (Parsons) Carter; Gil Cartwright; Peggy (Melton) Cleek; Billy Collins; Peggy (Payne) Collins; Carolyn (Haskins) Cook; Ed Craig; Lanetta (Mullins) Cunningham; James Curtis; Charles Deal; Angela (Hulan) Dickens; Claudette (Smith) Fox; Patti (Woods) Hash; Doyle Hasty; Kathryn (Thomas) Hasty; Betty (Farrar) Hord; Sally D. (Huffman) Hunt; Travis Jones; Walter (Jack) Jones; Donna Kimery; Betty Jo (Wiser) Kvernes; Gloria (Enoch) LaRoche; Nora (Lemmon) Littrell; Roger Littrell; Charlotte (Farrar) Mahon; Leslie Marsh; Joyce (Parks) McGee; Linda (Shelton) McGill; Linda (Gregory) McGrew; Betty (Barton) Rutledge; Charles Saunders; Ron Searcy; Margaret (Brown) Shelton; Jimmy Simmons; Mary Ruth (Logan) Simmons; Judy (Claxton) Sliger; Rosemary (Gill) Smith; Natalie (Stone) Spalding; Donna (Pharr) Sparks; Elaine (Lewis) Stacy; Charles Sudberry; Susan (Brown) Taylor; Nancy Jean (Neill) Walker; and Leta (Russell) Williams. Not pictured: George Claxton; Ray Clift; Clara Mae (Liggett) Davis; Lynn (Woodruff) Hulan; and Kenny Simmons. (Submitted photo)

Dear Editor, Just to let you know, My name is David L. Claxton. I've lived in Shelbyville all of my life. Some may know me, others may not. On March 10, 2013 I was arrested and charged with attempted first degree murder toward my friend of 25 plus years. I was also charged with solicitation to commit first degree murder toward my wife of 42 years. I pled not guilty and was held on a one million dollar bond...

Family, friends and members of Mt. Zion Haley Missionary Baptist Church gathered Dec. 7 to celebrate Reba Buchanan's 100th birthday. Buchanan served as the church musician for many years, and her favorite song is "So Glad I Am Here." She's seen here with Mack Rippy, a deacon at the church. (Submitted photo)

There's a new face in town and if you've got kids, a farm or enjoy the fair, chances are you're going to get to know him well. Jeffrey Hester of Cheatham County has joined the Bedford County Extension team as an agent focusing on the 4-H aspects of our community. He'll be working closely with Emily Osterhaus, the other 4-H agent, but he'll focus on the agriculture side of things while Osterhaus will be able to pursue her passion, which resides in family and consumer sciences...

Austin Swing is a Shelbyville native who serves as the city's police chief. He's married to Karen Swing and they have two children, Michelle and Ben, and three grandchildren, Cassie, Cale and Ella. Shortly after attending Motlow, Swing began his career with the Shelbyville Police Department. He's been there about 38 years...

The most common New Year's resolutions here in the US involve people's desire to lose weight. There are a whole lot of ads on TV about new weight loss programs. Professionals are interviewed on news programs and talk shows about proper weight loss techniques...

It's a warm day outside. The breeze pours over your skin like a cool silk sheet. It's the perfect temperature and you feel serene. Birds sing their songs in the background, some faint melody that is both soothing and sweet. You are walking--not speaking. There's no need to, everything that needs to be said is being spoken around you. If you were to use words to describe how you feel, they would be the most ardent adjectives you could muster up...

Preschool-aged children require the majority of their waking day, approximately 11 hours, to achieve their recommended daily physical activity, a Vanderbilt study published in Obesity found. Children in the study, ages 3-5, achieved this activity through relatively short bursts of energy expenditure as opposed to the longer and more routine periods of exercise typically exhibited by adults...

Soups and stews are the ultimate comfort food. Perfect for cold days. In our family, my Dad was the soup maker. In the winter, he would spend the day making split pea soup, chili from the left over Christmas prime rib or potato and leek soup. We would eat it for dinner and then have the leftovers for lunch with grilled cheese sandwiches. It would fill the house with delicious aromas all day, building the anticipation of that first spoonful...

Boy Scout Troop 370 conducted a special Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Dec. 14. The event included a meal, prepared by the scouts, followed by ceremonies to present Scouts with their awards of rank and merit badges. Assistant scoutmaster and Eagle Scout Richard Smith gave an inspirational presentation entitled "Legend of Eagle Mountain."...

Katie Lynne Argo of Maury City and Luke Weston Ashley of Shelbyville were married Sept. 21, 2013, at Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville. Gov. Bill Haslam and the Rev. Mark Ashley, father of the groom, performed the double-ring ceremony before a large company of guests...