Stories from Thursday, March 13, 2014

Birds must swallow their fish head first. Taken at the Venice Rookery in Florida.

Jessica Osborne reads a pop-up book about frogs during Argie Cooper's Frog Story Time on Wednesday. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

Grady Cunningham, denied a rezoning request for his property on U.S. 231 North after repeated attempts, filed a lawsuit in January in Bedford County Chancery Court against the county, the county commission, and 17 of the 18 individual commissioners, alleging violations of the Open Meetings Act and other procedural violations...

How many races can you participate in with your dog? There's at least one locally. The sixth "Paws for a Cause" 5K Run/1 Mile Fun Walk is on Saturday. The race benefits the Middle Tennessee Spay & Neuter Clinic. Registration is from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Saturday. The event starts at 10 a.m. at Calsonic Arena Pavilion. The registration fee is $30. Register at www.active.com/shelbyville-tn/running/distance-running/paws-for-a-cause-2014-4456637 or at the clinic...

Mark Kincaid of Kincaid Service Co. displays the top prize, a 43" Samsung plasma TV, to be awarded to the winner of the T-G Bracket Bucks contest. Kincaid's is a long-time sponsor of the contest. Each year the NCAA men's tournament draws huge attention to the brackets and each person's picks to win. ...

Aircraft displays, classic autos, food, friends and all sorts of fun await the family on Saturday, March 29 when the second Shelbyville Aviation Day will be held. The free event is open to the public from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.. Many aircraft will be on the tarmac to check out, such as jet fighters, T-34s and other warbirds, seaplanes, ultra-lights, gliders, light sport planes and possibly some Yaks -- fighter aircraft built by the Russians or Chinese in World War II...

Opposition is mounting against Common Core on both the grassroots and legislative levels. On the legislative level, state Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale, is sponsoring a bill, HB2332, that would stop the implementation of Common Core standards as of July 1. That bill is being deferred in the House Education Subcommittee until the end of the session...

Kenny Parker has seen a lot of football games from the sidelines as head football coach at Cascade High School. Beginning this fall, however, Parker will be watching the games from the sidelines, not as head football coach, but as a spectator, as a fan, and perhaps more importantly, as a dad...

LYNCHBURG -- A night after a tough 9-0 shutout loss to the Moore County Raiderettes, the Community Viqueens stood tall in Game 2 of the series against the Raiderettes. Although Community held a brief lead, the Raiderettes used an eight-run inning in the bottom of hte fourth inning to lead the home team to a 13-3 win over Community in five innings...

LYNCHBURG -- The Community Vikings opened their baseball season is successful style, riding the pitching and hitting of Taylor Paschal in blanking the Moore County Raiders 4-0 in a District 9-A contest Wednesday night. Paschal scattered four hits in six innings of work, striking out six and walking one...

WOODBURY -- The Cascade Champion baseball team collected a hard-fought victory on Tuesday night thanks in no small part to Heath Presley's winning efforts on the mound. The Champion pitcher worked 4.2 innings of relief work on the bump, striking out 10 and guiding the Champions to a 6-5 win over the Lions...

Tennesseans are being warned of potential auto insurance gaps for individuals working as drivers for Transportation Network Companies (TNC), such as Lyft, UberX, and Sidecar. These ride-share programs provide pre-arranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using the driver's personal vehicle...

A pair of six-run rallies by Franklin County North proved costly to Harris Middle School in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Wednesday night. "Same story different day. Until we can throw strikes consistently and play solid defense, and put hits together we just are not going to be very good," Harris coach Bill Woods said...

WINCHESTER -- A four-run third inning was more than Shelbyville Central could over come in the Eagles 4-1 loss at Franklin County in a District 8-AAA matchup on Wednesday night. That was the only inning the Rebels scored with Shelbyville's lone run coming in the top of the fifth...

Webb's girls lacrosse team downed visiting Brentwood 14-8 Wednesday. Ashley Wren led the Lady Feet with seven goals and an assist, while Stephanie Fenner added four shots on an impressive four attempts. Carolna Tuma and Ruth Watson led their scoring efforts to Webb, scoring two and one goal, respectively...

With Spring drawing near, residents are beginning to take advantage of the mild weather to do some outdoor work around the home or farm. However, if you are considering doing outdoor burning, a burn permit is required, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry says...

For those looking to make a difference in the lives of children, becoming a foster parent provides a rewarding opportunity to help a child in need. Youth Villages is looking for caring adults in the Shelbyville area to open their hearts and homes as foster parents to children who have suffered abuse, neglect or abandonment...