Stories from Thursday, October 9, 2014

Thanks for reading this -- and the rest of today's newspaper, or the other content on our website. Because YOU are why we do what we do. This is National Newspaper Week and, as always, we hosted a "coffee" (for most of us, it's actually about the food and the people -- coffee takes a back seat)...

Marijuana was found in a truck after an officer detected the smell during a traffic stop Tuesday morning, police said. Officers Michael Taylor and Darrell Birdsong said they smelled the pot after stopping Ethan Sebastian Moreno, 18, of Midland Road on an alleged traffic offense...

The Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville will open up its computer lab from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, for area high school seniors to sign up for Tennessee Promise and fill out their college applications as part of a statewide Scholarship Saturday...

The breakfast crowd at a local diner on Wednesday had an international flavor. Alex Ghita, a Baptist pastor from Romania, was there for breakfast -- his third visit to the diner in four days. Romania has McDonald's restaurants, but nothing similar to a Huddle House, Ghita said. This is his first visit to the United States...

TULLAHOMA -- With a trip to the Central Tennessee Conference Bowl game on line, Harris Middle claimed a 16-14 victory over host Tullahoma in the final regular season game of the season on Tuesday night. The Eagles (6-2, 5-1 CTC) face White County for the championship in Sparta on Saturday at noon...

Wartrace resident Mike Morgan has had a lifelong dream of racing big rig races. But when the sport dried up in the United States in the 90's, that dream appeared to be put on hold. That is, until word got out that big truck racing would be coming back to the United States in 2015...

After coming off a bye week, the Community Vikings are hoping to gain momentum down the stretch as they travel to Forrest Friday night in a District 9-A football contest. The game will mark the first of four straight district games for the Vikings (0-6, 0-2 9A)...

WSMV-TV (Channel 4) will bring its free "Surviving The Storm" severe weather awareness program to Shelbyville Central High School at 7 this evening. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the first 50 people to enter will receive a free Snowbird souvenir. Those who need assistance with programming weather alert radios can bring them during the hour prior to the start of the presentation, which features members of the station's weather team...

Motorcycle enthusiasts looking for both a fun ride and a way to help people in need have the perfect opportunity to do both next weekend. The Liberty Lions Club will host their fifth annual Cruzin' for a Cauze Cauze We Care poker motorcycle run on Saturday, Oct. 18...

Harris Middle School is preparing to do its BEST in a regional robot competition. The Harris Middle School Eaglebots team will compete on Saturday, Oct. 18 in an annual event in Nashville. The Music City BEST Robotics Competition will be held at Lipscomb University. The acronyms stand for Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology...