Stories from Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The always-personable Lynne Tolley, who retired earlier this year as proprietor of Miss Mary Bobo's in Lynchburg, told tales about her work with the restaurant and with the Jack Daniel Distillery, which owns it, during the annual Friends of Argie Cooper Public Library author's luncheon on Tuesday at Blue Ribbon Circle...

Murder. A woman's right to control her body. Right to life. A woman's body. Pro-choice. Pro-life. A baby's life. Yes on 1. No on 1. There are many terms associated with abortion, and which ones you use depend on which side you support. Voters on both sides of the debate will have a chance to have their say in the general elections. Early voting starts today, and election day is Nov. 4...

A Culleoka man allegedly holding his former girlfriend hostage in Shelbyville was arrested Tuesday afternoon. Paul Brent Baxter, 44, was arrested at a Landers Street apartment complex, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a press release. Emma Christine Rowe, 35, of Lewisburg was taken to Heritage Medical Center for treatment...

For something that you use as much as a phone, ergonomics can be important. The placement of a button can make something dramatically more or less usable. Most smartphones have a power button located on an edge. This button is used for turning the phone on and off, but more to the point it's used for waking the phone up whenever it goes into sleep mode. It may be the single most-pushed physical button on Android and Windows smartphones...

A wallet containing $105 belonging to an employee of McDonald's, Madison Street, was stolen while she was at work between 9-11 p.m. Sunday. The victim told Shelbyville police she was unsure if the wallet had been left in an office or restroom. A table, jewelry and pair of glasses were stolen from a home on Highway 64 East on Monday, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department was told...

Families with children in kindergarten through 7th grade are invited to learn more about The Webb School's middle school program. Webb will hold its annual Middle School Preview from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. Webb is an independent college preparatory boarding/day school for grades 6-12. The oldest continuously operating private school of its kind in the South, the school is known for its dual emphasis on academic excellence and character development...

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic is now offering 3-dimension (3D) mammography (also called breast tomosynthesis) for enhanced detection of breast cancer. This screening is performed at the same time as the traditional 2-dimenion (2D) exam and no additional compression is required. Screening exams that include a 3D mammogram prove to be more accurate for women with dense breasts (about 40 percent of all women) in finding cancers that have previously been missed by 2D mammography alone...

Titan Transfer, a Shelbyville-based trucking company, has announced a substantial pay increase for professional drivers. This increase is the largest in company history with most markets receiving an increase of 13 percent. Titan's investment in drivers' pay demonstrates the ongoing commitment to its employees...

The Southern Middle Tennessee Entrepreneur Centers (SMTEC), headquartered in Tullahoma, will conduct a free one-day event for start-ups and young companies on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at Middle Tennessee Education Center on Dover Street in Shelbyville. The event, is called "TennesSeed Camp."...

Middle Tennessee Business Network will meet at 210 S. Main St. (the Executive Office Building) next to the Fly Arts Center on Thursday. The meeting will start at 8 a.m. Participants can meet some of the building's tenants, see what they have to offer, enjoy some refreshments, and purchase items at a bake sale...

Jay Mouton, former operator of the Bell Buckle Bookstore, has self-published his fourth novel, "Apocalypse Awakening," a thriller surrounding a terrorist attack on Election Day 2016. The novel follows the events that transpire beginning on Election Day, 2016 as college English Professor Elliot Leader of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, having just voted, arrives home to watch the election coverage. ...

Xi Alpha Zeta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held its October meeting at the home of Connie Smith in Beech Grove. Co-hostess was Ginny Saylor. Lyn Robinson gave a presentation on wine and food pairings. Of particular interest were pairing suggestions for upcoming holiday events...

Bonnaroo began as a way to reinvigorate outdoor music festivals, its organizers said last week at MTSU, and over the last 13 years has used its business model to embrace and expand on the same peaceful, inclusive culture of the events that inspired it...

With fall in the air, pumpkins are on porches, and massive amounts of candy are calling! Halloween is just around the corner, and your local and state fire officials want to make sure safety is kept in mind while celebrating this popular October holiday...

Successful coaches have a way of motivating their players with positive thoughts and sayings. Former Shelbyville Central basketball standout and current Tennessee Tech assistant women's coach Allison Clark has taken it to another level, recently writing a book about rebounding from struggles that life might throw your way...