Stories from Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Kimberly Hampton leads a discussion Tuesday in the "Horrible Science" class. The class is part of the Bedford County Homeschool Enrichment Program, a co-op program for homeschoolers that meets weekly at First Baptist Church (Depot Street). Hampton was covering safety and etiquette guidelines for the class. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

MANCHESTER -- Harris Middle School was in control from the opening tip-off as the second seed Golden Eagles rolled past Franklin County South in opening round action of the Central Tennessee Conference Tournament. Slade Simmons scored six points and had a pair of steals in the first quarter to lead the Eagles to a 10-6 advantage...

UNIONVILLE -- The Cascade Champions saw an awfully big basket on Tuesday night in Unionville. In one of their better nights shooting this year, the Champs picked up a big, 75-40 non-district win over their in-county rival Community on Tuesday night...

UNIONVILLE -- After trailing by as many as eight early in the second quarter on Tuesday night, the Cascade Lady Champions battled back and cut the Community Viqueen lead to just one possession at the half. Though Cascade played well for the better part of three quarters, eventually the talented Viqueen squad overpowered the Lady Champions with a strong second-half showing and claimed a 57-43 victory...

The Fairview FCE Club met Jan. 21 at the University of Tennessee Extension office. President Ann Canady called the meeting to order and read the Seasonal Eating Tip. Pat Hastings read the call to order: A Snowball Story. For devotion Marilyn Lewis read a poem regarding the New Year, followed by a prayer...

Danny Smith of Big G Express was one of 19 professional truck drivers selected as a 2015-2016 Captain for America's Road Team in Arlington, Virginia, last week. The announcement came a week after he was selected as a finalist in the Truckload Carriers Association Driver of the Year Contest and the day after he celebrated his 20 year anniversary at Big G Express...

A woman allowed to stay at a new male friend's East Lane Street home took two pairs of his new jeans and returned them to a store, receiving a refund as if she had purchased them, said. The victim said his bank card was also stolen by the woman, who he allowed to spend the night Sunday after she said she had no place to stay...

The things I do for you, the readers. When the Windows 10 Technical Preview was first announced last October, I signed up for the Windows Insider program, but when it came time to actually download the software, I hesitated. There were, of course, all sorts of warnings on the site: This is test software! Don't use it on your primary machine! There may be bugs! You could lose everything! Objects in mirror are closer than they appear!...

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications from farmers and producers interested in growing industrial hemp. In 2013, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted Public Chapter 916 tasking the department with development of a licensing and inspection program for the production of industrial hemp in Tennessee...

Potential state legislative issues that could impact cities across the state were the focus of a Tennessee Municipal League (TML) meeting this week. City manager Jay Johnson, mayor Wallace Cartwright, city recorder Shanna Boyette and treasurer Jamey Owen attended the briefing Tuesday in Murfreesboro...

Coming soon to a theater near you: A movie on the creation vs. evolution debate. Don't delay, or you'll miss your chance to watch the film. "A Matter of Faith" will play for one showing only at the Capri Theater at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, said filmmaker Dave Christiano, of Nashville. The movie will show on both screens at the Capri, for a total seating of more than 500...

David Orr, 65, of Shelbyville, who died Monday at his home after an extended illness, was a two-time lung transplant recipient who became an advocate for organ donation, which saved his life -- twice. It was in 2004 that he was first diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), a rare disease in which progressive scarring takes place in the lungs. In late 2006, his condition worsened and he was placed on a high-priority list for a double lung transplant, which he received...

Lt. Chris Reed of Bedford County Fire Department was among 19 students from across Tennessee attending a course on child safety car seats held last week at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA) on Unionville-Deason Road. Reed and the other students were certified as National Child Passenger Safety Technicians, meaning they can conduct child safety seat inspections, speak about child seat safety and advise parents or guardians on the proper purchase, installation and use of child safety seats.. ...

Nannie O. McMahon, 71, of Murfreesboro died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ. Burial will follow at Fairfield Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Scales & Sons Funeral Home of Murfreesboro is in charge of arrangements.