Stories from Sunday, February 8, 2015

Haley Brooke Hart and Benjamin Clay Adams of Shelbyville are engaged. The bride-elect is the daughter of Ben and Krissy Hart of Shelbyville, and Jamie and Shannon Ragsdale of Shelbyville. She is the granddaughter of Butch and Charlotte Mckinney of Shelbyville, and the late David and Jessie Hart...

Carolina Elizabeth Aceves Villanueva and Zismay Magdiel Corral of Shelbyville announce the birth of a daughter, Sophia Evoleht Corral, on Jan. 22 in Tullahoma. The baby girl weighed 7 pounds, 0.08 oz. She is the granddaughter of Elizabeth Villanueva and Angel Miranda of Shelbyville, Mariadelourdes Muņos of El Paso, Texas, and Ricardo Corral and Hilda Wallander of Juarez, Mexico. She is the great-granddaughter of Beatriz Zapata...

The year was 1988 and it was probably a weird year for all of us. I can't remember anything great about 88', given I was only four, but I do know this, there was a movie released that year titled "Twins" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito. This movie was not great by any stretch of the imagination. Yet, my brother and I watched that movie countless times throughout the years. We discussed this recently and neither could understand why. Until now...

Valentine's Day is coming next Saturday! This holiday has come to be quite a money-maker for jewelers, greeting cards manufacturers, candy stores, and florists. Libraries have been in the love business for ages! Even libraries in ancient Greece had love stories. Remember those Greek tragedies they made us read in high school? Fortunately, we have lots and lots of vastly more recent romances available for your reading pleasure...

I starting getting phone calls last Monday from friends asking if I had been to the Philippines lately. Or asking, "How was your trip?" Some of those callers knew I hadn't been there, because they just saw me days before. They told me they had gotten an email from someone claiming to be "me" and "I" was stranded in the Philippines without money, and "I" was asking them to send "me" money to help "me" get home...

Parents: Is your child growing up social or growing up attached to a video screen? A new book by two of America's relationship experts can answer that question for you and help you raise your child with a healthy balance of screen time. Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane are the authors of "Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World." The publisher is Northfield Publishing, an imprint of Moody Publishers...

I love a wide variety of foods -- from a fancy poached salmon and Italian saffron risotto to seven layer salad and quiche. But in the winter particularly, nothing beats the good old standard of meat and potatoes. Mashed, baked, roasted, fried or boiled, potatoes are the most popular vegetable as well as the most popular side dish, coming in ahead of rice and pasta in the average American diet...

T-G: Where are you originally from? Hamilton: I am originally from a very small town in Iowa. T-G: How did you end up instructing in Shelbyville? Hamilton: Well first, I ended up in Tennessee after a summer internship that I did right after high school for three summers (selling educational books door-to-door). ...

It's a cold rainy Monday and it's Billie Crowell's day off. At least, the first part of the day. Later in the afternoon she has scheduled lessons for a few of her 30-plus students. Her home, like Crowell, is warm and inviting. At her kitchen table, she opens a large binder, chocked full with years of memories. There are pictures, notes, programs--even a few receipts from former students. She picks up one of the receipts and examines it for a moment. The year was 1962...

After nearly a year of fighting in eastern Ukraine, it looks like the Obama administration still wants to go the diplomatic route, even with pressure building to send weapons to that country. It's about time. More than 5,000 people have died since fighting began last April...

Southside Elementary students Richard Owens and Aniyah Hill were winners of a recent fund-raiser. Students had to bring in booklets filled out with the names and addresses of friends and family. Every student who brought in a completed notebook had their name placed in a drawing for a various prizes. Southside Assistant Principal Layne Talbott stands with prize winners Aniyah Hill, who won a glow in the dark smiley tee, and Richard Owens, who won a robot. Southside plans to use the money to build awnings over the sidewalks leading to the portables. (Submitted photo)

Myrtle Howell, Katherine Strobel and Faye Womble served as hostesses for Volunteer Garden Club's monthly meeting. The devotion was presented by Myrtle Howell. Judy Pierce presented a report on the Fly Christmas Tree, Alice Russell presented the treasurer's report and Ann Spencer presented the report on Christmas gift wrapping at Eakin School. ...

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum is celebrating Black History Month throughout the month of February. The Museum is inviting everyone to come see their exhibits during the Black History Tribute on Saturday, Feb. 21 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m....

A man accused of sending a text of a sexual nature to an underage girl has been charged by police Joshua Lee Locke, 30, of Oakwood Trailer Park is charged with solicitation of a minor and sexual battery by an authority figure. He posted $20,000 bond...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Viqueens came back from a 13-point deficit to tie the game late, but a shot by Miyah Cook with seven seconds left gave the Nashville Central Christian Lady Warriors a 67-65 victory over the Viqueens in a non-district game Friday night...

SPRING HILL -- It was a tale of two halves for the Cascade Lady Champions in their regular season finale at Spring Hill on Friday night. Spring Hill dominated the first half, outscoring Cascade 34-11 in the first 16 minutes of play, but saw an inspired Lady Champion team fight back into contention in the second half...

SPRING HILL -- In their regular season finale, the Cascade Champions put together another scrappy performance to pick up a key district win heading to the postseason. On Friday night, the Champs came through in the clutch and downed a pesky Spring Hill Raider squad, 58-48...

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes cruised past visiting Lincoln County to claim a 57-36 victory and finish in a two-way tie with Lawrence County as regular season District 8-AAA champions on Friday night. The Eaglettes (18-8, 10-2 8-AAA) and Lawrence County each had two district losses, but the Lady Wildcats will be the top seed in the upcoming district tournament, with Shelbyville Central the No. 2 seed...

Here's our look back at the past seven days in local news. Choose the best answer for each question. 1) How much food has First Baptist Church on Depot Street given away since last year? A. 10,000 pounds B. 52,000 pounds C. 175,000 pounds D. None, due to regulatory issues which shut down a previous food ministry...

A beginner beekeeping class is to be held four nights in March. The classes will be held at the Farm Bureau building, 323 Bethany Lane, on March 9-10 and March 12-13 from 7 to 9 nightly. The Duck River Beekeepers Association is sponsoring the class. Registration fee is $40, which includes the cost of registration, the book "Beekeeping in Tennessee" and refreshments...

The city is still reviewing requirements of the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) as it pertains to two local groups. The Argie Cooper Public Library and the Shelbyville Housing Authority participate in the city's group health insurance plan, with both groups reimbursing the city for all costs...

Shelbyville officials will not know the cause of the latest failure of the underground storm water flume until the tube is dug up. A video camera was sent down Friday to check a storm drainage system that runs along both sides of the flume itself. A sewer line also runs under the flume, and Shelbyville Power also ran a camera down to check...

We live in a unique period in human history. Thanks to modern technologies, it's possible to be connected to people all across the globe simultaneously. Applications like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram allow people to keep their friends and family up-to-date on what's going on in their lives by sharing content such as pictures, news stories, videos and general updates. Minute by minute. Play by play. This sounds great, right?...

From start to finish, Shelbyville Central was in total control against Lincoln County on Friday night. It was a total team effort as the Golden Eagles cruised to a 66-41 victory over the visiting Falcons in a District 8-AAA game. Shelbyville Central (12-12, 8-4 8-AAA) is primed and ready for the postseason and will host Coffee County on Friday night at 6...