Stories from Sunday, February 15, 2015

Ready for the first sizeable snow in several years? Bedford County may be under a blanket of two to four inches of snow by Monday morning, according to all forecast sources including the National Weather Service. A winter storm watch was issued for Sunday evening through Monday evening on Saturday by the NWS in Nashville. Forecasters say "locally higher amounts" are possible...

Southside Salamander students surely were smiling when they slipped on their new swanky shoes on Friday. Every student, teacher and staff member of the elementary school -- including cafeteria workers and janitors -- received a free pair of shoes, according to organizers. They were all fitted for the shoes two weeks ago...

DUIs and other arrests increased in 2014, but so did traffic accidents, according to the Shelbyville police department's annual report. Police wrote 15 percent more citations in 2014, totaling 4,427 tickets, and saw a 25 percent increase in arrests, totaling 1,625...

State Sen. Jim Tracy has scheduled a telephone town hall meeting Tuesday to talk to citizens regarding issues before the Tennessee General Assembly and to listen to their concerns. Tracy says he also wants to be available to citizens who need assistance with state government services...

A driver's license roadside safety checkpoint will be conducted by the Tennessee Highway Patrol on U.S. 41A during the week of Feb. 20, according to a press release. Activity will begin at 11 p.m. nine-tenths of a mile south of the 3-mile marker, the release said...

Here's our look back at the past seven days in local news. Choose the best answer for each question. 1) According to a story last Sunday, what possible impact is the Affordable Care Act having on Shelbyville Housing Authority and Argie Cooper Public Library?...

For the first time since 2011, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles claimed a District 8-AAA Tournament victory. The Eagles defeated visiting Tullahoma 82-63 in opening round action of the tournament Friday evening. Shelbyville Central played Lawrence County in the semifinals on Saturday night with boys consolation and championship games scheduled for Tuesday...

EAGLEVILLE -- The Community Vikings dug themselves in an early hole and could never recover as the Moore County Raiders defeated the Vikings 60-47 in a District 9-A semifinal game Friday night. The Vikings (3-23), coming off an emotional overtime win on Tuesday night, could never get into a productive flow as the Raiders controlled the tempo for most of the game...

LEWISBURG -- After knocking off the Marshall County Lady Tigers on Monday evening, the Cascade Lady Champions (7-20) ran into a buzzsaw against No. 1 CPA in the District 12-AA semifinals on Friday night. After a relatively close first quarter, CPA was able to overpower Cascade and pull away for the 55-33 victory...

History buffs can rejoice -- this week, we witnessed the 21st Century version of the 1938 Munich Agreement. It's the new ceasefire worked out by Germany and France, with a deal between Russia and Ukraine to stop the fighting that's been going on for months in eastern Ukraine between government forces and rebels supplied by Russia...

Education and jobs were the focus on Capitol Hill this week as Gov. Bill Haslam unveiled his proposal to fund state government for the 2015-2016 fiscal year in his annual State of the State Address. The $33.3 billion balanced budget makes strategic investments in education and workforce development, while continuing a thoughtful approach to making government work more efficiently and effectively...

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did." - Newt Gingrich It has been another very busy week at the Tennessee General Assembly. We started the week off with Governor Haslam giving the State of the State address on Monday night. I thought it was one of his best speeches ever and he laid out many of his plans for this coming year. Some of his goals and highlights are:...

Dear editor: The finished work and opening of the 437 bypass was great success into the future and progress for Shelbyville. A great stretch of 4 lane bypass to divert traffic from 231 North to 41A was a much needed highway for this county to move into the 2000's. (It will be great when we get the connection from 41A to 64 West.) A great calling card for future business and new industry for Shelbyville...

Members of the Shelbyville Woman's Club met Wednesday for their monthly meeting at Riverbend Country Club. Members enjoyed lunch, fellowship and a musical performance, "Songs That Warm the Heart and Soul," by the Edgemont Baptist Men's Quartet. Decorations were done by Mary Cathryn Perry, place cards by Lynda Phillips and Rachel Arnold, devotional by Jo Newton, reservations by Mary Cathryn Perry and hospitality by Brenda Knight and Debbie Kee. (T-G Photo by Christy Davis)

Another year of football games is behind us. It seems that just as I begin to take an interest in the standings and actually watch a game or two, it's time for the Super Bowl and then the season is done. But at least the games I did pay attention to this season were quite exciting...

"I should probably figure out what sound I want first." His brother laughs and Asher immediately goes back to work at the keyboard. It's a couple of hours into their studio session and Asher Cataldo is working on what he calls one of his "poppier" tunes...

T-G: Tell us a little about your upbringing. Cannon: I was born in Shelbyville. I was raised by my single mother, along with my brother, Eddy, on our family land in Flat Creek. It was almost like a family compound. There was my grandmother, two uncles, and us all living on the same land in different houses...

Why can't having faith be a delicious lifestyle? It can -- and healthy as well. A popular healthy food/healthy lifestyle blog, "Dashing Dish," has expanded into the print world with "Devotions For a Healthier You: Feeding Mind, Body, and Soul." The author is Katie Farrell, a former registered nurse in Brighton, Michigan...

Although I haven't officially started a band, I do spend a great deal of time obsessing over the perfect band name. I have started to believe that you could have a really terrible band, but you might be all right if you have a great band name. Coming up with a catchy name is half the battle. ...

Photographer Eric Smith had snapped a series of photos near Redondo Beach, California, of a mother humpback whale and her cub. Looking back at the photos he had taken, he noticed in the background a man sitting on a sail boat with his phone in hand reading or texting, just feet away from the whales, not even noticing them...

Jessica Hall of Shelbyville announces the birth of a son, Christian Cole Hall, on Jan. 26 at Harton Regional Medical Center. The baby boy weighed 6 pounds, 12 oz. He is the grandson of Linda Hall of Shelbyville and the great-grandson of Geradine Cook of Portia, Arkansas...