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Tick this off your to-do list
(Local News ~ 07/16/15)
Summer is about spending time with family and friends at the pool, lake or in the backyard, but it's also the peak time for ticks and mosquitoes which increases your risks for diseases like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, West Nile Virus and chikungunya disease...
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Dinos finish 4th in nation (Community Sports ~ 07/16/15)
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Suspect sought in theft, dumping of motorcycle
(Local News ~ 07/16/15)
Officers are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole a motorcycle in Smyrna and left it at the home of a friend's grandparent on Deery Street. Beau Beecham, 24, is being sought on charges of felony theft, violation of probation and failure to appear in court, according to the Bedford County Sheriff's Department...
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Iran agreement places world in greater danger
(Column ~ 07/16/15)
Well, they made "history" this week with the nuclear agreement reached by Iran and world powers on Tuesday. We can only hope that certain counties, like Israel, don't become history due to this ill-conceived attempt at giving the current administration the "legacy" it's been looking for...
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Jumping frogs, shooting hoops, winning guns this weekend (Entertainment ~ 07/16/15)
The Fly Children's Theater will present "Twain's Tales," written by David Taylor London based on short stories by Mark Twain, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Fly Arts Center on South Main Street. The play includes five stories -- "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "Science vs. ... -
SCHS Class of 1980 reunites (Other Record ~ 07/16/15)
Members of the Shelbyville Central High class of 1980 recently gathered for their 35th reunion at Bell Buckle Banquet Hall. Attendees included, first row from left, Keith Hayes, Dixie Phillips Stephens, Caky Barnett Barnett, Digby Palmer, Lynn Douglas Brumfield, Karen Kirchner, Carole Alexander Lamb, Troy Vannatta, Lee Palmer Jett, Tyree Hiles, Cindy Smith Day; second row, from left, Andy Dodd, Mike Barrett, Brett Johnson, Scott Landis, Craig Perry, Donna Foster Abernathy, Kelly Wilson, Joey Burke; third row, from left, Jim Jarrell, Belinda Tucker Palmer, Tammie Beech Cartwright Reeves, Leigh Ann Nash Bradey, Penny Crowell Green, Sherry Norman Frizzell, Pruitt Marshall, Brian Lewis, Jan Ragan Lamb, Brenda Thomas Marshall, Tom Lamb, Tim (Earl) Glascoe, Charles Batten, Ricky McGee. (Submitted photo) -
Three named Paul Harris Fellows by Rotary Club (Other Record ~ 07/16/15)
Three community and school leaders have been named Paul Harris Fellows by the Rotary Club of Shelbyville. Cassie Davis, Dawson Hasty and Wes Watson were honored. Former Rotary International president James L. Bomar Jr. was his home club's first Paul Harris Fellow. ... -
Local 4-H members go to state event (Local News ~ 07/16/15)
Bedford County 4-H is proud to announce the delegates who will be attending the 2015 Tennessee 4-H Roundup July 27-31 in Knoxville. The 4-H Roundup is an event where high school delegates from all across the state of Tennessee come and compete in their project area. ... -
Wang to talk on faith vs. science
(Local News ~ 07/16/15)
World-renowned LASIK eye surgeon Dr. Ming Wang will speak Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church. Wang will present "God's Not Dead -- Faith and Science: Friends or Foes?" at 6 p.m. at the church, 405 Lane Parkway. The Nashville resident is a graduate of Harvard University and a magna cum laude graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one of the few cataract and LASIK surgeons in the world who holds a doctoral degree in laser physics, according to a press release...
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Vandals didn't wait for dark to damage park (Local News ~ 07/16/15)
Vandalism in broad daylight has angered members of Bell Buckle's board of mayor and aldermen -- and once those responsible are caught, they will have an unpleasant job ahead of them. Charcoal grills were uprooted from the grounds of the town's park on Monday and heavy ADA-compliant picnic benches were flipped over, which town officials say would take more than one person to accomplish... -
New jail urged: Current facility can't be rehabbed, expert says (Local News ~ 07/16/15)
Jim Hart of the University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS) threw cold water Wednesday night on a recent proposal to solve the county's jail problems by expansion at the current jail site. "I don't think that expanding the current facility ... is a feasible option," said Hart.... -
Happy 95th birthday (Other Record ~ 07/16/15)
Pictured is Dorothy Johns on her surprise 95th birthday party on May 19 with great-great-granddaughter Kaitlyn Leverette. Submitted by Johns' daughter, Brenda Joyce. (Submitted photo) -
Timothy Daryl McCullough (Obituary ~ 07/16/15)
Timothy Daryl McCullough, 49, of Murfreesboro, a Shelbyville native, died Thursday, July 16, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bobby McGee and the Rev. Russ Stephens officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Saturday.
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