Stories from Sunday, August 9, 2015

I am hoping to get away for a short vacation in Montana soon. I am looking forward to catching up with old friends, but most importantly, I just plain miss my big sister. It's been three years and that is just way too long. My sister is my only sibling and she started college the same year I started first grade. Quite a gap between us, but I have many memories of my glamorous grown up sister...

As some of you may know, my three wonderful, delightful, adorable, smart and amazing granddaughters live in our home with Lynn and me. Jolie, Kori and Charli are ages 2, 4 and 6 respectively. I am honored to be called "Papa" by my three little girls, and I am honored to be among the ranks of "Grandparents" everywhere...

It's the height of summer and produce is abundant with hot weather favorites like cucumbers, tomatoes and melons. These are the makings of cool salads for the hot days of summer. We normally think of green salads with tomatoes or cucumbers chopped up in them or we think of melon balls in a fancy container carved from the watermelon. But some of my favorite summer salads are marinated salads. Of course the classic marinated summer salad is tomatoes and cucumbers...

Elizabeth Carter Greenberg of Atlanta and William Douglas Overton of Nashville were united in marriage on the evening of June 20 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The bride is the daughter of Steve and Lisa Greenberg of Atlanta. She is the granddaughter of Marion and William D. Smith of Marietta, Georgia, Mary and Thomas O. Sturkie of Atlanta, Isidore M. Greenberg of Fairfax, Virginia, and the late June Greenberg...

Amanda Lynn Loso and Isaac Allen Foster of Shelbyville announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Brian and Cindi Loso. She is the granddaughter of Tom and Barbara Loso, Beth Schwarzmann, Edna L'Heureux (great-grandmother), and George and Leona Whitmore (great-grandparents)...

Hannah Beth Lovvorn of Shelbyville and Heath Walker Fanning of Lynchburg were united in marriage on the afternoon of June 13 at Fair Haven Baptist Church in Shelbyville. The bride is the daughter of Dennis and Andrea Lovvorn of Shelbyville. She is the granddaughter of Mary Hix of Shelbyville, the late Lester Lovvorn and the late Reagor Hix, Bobbie Statum of Shelbyville, and the late Milton Statum...

Blair Elizabeth Parsons and Charles Andrew Turner of Shelbyville were united in marriage on the evening of June 20 at First Presbyterian Church of Shelbyville. The bride is the daughter of Norman and Vickie Parsons of Shelbyville. She is the granddaughter of Ruth Parsons of Shelbyville, and the late Russell Parsons, and Katie Bernd of Shelbyville and the late Bill Bernd...

Ron Dewitt, a reserved and humble man, is visibly self-conscious as an interview subject. "I can't say I was looking forward to this," he says, "I'm not too comfortable talking about myself and what I do. I'd much rather be out there doing it instead of talking about it."...

This week the T-G caught up with local art lover and non-traditional student Ann Taylor...

Inside First Baptist Church, there's a lot of activity taking place on a Monday morning. There are workers from several companies working inside the large sanctuary. In one area, windows are being measured and taken out. In another, workers from Milnar Organ Co. are carefully deconstructing the large pipe organ that largely makes up the rear wall of the sanctuary. Ryan Milnar, grandson of company founder Dennis Milnar, scales up scaffolding to assist in removing the final pieces of the organ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- The Liberty Patriots opened the season with a big, 28-0 shutout win over Faytteville City on Friday night. From the game's opening drive, Liberty's defense proved too stout for the Tigers to move the ball effectively against. After forcing Fayetteville's opening drive to stall, Patriots punt returner Keon Johnson returned a punt 55 yards for the game's first score...

The swim culture in Shelbville is growing. For years now, community sports opportunities have spread from scholastic competition in virtually every sport from football to lacrosse. In the summer months, the community sees a spark in swimming interest with the youth participation in the Shelbyville Sharks...

The leadership of Community Bible Study met Wednesday and Thursday to train for the upcoming study of 1 and 2 Corinthians. The group meets at First Christian Church on Thursdays from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. during the school year. Front row, from left: Kristie Beavers, Linda Hall, Cecelia Dougan, Teri Smith, Catherine Daugherty, Joan Leichner (Teaching Director), Vickie Ray, Barb Assel, Ruby Stallings, Pat Conner. Second row: Ed Leichner, Julie Carter, Barbara Dawson, Lisa Boyle, Deb Ottinger, Barbara Lamb, Bonnie Saunders, Sue Morphis, Dinah Agnew, Joyce Adams, Margaret Hicks, Tom Assel, Betsy Akerly. Third row: Charlene Judd, Mary Beth Sumpter, Teresa Barber, Irby Simpkins, Barnett Payne, Charlene Taylor, Mary Ann Davis, Jo Newton, Kirk Sumpter. Not pictured: Sandy Still. For more information, go to shelbyville.cbsclass.org. (Submitted photo)

Several guns were stolen from a home on Maple Street in Normandy during the day Wednesday. A rock was thrown through a window and a screen removed to gain entry, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said. The investigator was told of an unfamiliar white mid-1990s Chevrolet work van in the area during that period...

On Wednesday, President Obama made it pretty clear it's going to be his way or the highway when it comes to this horrid nuclear deal with Iran. He stated that only Israel is standing in the way of this "historic" agreement with Iran -- suggesting the Jewish state is intent on war...

Donald Trump might just be the right president for America -- that is, if we want a leader that reflects what too many Americans wrongfully stand for. Insults toward women. Disrespect toward a former POW who underwent years of torture because his plane went down -- not because of any personal failure. Say what you want about Sen. John McCain, but the man's far from a loser...

I've noticed something since I've been working at the newspaper: News is important. I recently wrote in a column that if you do anything long enough, you're going to notice things. Assuming you are paying attention to what's going on around you, things make more sense the longer you spend time with them...

"Grocery stores are good places," said a winner in the Big $1,000 Grocery Give-Away, sponsored by Kroger and the Times-Gazette. Kathleen Harris should know. She, along with Sharon Wood, Gary Neese, Paul Waldrep, Belinda Risk, Dean Winnette, Jamie Sexton, Virginia Thurmond, Pam Harris and Thelma Overcast each won $100 gift cards from Kroger...

"We had a fire!" a little boy told Jason Warren last December. Warren, who is disaster program manager for the Heart of Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross, already knew that; it's why he had driven down to Lincoln County in the middle of the night...

Although it comes as no surprise that Americans love cars, it may not immediately make sense that they are both buying more new cars than ever while still holding onto their old vehicles. USA Today recently reported that the average age of vehicles on the road is increasing even as drivers buy more new cars. ...

Two Bedford County schools have received state recognition for academic achievements. Cascade Elementary and Thomas Magnet schools have been named Performance Schools for 2015, the Tennessee Department of Education announced this week. The designation is for the state's top 5 percent of schools and is part of a recognition system called Reward Schools...

Charlotte Marie Richardson, 77, of Wartrace died Saturday, August 8, 2015. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.