Stories from Sunday, September 27, 2015

Kelley Johnson is a registered nurse. She is also Miss Colorado. And just last week, Miss Johnson was named second runner-up in the Miss America Pageant. But surprisingly she has garnered more attention than the winner of the pageant, Miss Georgia, Betty Cantrell...

Dancers from Dancy's thrilled the crowd with moves to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at Saturday's Go Gold Festival on the Shelbyville square, benefiting the Mark Kelly Have Hope Foundation. (T-G Photos by David Melson) Kimberly Harmon gets a congratulatory kiss from dance instructor Lisa Neese as bystanders smile in appreciation of the performance...

Cooperation would be the order of the day if a ministry succeeds at bringing together churches and non-profits. ComeUnity, a new ministry, held a public unveiling of sorts during a luncheon Thursday at the Blue Ribbon Circle. Ranea Brown, the group's director, appealed to an audience of pastors, ministry leaders and other community leaders...

There will be something for everyone next Saturday at the fourth annual Art in the Park on Shelbyville's square. The event, hosted by the Fly Arts Center and the Shelbyville Recreation Center, will last from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Original arts and fine crafts, plenty of art activities for the kids and plenty of music and entertainment are scheduled all day long...

Shelbyville's city council will be looking at the final steps -- Phase IV-- to rehabilitate the public square when they meet Tuesday. The council will consider applying for a transportation alternative grant through Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) for $999,860.30 -- with Shelbyville paying for 20 percent of the total project cost...

U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander were among the officials reacting on Friday to the resignation of Speaker of the House John Boehner. The 13-term Ohio Republican shocked his colleagues by announcing in a closed-door session of the GOP caucus that he was resigning, not only from the post of speaker, but from his House seat altogether, effective Oct. 30...

Bedford County Historical Society held its fall meeting Sept. 21 at First United Methodist Church. After a meal, President Al Simmons conducted a brief business meeting. Recording Secretary Carolyn Jones presented the minutes of the June meeting. Treasurer Hazel Foster gave the financial report. ...

A woman who said she was raped told investigators she struck her assailant in the face. The accused man -- Billy Ray Bowling, 34, of U.S. 231 South -- allegedly entered the bedroom of her home in southern Bedford County between 9 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, a Bedford County Sheriff's Office report said...

Honestly, the citizens of this great nation can not elect such a person as Donald Trump to be their next president. It's amazing, and extremely frightening, how many people are throwing their support behind this loud-mouthed, thin-skinned, trust fund egomaniac...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Vikings got off to a great start, but the inability to stop a lethal Lewis County ground attack was costly as the Vikings lost to the Panthers 48-27 in a non-region contest Friday night. Before fans had a chance to settle in their seats, Darian Pride took the opening kickoff and ran 99 yards for a Viking touchdown. Alejandro Pompa kicked the extra point to put Community up 7-0 just 14 seconds into the game...

The Forrest Rockets are some of the best in the business when it comes to running the football. Cascade (1-5, 0-3 4-AA) found out just how good on Friday night in a 56-17 Region 4-AA loss. Forrest piled on 451 yards of offense against the Champions--all of which came on the ground...

BELL BUCKLE -- Riverside Christian just had too much of a run attack for the Webb School to overcome. Riverside ran for 324 yards, doubling up the Feet on the ground, and cruised to a 54-16 win Friday night. Riverside wasted little time taking control, racing out to a 30-0 lead at one point late in the second quarter...

Spend any time in Bell Buckle and you are likely to see a vehicle cruising around that will grab your attention. In some ways, it demands it. The car, a Ford Taurus, is something of a transportable canvas -- that also serves as the means of transportation for Webb art teacher P. Michael Quinn...

T-G: Tell me how you got the nicknames "Churchy" and "Squirrel?" Hall: A group of friends began calling me Squirrel in high school after a popular senior deemed it necessary to differentiate between us, as we are both named Jeremy.

"It's not about your struggles. It's not about your circumstances. It's not about your relationships. It's about your attitude." That statement is made by author James MacDonald in his newest book "Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late" by Moody Publishers. The foreword is written by Erwin Lutzer, senior pastor of The Moody Church in Chicago...

A pastor argues in a new book that there is one key to success: Teachability. Matt Keller is pastor of Next Level Church in Fort Myers, Florida and founder of Next Level Coaching. He has a book hitting the stores Tuesday, Sept. 29 titled "The Key to Everything: Unlocking the Secret to Why Some People Succeed and Others Don't." Thomas Nelson is the publisher...

Rebecca Ruth Marchese of Bell Buckle and Joseph Blake Hill have announced their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Ryan and Christine Marchese of Bell Buckle. She is the granddaughter of the late Richard and Ruth Marchese of Brooklyn, New York and Geraldine Brown of Friendswood, Texas...

Ellis Parker recently celebrated his 80th birthday. Also pictured is his son Keith. About 35 people showed up for the party, including many from out of town. Parker is a long-time plumber and electrician. (Submitted photo)

The intention was to write something quirky this week about legacies. I have sat in front of the computer screen for around 30 minutes trying to figure out precisely what I think about the idea of leaving a legacy behind. This is after thinking about it for the last few days. I haven't come up with much...

Sometimes it just seems like this old world is spinning too quickly. We have so many meetings, commitments, and weighty matters pressing on our minds that the old movie title "Stop the world! I want to get off!" comes to mind. In my own observation, some of the most peaceful and organized folks are the ones who give the most of themselves. ...