Stories from Sunday, November 1, 2015

I have something of a fascination with hair styles. Maybe this is because I have two mothers, a sister, a sister-in-law, an aunt, and probably some cousins down the line that do the do. The hair-dos, we should start a band. If I'm around you, I have your hair, or lack thereof, memorized in no time...

I have recently been diagnosed with a progressive disorder called "Flo-itis." Flo-itis is a condition that causes the sufferer to see a brunette woman in a white uniform selling insurance every time he or she turns on the television. It is not a terminal disease but it is quite annoying...

You're single. You feel stuck in singlehood. What should you do? I would suggest reading "The Dating Manifesto." Frank, biblical dating advice. That's the theme of "The Dating Manifesto" by Lisa Anderson. The author is director of young adults for Focus on the Family and host of the weekly radio program and podcast "The Boundless Show." The publisher is David Cook...

Meghan LeeAnn Solomon of Shelbyville and Brian Keith Bailey of Lynchburg announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Pam Zahorian of Shelbyville and Michael Solomon of Winchester. She is the granddaughter of Deloris Smith of Shelbyville, and Bonnie Solomon and the late Marvin "Buck" Solomon of Winchester...

Jennifer Nichols and Jackson Jordan of Shelbyville are engaged. The bride-elect is the daughter of William and Debbie Nichols of Shelbyville. She is the granddaughter of the late Howard and Geneva Nichols, John Peels and the late Annie Mai Peels, and Rayburn and Peggy Richardson, all of Shelbyville...

Kayla Elizabeth Tomlin of Unionville and A.J. Harris of Shelbyville were united in marriage on the afternoon of Sept. 12 at Maxwell Chapel Church in Unionville. The bride is the daughter of Jenny Tomlin of Unionville. She is the granddaughter of Ronnie and Teresa Tomlin...

The more contact I have with the younger generation of Bedford County, the more impressed I become. There are young people out there quietly making a big difference in our world and plotting a future that may just be a lot brighter than you might suspect...

Shelbyville Garden Club held its monthly meeting Oct. 21 at Bedford County Farm Bureau. "Tips and Shortcuts on Design" was the program, presented by Pam Beasley and Suzy Stewart. The month's design was hanging design. Winners were Beasley (large division), Donna Summons (medium red), Faye Sudberry (medium blue) and Pat Martin (small red.)...

Blayton Krisle gets in the groove as he and classmates at Eakin Elementary School loosen up to the music before physical education class begins. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

Paul T. Martin, a lawyer, lives in Austin, Texas, and is the director-state affairs, Southwestern Region, for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). A native of Deason, he is an alumnus of The Webb School and has published a book on disaster preparedness...

It's not every day one has a 104th birthday. Gladys Grogan did. On the evening of Monday, Oct. 26, the day of her 104th birthday, the staff of Celebration Way Assisted Living threw Grogan a party. Guests included her adult children Martha (Grogan) Smith; Betty (Grogan) Jolley; William Grogan; Jim Grogan; Doyle Grogan; Johnny Grogan; and Sara (Grogan) Brown...

Tuesday, Oct. 27 would have been Sylvia Plath's 83th birthday. After the death by her own hand in1963, her writings garnered much praise and even a few posthumous awards -- including the Pulitzer. I don't know why, but I have thought about Sylvia quite a bit since those Literature 101 classes in undergrad when I first read her beautifully tragic words...

A long marriage is worth celebrating. Some people might, as the old expression goes, get "all up in the air about it." For a Bedford County couple, those words took on a entirely new meaning. Earlier this month, Tom and Janet Troyer marked 54 years together by parasailing at Panama City Beach, Florida...

Shelbyville Central's girls basketball team is holding the 2015 Free Throw Shoot-A-Thon at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Fans are invited to meet the players and enjoy free barbecue. Season tickets for Central's home basketball games will be on sale.

The Azules soccer club sent two boys teams to participate in the Under Armor Bash in the Boro last weekend In the U11 bracket, the Azules 05 team picked up their first win under new coach Drew Taylor. Due to age restrictions, the team had to play opponents a year older...

The 2006 Lady Azules began their fall season in Gatlinburg, facing teams from North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. The Lady Azules first game came against the Middle Valley Soccer Academy, of Chattanooga, which was the then-ranked No. 13 team in Tennessee...

HENDERSONVILLE -- After falling behind 18-0 after the opening quarter at Hendersonville Christian, the Webb School pitched a second-half shutout and rallied for a 33-30 victory in the first round of the MTAC Division II playoffs on Friday night. Early on, it was rough goings for the Feet...

It was a tough way to end what's been a trying year. On Friday, the Cascade Champions (3-7, 2-5 4-AA) saw their season come to a close with a 42-20 loss to East Robertson on senior night. Cascade struggled with turnovers throughout the game against the Indians...

EAGLEVILLE -- Missed opportunities, untimely penalties, and bad breaks were costly for the Community Vikings as they fell 36-22 to the Eagleville Eagles in a region contest Friday night. The Vikings (4-6, 2-5 Region 4-AA) led at halftime and were ahead for most of the third quarter before a tough fourth period dashed the team's playoff hopes...

WINCHESTER --- For the third straight year and sixth in the past seven, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles have advanced to the TSSAA State Playoffs. The Eagles rolled past Franklin County 42-14 in a Region 5-5A matchup on the road Friday night to close out the regular season...

All of the steel replacement parts of the city's underground flume system have been delivered to the site on Lane Parkway, and work is continuing, with the new tube now extending to the point of the failure that occurred in August. City officials said that this week's rain will set completion of the project back about a week. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

Detective Sgt. Scott Jones of the Bedford County Sheriff's Office successfully completed the TBI State Academy on Thursday. From left are Sheriff Austin Swing, Jones, Detective Lt. Jason Kennedy and TBI Special Agent Zac Burkhart. (Submitted photo)

A stolen handgun was found at the home of a man who had allegedly assaulted his wife Thursday night. The fully loaded .40 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun, taken during a home invasion in Hendersonville, and an unloaded Norinko SKS semi-automatic rifle were found under a mattress by officers in the bedroom of Antonia Quanard "Montana" Pleasant, 36, of Colonial Drive, Shelbyville police said...

The Venegas family of Butler Street was awarded the 2015 Best Garden Award as part of the street's Neighborhood Watch Committee activities. The group does spring and fall cleanups, involving picking up litter strewn along roadsides. (Submitted photo)

Here's our look back at the past seven days in local news. Choose the best answer for each question. 1) What event passed through Shelbyville Friday, Oct. 23, on its way from Chattanooga to Nashville? A. The Poker Run For Rabies Awareness B. The Ragnar Relay...

Gov. Bill Haslam this week announced Tennessee students are still the fastest improving in the nation since 2011 according to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), commonly known as the Nation's Report Card. Tennessee rose to the top half of states in fourth-grade math, ranking 25th -- the first time Tennessee has ever ranked in the top half of states in any subject or grade, the governor's office announced...

If you take a drive down some of Shelbyville's thoroughfares, you'll see lots of businesses and homes. But citizens and city officials are pointing out one thing that is hard to find. Your address. Recently, city hall officials received a good natured complaint that many businesses do not have their addresses displayed on the front of their buildings...

A group of goblins snuck into the T-G Saturday afternoon to scare copy editor David Melson as he worked on Sunday's edition of the Times-Gazette. Those close to the T-G know Melson is famous for the candy jar that has sat at his desk for many years. Interestingly, it was full until this crew arrived. From left: Leah Barnes, Levi Grogan, Melson, Dani Rae Fowler and Anna Brooke Barnes. (T-G Photo by Sadie Fowler)...

Dear editor, The last I heard was Bedford County and/or Shelbyville was in dire need of revenue. Ranting and raving about a new jail, a new school and then they go and buy 58 acres for $192,500 this past January. Now they're talking about having to bear the cost of cleaning up the 58 acres and wanting to know what we would like to see built...

Each day, or as often as I can, I take a midday walk from the newspaper offices down Depot Street to the square, then down to Riverbottom Park, then back up to the square and back to the newspaper. My normal route takes me around all four sides of the square...

Coming next summer to a theater near you: "Remember the Goal," a film about a Christian girls high school cross country team, the fictional Orange Hills Academy. "Remember the Goal" was filmed in Nashville mostly over this past Labor Day holiday. The race scenes for a state meet were shot at the Steeplechase course at Percy Warner Park on Sept. 5...