Stories from Wednesday, November 25, 2015

I was looking for a book to put on my Kindle for the weekend, and on Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library's e-book lending site I happened to stumble across "A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War," by Ronald K. Fierstein. I didn't read the description too closely, and I certainly didn't notice that the book was published by the American Bar Association; I might have assumed it was aimed at lawyers and passed it over...

Butlers' Creek FCE Club met on Oct. 19 with the Liberty FCE club at the Pleasant Grove Church Fellowship Hall. The meeting was called to order by Betty Renegar, host club president. Hazel Gant was the reporter. Janie Pickle, Liberty Club, did the devotion. ...

Enon Primitive Baptist Church in Unionville will hold its annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner and Meeting today. Singing is at 10:30 a.m. Preaching is at 11. A pot luck meal will happen directly after the service...

Margaret Pilkington Little, 84, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 at Glen Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

An intoxicated man carrying a handgun at Bedford Manor Apartments, Barksdale Lane, was told several times at gunpoint by Shelbyville police to drop the weapon before doing so Monday night, officers said. Walter Waggoner Polston, 30, of Bugscuffle Road allegedly took his mother's gun from her car without permission. As officers arrived on a fight call, Polston allegedly ran into the door of an apartment with the gun in one hand...

Dear editor, Community Outreach Partnership of Bedford County, a 501-3(c) dedicated to helping feed people who run out of food, picked up 3,600 cans collected by Thomas Magnet School. This is the second year they conducted a can drive for Community Outreach. They not only collected the cans, they helped us load them in two vehicles on a drizzly afternoon...

Thankfulness and concern about the world situation was on the minds of those attending the Senior Citizens Ham Breakfast and Festival of Trees events Saturday, "I'm grateful to be here in Shelbyville," said Don Robison of Chapel Hill as he enjoyed ham and the fixins' at the Senior Citizens Center...

Teacher Mandy Flynn and her children at Head Start play a game of "pin the feathers on the turkey" Monday. (T-G Photo by Sadie Fowler)

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic has announced the addition of Dr. Kelly C. Baldwin to its team of physicians. Dr. Baldwin joins our urology department after relocating to Murfreesboro from Florida. He is board certified in urology is also a member of the American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association and the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons...

The Motlow State Community College music department is excited to present a pair of holiday concerts during the first week of December on the Moore County campus. Both performances will be held in Eoff Hall inside Powers Auditorium. The first is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m., and the second on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. Both concerts feature Motlow students and community members. A reception will be held one hour in advance of each performance...

Weakley E. "Eddie" Barnard, assistant district attorney general for the 17th District (Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore counties), has been presented with the President's Award by the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference. The award is presented annually to assistant district attorneys who exemplify the goals and ideals of the Conference by improving the quality of justice in the state...

Jessica Thomas, also known as "Birdie" or "JaeBird," "grew up in the restaurant business," as she puts it. She's only 28 but has been involved in restaurants since she was 13 years old. Her grandparents, Bill and Pat Crowder, operated the Midway Diner, and she's worked at various restaurants...

Tom and Rhonda Styer hit the dance floor as Eric Stephens sings at Tuesday night's 21st annual Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce Holiday Mixer. See more photos in an upcoming Times-Gazette. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

From the remote mountains of Afghanistan to the war-torn nation of Georgia to the cold streets of wintertime Nashville, American soldiers and homeless veterans are starting to receive boxes full of warm holiday wishes from Middle Tennessee residents...

Firefighters are making a push to keep the holidays merry by stressing fire safety and preventing deaths. The Shelbyville and Bedford County Fire Departments each received 51 smoke detectors from the state this week, said Jason Richardson, city fire marshal...

* Bedford-Moore Farmers Co-op is having a Black Friday sale Friday, Nov. 27 from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. * J. Jordan has also announced special sales Friday, Nov. 27 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 28, in honor of Small Business Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

The U.S. Marine Corps Toys For Tots program desperately needs toys for its annual drive, says Col. Ken Crowell (retired), who is active in the program locally. Only new, not-gift-wrapped toys are accepted, he said. "All toys are distributed to needy children in Bedford County," Crowell said...

Henry Lewis Garrett, 64, of Shelbyville died Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

LEBANON - It was a game Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles would like to forget about in a 63-24 loss at Lebanon on Tuesday night. The Eagles (0-3) fell behind 12-0 and could never bounce back. Lebanon posted leads of 14-4 at the end of the first quarter, 32-10 at halftime and 51-17 after three periods...

LEBANON -- Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes fell 61-56 at Lebanon on Tuesday evening. After leading 42-38 at the end of the third quarter, Lebanon outscored the Eaglettes (1-3) 23-14 in the fourth quarter to secure the victory. "I thought we played better and I really liked our effort," Central coach Kevin Thomas said. "We've just got to shoot the ball better outside."...

The Community Viqueens used an 18-0 run in the second and third quarters to break open a close game and defeat the Cascade Lady Champions 61-37 in an intra-county matchup Tuesday night. The experience of the Viqueens won out over the youthfulness of the Lady Champions...

The Cascade Champions were clicking on all cylinders Tuesday night, connecting on 10 three-pointers and using a pressure defense that generated several turnovers in a 74-43 victory over the Community Vikings. "We did a good job with what we wanted to do," Coach Mike Edmondson of the Champions said. "We wanted to put some pressure on them and we did a good job of attacking."...