Stories from Sunday, January 24, 2016

As provided by Bedford County Schools...

A few months back I wrote a column about finding strange books at Goodwill, or any bookstore that sells books for dirt cheap -- mostly Goodwill, although their prices have steadily increased over the last few years. Whoever came up with the idea of having a chain of mega-thrift stores where everything you sell is given to you, what an American they must be...

Several years ago my wife and I visited San Francisco. We spent four days touring the "city by the bay," two days riding on a double-decker tour bus and two days on foot walking up and down Fisherman's Wharf and the surrounding area. We rode on a tour boat out in the San Francisco Bay, and passed under the Golden Gate Bridge on the water, and went past the old historic prison island Alcatraz...

The Webb School recently announced its A and B honor rolls for the second quarter of the 2015-16 school year. The following Bedford County residents earned A Honor Roll status: Bell Buckle -- Zoe Nicholson, Hadley Foulk, Taylor Petersen Shelbyville -- Lilly King, Pratham Patel, Lennon Paul Ilarde, Soniya Patel, Chelsea Ilarde, Kristin Schuler, John Wilson...

Students from FFA chapters across Tennessee attended the 212 and 360 Degree Leadership Conferences. These conferences are an activity of the National FFA organization made possible by title sponsor Syngenta with additional support from Helena Chemical Company as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Twenty members of the Cascade FFA Chapter and 12 members of the Shelbyville FFA Chapter attended the event Nov. 20-21 in Doyle...

The Webb School students, faculty and staff gathered on Jan. 6 to open the newly-completed Student Center -- part of an overall $5.7 million Residential Village Phase I project that also includes two 20-bed dorms. Honor Council and Student Council presidents and vice presidents joined Head of School Ray Broadhead in the ribbon-cutting ceremony and brief program...

Noah Jolley, an eighth-grader from Shelbyville, won the 2016 school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee at The Webb School. The event, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 28th annual National Geographic Bee...

Becky Chapman, a new kindergarten teacher at Thomas Magnet School, is a Florida native who moved to Lynchburg when she was in elementary schooI. She moved to Bedford County about two years ago. In addition to starting at Thomas at the beginning of this school year, Becky had another big change in her life when she married Ben Chapman on Oct. 23, 2015...

Brian Crews (front), John Boutwell (center) and Dr. Andrea Anderson read a portion of "Turtle in the Tuba" Tuesday. The Bedford County Board of Education received a kindergarten reading lesson from the staff of Southside Elementary School to show how they help pupils learn to read by sound. Their lesson ended with a cliff hanger: Why did the tuba not play? Every month a different principal delivers a presentation on his or her school. Tuesday was Reita Vaughn's turn. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds)

"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance." -- Samuel Johnson The 2016 Legislative Session was in full swing this past week. I have 15 bills filed which is our bill limit and I have several on notice to be heard next week. We were off last Monday for the holiday and snow caused some delays on Wednesday, so it was a short but very busy week...

The General Assembly is moving at full steam as the second week of the 2016 legislative session comes to a close. Lawmakers worked diligently to complete their legislative agenda to meet the January 21 deadline for filing bills. Those bills will start flowing through committees next week as the General Assembly starts a thorough examination of the issues before us this year...

CASA Works Inc. is looking for volunteers with a heart for children and a passion for service to advocate for abused and neglected children in Juvenile Court. With a flexible schedule, volunteers dedicate 10-15 hours per month to the children to whom they are appointed. ...

Goodwill Career Solutions centers are holding job fairs in Shelbyville and the surrounding area this week. Here is a list. The Goodwill Career Solutions center at 130 The Acres, Lewisburg, will host a virtual job fair for CKNA from 9-11 a.m. The Goodwill Career Solutions center at 108 Lane Parkway, Shelbyville, will host a job fair for HG Staffing from 9 a.m.-noon...

Rebeccah Leanne Brown has been an active member in the Cascade FFA Chapter since her freshman year. Her Supervised Agriculture Experience involves working with finished agriculture product at Hardee's and caring for her pit bull, Athena. One of her favorite memories is meeting new people from all over the United States at the...

James "Jay" Lee Thompson has been an active Cascade High School FFA member since his freshman year. His Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) includes helping his grandfather with his farm equipment, taking care of his dog and working at Dee's Upholstery. Jay...

Haley Hollis has been an active member of the Cascade FFA Chapter for four years, serving one year as vice president and one year as treasurer. Throughout her high school career she has had two SAEs (Supervised Agricultural Experiences.) She currently has a placement SAE in finished food products, Burger King employee, along with raising rabbits, a Small Animal...

An employee of Blackwell's Tires, Madison Street, has been accused of taking money from a cash register. Surveillance video shows James Clifton Adcock, 36, of Columbia taking five $50 bills, police were told. The theft was discovered after the register came up $100 short at the end of the day, according to the report...

The snow fell, a few people hit the hills or yards to play in the snow, and a lot more just humkered down and stayed warm as three to four inches of snow fell across Bedford County Friday afternoon. "I measured about three inches at my house," Bedford County Emergency Management Agency director Scott Johnson said Saturday...

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Chloe Thomas (14) takes advantage of such a beautiful backdrop to take picture a of her sister, Valynn Corley.

Chloe Thomas (14) takes advantage of such a beautiful backdrop to take picture a of her sister, Valynn Corley.

Chloe Thomas (14) practices her photography skills while capturing this adorable photo of the family pet, Josey, as he tries to figure out what all this white stuff is!

Our Westie, Wally, loves playing in the snow.

Char'Liegh McGowan, with David Jacobs, Ashley Wilcox having a blast in the snow

Randy Michael "D-Daddy" Faulk, 72, of Shelbyville died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Tom Henry officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Snow coming down on the square Friday afternoon.

City workers working tirelessly to clear the roads Friday 01/22/2016

Bedford County Schools will remain closed Monday due to "road conditions throughout the county," School Superintendent Don Embry announced Sunday afternoon.

Paul Blackwell, 80, of Shelbyville died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jon Bell officiating. Burial will follow at Wheel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.