Stories from Thursday, April 28, 2016

Gene Williams is making plans for the third annual Field of Heroes Ceremony to honor veterans. The ceremony will take place at Willow Mount Cemetery from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 30. This year's theme is honoring women veterans. "We want to honor the women veterans," Williams said...

Serving others -- one common denominator that all the award recipients at Wednesday's 23rd annual Professional Women's Luncheon share. Winners include Colleen Fogle, Professional Woman of the Year; Brenda Clifford, Secretary of the year; Christy Womack, Volunteer of the Year; and Lisa Chick, Faithful Service Award...

Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen on Wednesday borrowed a line from Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" TV show and said, "You're fired," to the company that had been supplying schools with the troubled TNReady tests. McQueen made the announcement during a press conference in Nashville. She said the statewide testing contract with vendor Measurement Inc. (MI) would end immediately...

A "trip to the doctor" Tuesday turned out to be a trip to Lewisburg and resulted in a charge of theft of property for the driver, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said. Mary Elizabeth Henson, 29, of Lewisburg was told by a Warners Bridge Road resident she could drive a friend to a doctor's office, then return the car...

"Rayz'n Cain One More Time For Kim," an 18-and-over benefit concert for Kim and Jay Mantooth, will be held Saturday at the Blue Ribbon Circle on the Celebration grounds. Doors will open at 7 p.m. with the concert, featuring the bands Speakeasy and Rayz'n Cain, at 8...

A nine-employer job fair, a Community Resource Fair and an Education Fair are among events planned in Shelbyville for Goodwill Week, May 2-6. Every year during the first full week of May, independent Goodwill agencies across the United States and Canada celebrate the power of work through local activities. ...

Middle Tennessee Spay & Neuter Clinic, 846 Union St., will host a rabies clinic and bake sale on Saturday. The event will be held in the back parking lot from 8 a.m. to noon for $9 each pet. Other vaccinations are $15 each. Microchipping is $20. Please have correct change. For more information, call 684-5353...

On April 12, the Unionville FCE Club met with six members present. The date was moved up a week due to conflicts on the regular date. The Lord's Prayer was led in unison for devotion. Nell Holden was the reporter. "Spring Cleaning Mania" was the educational lesson for the month led by Virgie Summers. Many recipes were handed out to make cleaning supplies from what members have at home. Being economical is one of the attributes of being a good homemaker...

Times-Gazette staff writer Jason Reynolds was the guest speaker at the Shelby Chapter of DAR's Wednesday meeting at Riverbend Country Club. Reynolds gave tips on submitting stories and photos to the T-G, the economic value of a home newspaper subscription, as well as the newspaper's many supplementary publications such as Salute magazine and the Business & Services Directory. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes capped Senior Night with a 1-0 five-inning victory over visiting Columbia on Wednesday in a District 8-AAA machup. Seniors Ashlyn Brannon, Chelbie Gannon, Allie Odeneal and Liz Pendegrass were honored. The lone run came in the bottom of the third inning by freshman Taylor Sanders...