Stories from Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Who knew that a Mother-in-laws tongue plant had a bloom. This one has been around many years, but has never bloomed before. It blooms at dusk and the bloom last one night.

It was a very busy week for new Shelbyville Central head football coach Justin Palmer, but a very productive week as well. It was all capped off by a parents meeting followed by a Meet and Greet with the coach on Friday evening. "We had a good first week. We got a lot done and participated in two 7-on-7 tournaments, one in Smyrna and the other at Riverdale," Palmer said. "The guys showed a lot of energy and it was a great chance for me to see what they can do."...

Tennessee's back-to-school sales tax holiday is now a week earlier than in the past, due to legislation passed by the General Assembly. This year's holiday will be July 29-31, because the holiday now starts on the last Friday in July rather than the first Friday in August...

What is extreme sporting? Running 314 miles up and down mountains and over busy streets through Tennessee's July heat could qualify for that title. Some extreme sports enthusiasts are sprinting through Shelbyville this week. They are taking part in the Last Annual Vol State Road Race, a 500K (314-mile) run...

First Baptist Church on Depot Street has a red-and-white Pokemon logo in rotation on its electronic marquee after discovering that it was home to two "Pokestops" in the hit smartphone game "Pokemon Go." "We have two locations on our campus," said the church's media specialist, Katie Thomas. She said the church was happy to have another avenue to interact with the community. "We want our campus to be open and available to people," she said. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

Seventeen suspects were arraigned Monday by the July session of the Bedford County grand jury. Among them are Harley Edward Caffee, 20, and Fredrick Buford, 19, both of Barksdale Lane, who are both charged in a burglary spree of several buildings in eastern Shelbyville over Thanksgiving weekend 2015. Caffee allegedly broke into Musgrave Pencil Co. himself shortly afterwards...

SEWANEE -- What's been an incredible summer for the Shelbyville Sharks came to a close on Saturday afternoon with the league championships. On the heels of an unbeaten regular season, the Sharks claimed second place in the championship meet, being bested by the Manchester Makos...

A woman who told police she'd smoked marijuana an hour earlier was charged after backing into an oncoming Shelbyville Fire Department truck on an emergency run Sunday morning. A witness told officers he saw Deshon Antoniette Mason, 18, of Barksdale Lane back up in front of the truck, which had its emergency lights and siren on, shortly before 7 a.m...

The Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference has elected Donna Orr Hargrove to serve as its vice president for fiscal year 2016-2017. As vice president, Hargrove will also serve as a member of the conference's Executive Committee. Hargrove is public defender for the 17th Judicial District, which includes Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore counties. ...

The Heart of the Home FCE club met at Miller's in Christiana on July 13. All members were present. Marie Spence, President, reported on the July County Council meeting. The state convention was discussed and will be held in Murfreesboro on Nov. 2 with registeration due Oct. 30. Each club will furnish five crafted items. These items are due the week before the convention. Each member of the club will craft an item. Ruth Owens was appointed to serve on the 2017 Achievement Night Committee...

Kerri Ann Brewer, 11, a student at Cascade Middle School, was named Miss Photogenic during Saturday's "Fairest Of The Fair" contest. She is seen here with Sheriff Austin Swing. This photo was submitted by a family member; The Times-Gazette will publish photos of the contest winners once it receives them from the pageant organizers. (Submitted photo)

Last week the Community Middle School Student Council delivered "teen bling" items to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. The items were donations from the student body during the Dr. Love Week last school year. (Submitted photo)