Stories from Sunday, July 24, 2016

Bedford County Fair kicks off Monday at Bedford County Agriculture and Education Center on Midland Road. The fair continues through Saturday. Unlike years past, the carnival midway will open on Monday evening, the same day that the exhibit hall and other aspects of the fair begin. In the past, the carnival did not open until Tuesday evening. The fair book, which went to press before a last-minute change in carnival exhibitors, still reflects the old schedule...

Every now and then we have a moment that catches us shaking our heads realizing the world can sometimes be small. In the newspaper business, perhaps these moments happen even more frequently as a result of our readers thinking to call us when they encounter something unique in their day to day travels...

Buddy Mason of Bell Buckle is a member of the band Judge Talford, which will perform 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bedford County Fair. The other members of the band are Shane Norman, Michelle Bailey, Joey Gipson and Andy Brown. Mason and Norman originally played bluegrass, but evolved into a new genre, and changed the name of the band, in 2011. ...

Two of this year's three elections -- the one in March, and the one in November -- have to do with this year's presidential election. The Aug. 4 election doesn't include anything related to the presidential ballot, and that may explain why early voting has been slow so far...

Here's our look back at the past seven days in local news. Choose the best answer for each question. 1) As part of an annual event, volunteers this past weekend attempted to do what? A. Stuff a church bus with donated food for the homeless B. Stuff an antique phone booth with college students...

A bicycle rider grabbed a customer's purse at Dollar General Market, North Main Street, and sped away late Thursday night. The victim was placing items into her vehicle when she felt her cart roll away and saw the man, described as around 40 years old and wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans, riding a dark colored bicycle with blue basket behind the building...

"Mammals, a day of reckoning is coming. That's right, the same plants and flowers that saw you crawl from the primordial soup will reclaim the planet. And there will be no-one to protect you." -- Poison Ivy from the film "Batman and Robin" I've been slowly learning to effectively communicate with plants, possibly understanding their language. ...

Recent Shelbyville Central graduate Lesleigh Blackburn has signed to play soccer at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee. Blackburn had an outstanding career for the Golden Eaglette soccer team and possesses the skill and speed to play the sport she loves in college...

The Shelbyville Central Eaglette basketball team gave away backpacks to the community on Friday afternoon. The giveaway was sponsored by The Center for Family Development and Johnson Residential Housing.

My granddaughters, like a lot of little girls, love to dance. And they love to dance for Lynn and me. We are their "mega-fans." There are some songs that I have added to my play list on my smart phone that are there simply for the girls to dance to...

If you know me at all, you know that I love animals, (at least warm-blooded ones). My childhood pictures from a very early age usually show me with a hold on at least one cat and several others nearby. During my preschool years my only sibling was busy with high school and later with college, so I pretty much grew up as an only child. My animals were my best buddies back then...

Zoro the Drummer, or the "Minister of Groove," as he was called by singer Lenny Kravitz, has played for the likes of Kravitz, Bobby Brown and Frankie Valli. Now, the minister of groove is stepping up his efforts to help people discover, develop and use their God-given gifts and talents...

Justina Lynn Justice of Bell Buckle and Cameron Taylor Hix of Shelbyville were united in marriage on the evening of June 4 at New Hope Chapel in Shelbyville. The bride is the daughter of Shay Troup of Bell Buckle. She is the granddaughter of Carolyn and Arthur Lawson of Bell Buckle and the late Bill Troup...

Rachel King of Bradshaw, Nebraska and Zach Kunz of Stuart, Nebraska announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Terry and Elizabeth King of Bradshaw. She is the granddaughter of the late Maebelle King of Shelbyville. The bride-elect graduated from Heartland Community High School in 2012. She graduated Cum Laude from Wayne State College in 2016 and will be attending the University of Nebraska Law School in Lincoln, Nebraska...

No matter how dramatic or exciting the tale may be, it seems like stories about any of our given issues related to cell phones have become simply boring. This is because they are expected; cell phones have ruled our worlds for long enough now that we've all endured problems...

Fortun Foods has announced that four of its popular fresh-refrigerated Finishing Touch Sauces will be stocked in the seafood department of Kroger starting in early August of this year. These sauces include Rajun Cajun, Santa Fe Verde, Four Pepper and Marsala and Mushroom...

Buddy Stacey and Kim Bates of Shelbyville announce the engagement of their daughter Shaina Leanne Stacey of Shelbyville to Zachary Dale West of Shelbyville. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Randolph and Virginia Henderson, and the late Elmer Stacey and Dorothy Stacey...

The Shelbyville Woman's Club welcomed Judy Gambill of the Bedford County Fair earlier this month as its special guest speaker. Gambill is the president and chairman of the Board of the Bedford County Fair Association and has been on the board for 18 years...