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Lady Champions pick up big road win
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/16)
LEWISBURG -- The Cascade Lady Champions picked up a big road victory on Thursday evening, defeating the Marshall County Tigerettes 5-1. Freshman Carmen Ray struck the first blow of the game, scoring on an assist from Kristen Heath, to give Cascade a slim, 1-0 lead at the half...
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Feet golfers claim close tri-match victory
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/16)
The Webb School picked up a slim victory in a tri-match, featuring MJCA and St. Andrews Sewanee on Thursday. Webb edged out SAS for first place with a 191 score, while SAS finished with a 192. MJCA took third with a 211 team score. Webb was led by Joe Collins' 43, while Seung Min Lee carded a 47...
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Cascade Middle holds back Vikings (Community Sports ~ 09/16/16)
UNIONVILLE -- It's always a battle when Cascade and Community meet, regardless of the sport. In a DRVC showdown on Thursday night, the Cascade Middle Champions were able to get a late score and hold off a pesky Viking squad, 20-12. In the game's opening drive, Cascade marched deep into Viking territory on three plays and finished the drive when Blaze Bryson hit Seth Countess in the corner of the end zone on a 26-yard TD pass... -
Protesting 49er hurts his team
(Sports Column ~ 09/16/16)
This kneeling for the national anthem has gone on long enough. I've kept quiet on this topic, hoping it would go away, as 95 percent of my interest in life during this time of the year, pertains to the game of football. So during the preseason games when Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest what he perceives as inequality and injustice in society, I naturally shrugged it off...
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Shelbyville hosts La Vergne tonight for homecoming battle (High School Sports ~ 09/16/16)
It's homecoming when Shelbyville Central entertains La Vergne in a Region 5-5A matchup tonight at Eagle Stadium. The Eagles (3-1, 0-1 5-5A) enter the game after a big win on the road at rival Tullahoma last week and will be looking to claim their first win in the region... -
Pilot error caused crash
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
A member of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team killed during practice near Nashville lost control of his fighter jet because it was traveling too fast and then failed to recover because it was too low for the maneuver he was performing, a Navy investigation shows...
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Large amount of jewelry taken from home
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
"Everything was missing" from an armoire filled with jewelry in a home left unlocked with the garage door open on Adams Road open Wednesday morning, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said. The home was ransacked between 8:30 a.m.-noon, the report said...
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Fake websites target consumers' cash
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Many consumers are aware of common email scams such as those informing you of foreign lottery winnings or a request from your "bank" that does not look quite right, but the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Division of Consumer Affairs warns Tennesseans about another online scam tactic: fake websites...
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Social studies standards available for public review
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Today, the State Board of Education launched a public review website, https://apps.tn.gov/tcas/, to gather feedback on Tennessee's newly revised K-12 social studies standards. This is the first time the social studies standards, recently revised by Tennessee educators, will be available for public review...
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Convention-goers (Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Kathy Reed, president of the Beta Nu Chapter of the Xi State Organization of Delta Kappa Gamma and Donna Green, first vice president, display an award certificate and DKG bag received at the 81st Xi State Convention that they attended at the University of the South in Sewanee. The September meeting of the local chapter was held Sept. 12 to plan programs and finalize committees for the upcoming year. The chapter meets monthly; the next meeting is Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. at Shelbyville Central High School. Delta Kappa Gamma is an international society for women educators. (Submitted photo by Marla Agee) -
Marsh seeks return to state House seat (Local News ~ 09/16/16)
State Rep. Pat Marsh is seeking re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 62nd District. He was unopposed in last month's Republican primary and is the party nominee. Marsh was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2009 during a special election. Representative Marsh is serving as the Chairman of the Business and Utilities Committee and sits on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee as well as the Fiscal Review Committee... -
Hot doggity networking (Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Bart Lovvorn (left) serves hot dogs to visitors Thursday, including Daryl O'Neal, at the Chamber Ambassadors' Business Bedford & Hot Dog Lunch. More photos will appear in a future edition of the Times-Gazette. (T-G Photo by Jason Reynolds) -
Pipeline leak may affect gas supply
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Colonial Pipeline says that a gasoline pipeline leak in Helena, Alabama, will affect gasoline supplies in Tennessee and other parts of the Southeast. "Based on current projections and consultations with industry partners, parts of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina will be the first markets to be impacted by any potential disruption in supply...
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Jail site reveal nearing?
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
County Mayor Eugene Ray said on Thursday that architect James Langford of Spirit Architecture LLC has visited the four proposed sites for a jail and justice center, and will attend Tuesday night's meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee...
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Look Mom- My First Haircut! (Submitted Photo ~ 09/16/16)
Knox Landry Smith, son of Lauren & Gage Smith sporting his new haircut just in time for his birthday party! -
T-G News Quiz for Sept. 18, 2016
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Here's our look back at the past seven days in local news. Choose the best answer for each question. 1) A Boys & Girls Club of Bedford County program honoring the late Bo Melson relates to what topic? A. Photography B. Good sportsmanship C. Respect for law enforcement...
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Thief takes $5 from locked house
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
A U.S. 231 North resident told the Bedford County Sheriff's Department $5 in change was stolen from his locked home between 4:30 a.m. Wednesday and 5:30 a.m. Thursday. No signs of forced entry were found. Two wedding bands were taken from a vehicle left parked on Maplewood Drive due to a malfunction...
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Cultural visit (Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Recent visitors to Liberty School were from China, the Inner Mongolia region. The visitors are English teachers at Chinese universities and were guests of Middle Tennessee State University participating in a TESOL program (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages). Liberty School was able to give the guests a deeper understanding of how a traditional American school looks and provided a cultural experience. (Submitted photo)
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