Stories from Friday, November 25, 2016

Mike Scott, a veterans service officer for this region, was the speaker at the November meeting of Vietnam Era Veterans. Scott's topics ranged from applying for a service-connected disability to free burial in approved cemeteries. The group's next meeting will be 6 p.m. Dec. 8 at Legends Steakhouse on North Main Street. A Christmas singalong will be led by member Barry Knox. For more information, call Tom Taylor, 931-684-2557. (Submitted photo)

Kari Tisma's fifth grade class at Eakin Elementary traveled to Stones River National Battlefield in Murfreesboro as part of its studies of the Civil War. First Community Bank sponsored the trip, and the students made a "thank you" banner to recognize the bank's contribution. (Submitted photo)

With much of Tennessee and the Southeast coping with extreme drought, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has issued an executive order to ease restrictions on trucks hauling hay. "Agriculture is critical to our state's economy, and rain is a critical ingredient that farmers need to keep their businesses running," Haslam said. "This order will allow haulers to move hay across and through Tennessee efficiently, so farmers can feed their livestock during these drought conditions."...

The voices of the Middle Tennessee State University Schola Cantorum and the Middle Tennessee Choral Society will blend with an orchestra to celebrate the upcoming holiday season at the 32nd annual performance of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah," 7:30 p.m. Monday at Murfreesboro First United Methodist Church, 265 W. Thompson Lane...

LEAMIS International Ministries co-founder Debra Snellen highly recommends the book "When Helping Hurts," by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert. I am going to read it soon, but I have a few sample chapters already on my Kindle...

The CROSS Shelter Project has been re-energized by a partnership with Anointed Word of Life Ministries, say organizers, and the church partnered with the shelter on Saturday to take blankets to the homeless living under the Duck River bridge in Shelbyville, right before the season's first hard freeze...

One Bell Buckle family is in the fight of their lives following a nearly fatal automobile accident two months ago. Sandy Wiley, the wife of Bell Buckle Police Chief Tommy Wiley, was severely injured Sept. 19 when she experienced a seizure while driving her van in Coffee County. She ran off the road and flipped multiple times...

The 2002 Camp Forest Football Club U15 team recently won the 2016/17 Division 3 State Championship in Murfreesboro. The team scored 14 goals and only allowed one over three games. The team is made up of players from the local area. The players are (top row from left): Lee Brooks (Head Coach), Fabian Cruz, Robert Sparkman, Reynaldo Ramirez, David Coulson, Will Stone, Jack Curtis, Will Harding, Matthew Kreidenweis, Zach Crownover (Asst Coach); (Middle row, from left) Zac Green, Eliot Sain, Andres Cavalie, Brad Simmons, Porter Neubauer, Marshall Reed, Landon Turner, Payton House; (Front, from left) Jonah Yates and Leo Suarez. (Submitted photo)

CHAPEL HILL -- It wasn't always pretty, but the Community Viqueens used an 8-0 run in the final three minutes to come from behind and defeat the Mt. Pleasant Lady Tigers 41-37 Wednesday at the Forrest Thanksgiving Classic. A 17-of-23 performance at the free throw line, including 8-of-10 at the foul line in the fourth quarter, helped the Viqueens overcome a tough shooting day from the field...

A combination of academics and athletic talent is a great combination for any student athlete and such is the case for Shelbyville Central senior Kethlin Campbell. Campbell recently signed a letter of intent to extend her education as well as track career at Duke University...