Stories from Sunday, January 22, 2017

The media itself is getting a lot of media coverage these days. It is important to fact check the news you hear and absorb and your library is among the best places to do that. If you haven't picked up on it yet, there is a lot of malarkey floating around out there and I am afraid to tell you that as responsible citizens, you are the ones who have to evaluate and decide whether the facts you are being fed are credible or not. ...

January provides somewhat of a nice lull at the Times-Gazette and with that usually comes a chance to look ahead at the year. One of the trending challenges, in our business or any business, seems to be doing more with less. This is especially hard in the era of information overload in which we all live...

I came across the following story on the blog called Motivation. Stephen retold this true story. A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in Dallas as the doctor walked into the small hospital room of Diana Blessing. Still groggy from surgery, her husband David held her hand as they braced themselves for the latest news. That afternoon of March 10, 1991, complications had forced Diana, only 24 weeks pregnant, to give birth to Danae Lu Blessing...

Today's column features quick looks at two new books. Both books are from Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson (thomasnelson.com). The first book is: l "Talk Yourself Happy: Transform Your Heart by Speaking God's Promises." The author is Kristi Watts, a former co-host of "The 700 Club," where she interviewed public figures like Condoleezza Rice and movie mogul Tyler Perry. ...

Imbibing in a cup of coffee goes back centuries and the daily ritual has not waned. Teddy Roosevelt was known to have a gallon a day habit. "Good to the Last Drop" is a familiar slogan for a popular coffee brand and it is said that Roosevelt was the originator of the phrase after being served coffee at the Hermitage here in Tennessee many years ago...

"Fired Up for Learning" is what one bulletin board exclaims at Thomas Magnet School -- and when you see students rushing in for Friday's "morning meeting" exclaiming that they don't want to miss singing the school song, there's no doubt that they are indeed fired up...

Claudia House is a mother, world traveler, pet owner and defender of proper grammar as an English teacher at Shelbyville Central High School. To nominate someone for Sunday Conversation, email Sadie Fowler at sfowler@t-g.com. T-G: What is your title at SCHS and what classes do you teach?...

When Ashley and Derek Davis of Tullahoma changed their 7-month-old son Angler's diapers, they kept noticing that his legs were tight. They went to look ths situation up on Google. A lot of people, when searching for their own symptoms, or family member's symptoms, online, are thrown into a panic as they find worst-case-scenarios...

MURFREESBORO -- After battling a talented MTCS Lady Cougar squad closely through the first quarter, the Cascade Lady Champions fell behind in the second quarter and never recovered in a 59-37 loss on Friday night. Cascade got an early boost from Grace Jackson, who knocked down a pair of 3's in the opening quarter to keep Cascade in contention...

It wasn't the outcome they had hoped for as Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles are still searching for their first win of the season after a 67-36 loss to visiting Coffee County on homecoming night in a District 8-AAA matchup on Friday. The Eagles (0-16, 0-7) struggled to score and trailed 15-9 at the end of the first quarter, 33-19 at halftime and 49-27 after three periods...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Viqueens raced out to an early lead against the Forrest Lady Rockets, but did not have an answer for the hot shooting of Lady Rocket Caitlyn Yost as the Viqueens fell 66-48 in a District 9-A contest Friday night. Yost had 38 points, including 23 in the first half as Forrest steadily increased its lead throughout the game...

NASHVILLE -- Offense was in no short supply for Webb or Ezell Harding on Friday night. Both teams scored north of 70 points and Webb was able to blast the Eagles 94-72. Webb wasted little time establishing itself on the offensive end of the floor, racing out to a 34-19 lead by the end of the first quarter...

MURFREESBORO -- A night after a thrilling overtime win against District 12-AA opponent Marshall County, one might be concerned the Cascade Champions might be running on fumes when facing a tough MTCS Cougar team on the road. As it turned out, Cascade (16-3) had plenty of gas in the tank and was able to pick up a convincing 55-47 non-district win on Friday night in Murfreesboro...

Playing in their fourth game in eight days, including three in the past five, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes claimed a 42-35 win over visiting Coffee County for a homecoming victory on Friday evening. It was a homecoming for the 1986 and 1991 Shelbyville Central state championship teams as well as team members, along with former Eaglette and current Middle Tennessee women's coach Rick Insell, were in attendance and recognized for their achievements...

UNIONVILLE -- The Community Vikings saw a 16-point second quarter lead against the Forrest Rockets turn into a 7-point fourth quarter deficit, but the Vikings used a late scoring flurry to edge the Rockets 51-50 in a District 9-A matchup Friday night...

A charity that supports local cancer patients is recruiting new members and trying to spread the word about the work it does. Bedford Cancer Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides money, called grants, to local cancer patients to pay certain living expenses such as utilities, groceries and gas. Recipients must live in Bedford County...

A group of supporters of Donald Trump gathered Friday at El Mexico restaurant to watch the presidential inauguration ceremonies. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

iHobby is a new feature in which we introduce you to someone with an interesting talent, hobby or pursuit -- and then tell you how you can get involved. We'd love suggestions of people and/or hobbies for future columns; send them to tgnews@t-g.com. Amateur radio isn't just a hobby, as James Curtis points out. ...