Stories from Sunday, February 18, 2018

I'm often asked if I like "my new job" or "Are you glad you left the paper?" or "Do you miss the paper?" and I never quite know how to respond. Although I know anyone who asks has good intentions or means such questions as small talk, they are fully loaded questions that can't easily be answered in passing...

Tomorrow is President's Day. When I was a school kid, there were two school holidays in February; one on the 12th for President Lincoln's birthday and another on the 22nd for President Washington's birthday. Since 1971, with the passing of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, we have one floating holiday on the third Monday in February to honor all presidents. Interestingly enough, the Federal Government still calls the holiday "Washington's Birthday."...

The Times-Gazette is looking for a photo of your pet. Send a jpg photo attached to an email with yours and the pet's name to tgnews@t-g.com. They will run in the Life & Leisure section on Sundays.

Shelbyville Garden Club recently held its annual service project. Members provided baskets of flowers for the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce's membership luncheon.

I will be the first to admit that I am not very handy around the house. I never have been. I am really good at changing lights bulbs and loading and unloading the dishwasher, but when it comes to putting in a new light fixture or repairing our dishwasher, I am at a loss...

I've wanted to try avgolemono, a lemony Greek soup, ever since I first heard about it, and when I saw a few recipes for making the soup in an Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker, I knew I'd eventually try one. Oh, I'm glad I did. If you don't yet have an Instant Pot, I've worked out (but not tested) stovetop directions for this dish as well, and included both of them below...

For many parents of young children, Legos inevitably play a part in their daily lives. Whether its sharing in the joy of a newly built Millennium Falcon and Princess Castle or the pain of a tiny plastic brick on the sole of a barefoot at bedtime. All the same, the joys outnumber the pain in most things Lego...

Bedford's own in the majorsIt is time for baseball spring training to begin in Florida and Arizona. When local sports fans talk about Bedford County's major league baseball heritage the names of Chuck Taylor and Rex Brothers come to mind. But long before those two stepped on a mound in a major league park, there was another Shelbyville pitcher toiling in the majors -- George Neely McConnell, who played for the New York Highlanders/Yankees, the Chicago Federals (Whales) of the Federal League and the Chicago Cubs in the early 1900s. ...

BELL BUCKLE — A huge third quarter on Friday night was enough to send the Webb School to the region finals in a 64-58 win over Clarksville Academy. Webb played for the region title on Saturday, however results were unavailable at press time. Clarksville Academy led 15-10 after the first quarter and stretched its lead to 26-23 by the halftime intermission...

A man choked a woman into unconsciousness, then dropped to his knees and said, “Why? Why did you make me do this?” the alleged victim told police Thursday. The woman said Christopher LaJuan Gordon, 31, threatened to kill her and her two children after seeing a text from a man she works with on her cellphone. She told police she was holding their daughter as Gordon choked her...

State Rep. Pat Marsh and the Tennessee Department of Education announced Thursday that Bedford County Schools received an additional $166,500 in funding based on district growth. This funding is a result of a 2017 effort to not only fully fund education in Tennessee but also provide $18 million to cover school district growth as part of Gov. Bill Haslam’s Fiscal Year 2017-2018 budget, according to a press release from the Tennessee House Republican Caucus...

More than 1,600 students from Bedford County, Middle Tennessee, and even Kentucky will converge on Calsonic Arena next month for “Equine In Education,” a March 9 event intended to introduce children to the walking horse world. Jerry Harris, an advocate of the TWH industry known for his TV show “What A Horse,” is trying to promote the next generation of the horse industry, by organizing the event. ...

A passion for quilting — and public service — knits together the members of the Happy Hands Quilters club. The ladies gather once a month to pass the time while quilting as well as to share tips and knowledge. They also work on charitable projects such as donating quilts to organizations. One major project is the Quilts of Valor for military members; the club is working on several of the quilts currently...

The 2008 Camp Forest girls team put up 2 tournament wins finishing undefeated at both the Motlow Futsal and Sumner County Shootout tournaments. Pictured: Coach Adam Smith, Kileigh Tipps, Lily Duckworth, Harper McShea, MG Marshall, Emily Fisher, Avery Sisk and Coach Sandy Duckworth...