Stories from Sunday, April 22, 2018

Have you ever just sat down and thought about what your government does for you, or even who the governor is? Do you know your state capital? Do you know whom the Speaker of the House or the Senate is in Tennessee? Most people reading this probably don't, I know I didn't until I attended State 4-H Congress!...

The one thing I enjoyed the most while Speaker of the House at Congress was the experiences. The ability to meet new people and make friendships is priceless. Being able to stand where the present and all the past Speakers of the House for Tennessee have stood was exciting and a whole lot of fun...

Someone once asked me what the most formative experience of my Christian life was, and I found that to be an easy question to answer. It had to have been the godly influence of a Christian mother. Alpha Margaret Tangen Dezotell Scott raised all of her 5 children in church and she set a godly example for us...

I was laid up for a couple of days recently and spent a fair amount of time in front of the television set being a couch potato. Larry had a good time ribbing me about my penchant for watching the romances on the Hallmark Channel. They are my guilty pleasure. ...

I've been checking out a couple podcasts each night before bed. Last night I listened to a program that featured Katie Couric as the guest. I love Katie and it was a nice way to close the day. I've always related to Katie and admired/studied her back in my early days of college when I was studying broadcast journalism...

Jean and Jimmy Richardson announce the engagement of their daughter, Riley Richardson of Murfreesboro, to Ross Wilson of Murfreesboro. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Tony and Barbara Richardson and Virginia Seal, all of Shelbyville. She is a 2012 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School and a 2016 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where she received a bachelor's degree in communication and was voted one of the university's most-influential students. ...

Ever since I was a child at Halloween, my least-favorite candy has been Necco wafers. They're a very traditional candy, I will grant you, with a long history, dating back to 1847. At the time, medicinal lozenges were all the rage, and a man named Oliver Chase invented a lozenge cutter to mass produce them. It turned out to be useful for non-medicinal candies as well, and the wafer-shaped, assorted-flavor candy we now know as Necco Wafers was developed by Chase...

“Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.” —Barbara Bush Gov. Haslam announced this week that more than 10,000 adults have applied for the Tennessee Reconnect Scholarship. ...

To the Editor, This letter is in response to Brooke Sanders and Linda Clanton who wrote to complain about being blocked from Facebook and having comments deleted by the Bedford County Education Association. I am a parent of a 5th and 9th grader and have always been very pleased with the teachers my children have had over the years...

Bedford County has a new archivist. Anna Frazier, who is originally from McMinnville and currently living in Nashville, took the reins on Feb. 26. Two years ago, Anna and her husband, Rick, were drawn to the beautiful rolling hills and endless landscape of the Bedford County area in order to find more of a simpler life outside of the ever growing city. ...

LYNCHBURG — Jacie Williams hit a three-run home run and Brooke Sudduth delivered another gem for the Cascade Lady Champions (12-2-1, 6-0) , who finished their sweep of Moore County on Friday night with an 8-1 win to tighten their grip on the District 8-A title race...

UNIONVILLE — After hitting in tough luck and spotting the Huntsville Falcons a 5-0 lead, the Community Vikings got off the deck and scored six runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Falcons 6-5 in the Walking Horse Classic Friday night. “You’re starting to get to see these young guys grow up right before your eyes,” Coach Robbie Davis of the Vikings said...

Cascade coach Brandon Bassham has stressed to his team to do three key things and the wins will come. Those things include putting the ball in play, play defense and pitch. After a loss on Monday night to Moore County, his team did just that and closed the week with a 3-2 record, following a pair of games in the Walking Horse Classic on Friday night...

gjohnson@t-g.com A victory celebration for the Shelbyville Golden Eagles in Friday’s first game was slightly overshadowed by a disappointing setback in the second game of a doubleheader with visiting defending Class A state champion Loretto. The Eagles scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to claim an 11-10 win in the opening game before the second game was suspended after an incident where a Shelbyville Central batter was hit in the mouth from a ball thrown by a Loretto pitcher.. ...

A man wanted for jail escape in Sumner County since 2016 was found living in a Shelbyville travel trailer park Thursday night. Robert “Rob” Renn, 46, and a companion, Shirley Denise Chaffin, were arrested around 6:45 p.m. at the camper in Rambo Trailer Park, police said...

The threat of freezing temperature should be over for the season but we could have one or two more chances of frost into early or mid May, sometimes that happens. High temperatures will be in the 60s for the week ahead and then a few 70s in the first couple of days of May...

One of Shelbyville Animal Control’s most ambitious New Year’s resolutions is to double its monthly adoption rate in 2018. Hosting special adoption events on Saturdays is one way animal control officials hope to achieve this goal. These days involve either transporting adoptable animals to a local store, like Tractor Supply Company, for the day or inviting the public to the shelter during hours it is usually closed...

Do you have an ancestor who served in World War I? Have you ever seen photos of him? If so, The Webb School would like you to take a look at some photos in today's Times-Gazette. During the war, William R. Webb Jr., son of Webb School founder Sawney Webb, was co-principal of the school, and "de facto headmaster," according to Webb history instructor L.R. Smith...