Stories from Sunday, June 10, 2018

This year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life raised $6,575 during the event proper, which ran from 6 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday at Bedford County Agriculture and Education Center. But when combined with fund-raising done by teams and individuals prior to the event, the combined total is approximately $45,000, and additional fund-raising is possible between now and the end of the American Cancer Society’s fund-raising year...

Charges of resisting and evading arrest and vandalism were filed against a man who allegedly severely damaged a recreational vehicle Thursday night. Garrett Morton allegedly “completely destroyed” the vehicle’s interior after breaking up with his girlfriend moments earlier at her parents’ Riverbend Country Club Road home, according to a Bedford County Sheriff’s Office report...

LeBron James is without a doubt one of the greatest players to ever lace up and play the game of basketball. After falling to 3-6 in NBA Finals appearances, it’s time to remove talk of James being the greatest to ever play the game. Greats don’t continually lose their championships...

On Thursday night, the Fayetteville Area Swim Team edged out a 310-304 combined win over the Shelbyville Sharks in a dual-team meet. Fayetteville proved stout and took three of the five 100 meter medley relays, with Shelbyville claiming wins in the Mixed 9-10 100 Meter Medley and the Mixed 11-12 100 Meter Medley...

Principal's List: A Honor Roll Fifth Grade Ella E. Batchelor, Elliott C. Chapa, Lane E. Comstock, Mason L. Crowder, Savannah N. Davenport, Paiseley E. Davidge, Julia R. Gonzalez-Ramirez, Ellisia S. Harrison, Elizabeth C. Houle, Macy B. Howell, Ian C. Jordan, Amelia R. Kilpatrick, Brandon D. Mccroskey, Kayden A. Mersing, Aaron M. Moore, Sophie M. Ray, Ella G. Thompson, Alayna E. West, Gracie E. Winsett...

The Bedford County FFA of Shelbyville Central High School has announced its 2018-19 officers: He is the son of Rodney and Dixie Harden. Brett chose to be an officer because he wanted to lead the chapter that he has been very passionate for since his freshman year...

On Monday, May 28, 2018, the Bedford County FFA Chapter of Shelbyville Central High School traveled to Doyle, Tennessee to attend State FFA Leadership Camp at Camp Clements. ...

Motlow State Community College Testing Center will administer the Residual ACT exam on June 15 and 21, July 20, and August 10 from 8:30 a.m. -- noon, and on July 31 from 12:30 - 4 p.m. The test will be administered in room 1043 of the Crouch Center on the Moore County campus...

News coverage of the volcano erupting on the "big island" in Hawaii is really something to see. We humans are simply at the mercy of natural forces with no recourse but to try to get out of the way. The Kilauea volcano became much more active in early May of this year. ...

I read a real sweet story this week that I wanted to share with you. The author is unknown, but I found the story on the website ChristianPerspective.net. From her bedroom window, Rebecca eyed the children playing in the snow enviously. How she longed to play with them!...

The tale of the tooth fairy, featuring my daughter as guest star, appeared in a column I wrote several months back. Never in a million years did I think there would be a part II to that drama. Turns out, Dani didn't get the lesson last time. As a recap, she had lost a tooth and written a letter asking "Angel," our tooth fairy, for $20. Well, "Angel" must have been running low on funds because she only left Dani $5...