Stories from Sunday, December 2, 2018

Does your workplace have a tradition of employees giving a Christmas gift (er, holiday gift...um, scrupulously secular seasonal transfer of goods) to the boss? Although many work environments leave it up to employees whether or not to give an individual gift to their superior, at my "day job" of nearly 20 years, we always pool our money and present the head honcho with some token of our esteem...

Happy Holidays, everyone! As I promised last week, here's a teaser about the marvelous batch of fiction we recently received. All of these books are available at the library or already out to patrons. You can find out whether an item is in or out and place a hold on it from your home computer. Our website is www.sbcplibrary.org...

On a blustery November night, the town of Normandy was a vision of pure Christmas delight. It sounds like a promo for a Christmas TV movie, but I actually felt that way after attending Normandy's Christmas lighting event last Sunday evening. I believe Norman Rockwell would have captured this evening on canvas. One of my favorite artists, his work was often dismissed as too folksy with an overly-soft message...

We have just finished celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday at our house, and I imagine that you have at your house too. It's a tradition at our house to go around the table before we eat our Thanksgiving dinner, and to share with one another something that we are thankful for...

Rarely do I hit a road block when it comes to column day, but this week hit me fast and suddenly my phone rang and I gasped when I saw it was David Melson looking for my column. I started thinking about what to write about and I literally couldn't think of anything interesting that's happened to me all week...

Mary Elkins is praying her way through her first holiday season without her husband of 52-years, Bobby, who passed away on Sept. 1. She's staying busy coordinating Angel Wings Ministry, which is a part of The Shelbyville Church, where she is a member. Even as busy as she is, Elkins admits the last couple of months have been emotionally painful...

BELL BUCKLE — A second-half collapse ultimately did in the Webb School against Athens Prep (Ala.) on Friday night. Webb raced out to a hot start, but struggled in the second half in a 69-60 loss. The loss marked just Webb’s second loss of the season...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles fell 65-44 to visiting Franklin County in the District 8-AAA season opener on Friday night. The Eagles (2-5, 0-1 8-AAA) committed 24 total fouls, including 16 in the first half. The Rebels connected on 16-of-27 free throws while the Eagles connected on 5-of-17 at the charity stripe...

A slow start proved costly as Shelbyville Central dropped a 47-37 decision to Franklin County in a District 8-AAA home matchup Friday evening. Before the game, there was a touching memorial and radio booth naming in honor of Rusty Reed, former broadcast voice of Shelbyville Central sports...

The Community Vikings scored the first 10 points of the second half to provide a cushion from a slim halftime lead and went on to defeat the Cascade Champions 58-47 in an intra-county basketball matchup Friday night. The Champions cut the Viking lead to single digits in the fourth quarter, but Community extended its advantage by connecting on free throws down the stretch to preserve the win...

For 10 straight meetings, the Community Viqueens (3-3) have dominated the rivalry series against Cascade. Dating back to January 11, 2013, the Cascade Lady Champions (5-0) have been held winless against their cross-county rival. That streak came to a halt on Friday night with Cascade’s 46-42 win over Community...

Sunday is going to be an incredible day for early December with sunshine and temperatures near 70 degrees. We have another big cool down coming early in the week with the high temperature on Tuesday only around 42 degrees. I think Wednesday and Thursday will be partly cloudy with high temperatures of 40 to 45 degrees and then rain chances could return about Friday...

Submissions are now open for the Times-Gazette’s annual “Adorable Christmas Kids” photo contest, which invites readers to submit Christmas-themed photos of children. Talk Of The Town Boutique and Children’s Shop, on the south side of the square, is a sponsor of the contest. Domino’s and DSC Sanitation are additional sponsors...

The salmon at this time of the year are too large for the eagle to swoop down and carry them off. The eagles wait for the salmon to spawn and then walk into the shallow water and snag them and eat them alive.