Stories from Sunday, January 27, 2019

It was back in 2011 when I watched in amazement as it seemed that the whole community came together for one of its own. It made me proud to be a part of this wonderful place called Shelbyville, Tennessee. When I would drive across town I would see signs in front of all kinds of businesses asking people to "Pray for Korley."...

Deep fakes. According to Great Britain's The Guardian newspaper, that's the next big threat to privacy rights, economic stability and the remaining vestiges of civil discourse. A "deep fake" is a high-tech forgery, using a machine learning technique called a generative adversarial network, or GAN. It's a realistic computer-generated replication of a person saying or doing whatever the "puppet master" software user wants them to say or do. Think Photoshop on steroids...

I heard once it takes about 21 days to make a new habit or routine stick. As I was sitting in the lobby of the Microtel this morning, still awaiting the repairs on my house (which was extensively damaged after a fire in December) I suddenly realized I have unintentionally created a new routine for myself...

I am so pleased to report that our anonymous power bill "angel" came through for the third year in a row. When I opened the most recent power bill, I found a $1000 credit had been paid for the third year in a row. If I had a name or an address, I would write a "thank you" note to whoever has given us this generous gift, but the folks at the power company office just smile and say we have an "angel." So, thank you to our "angel," whoever you are, for helping to keep the lights on and the computers humming away.. ...

What's your favorite movie? For some people, it's an easy question to answer. For others, not so much. With the announcement of movie award nominees this week, I toyed with the idea of doing a story in which I would call various people around town and ask them to name their favorite movie. ...

LEWISBURG – In a contest of two teams tied for first place in the district standings, the Community Viqueens could not overcome a cold offensive fourth quarter as the Marshall County Tigerettes defeated the Viqueens 33-29 in a District 12-AA game Friday night...

LEWISBURG – It appeared the Community Vikings might spoil homecoming and a record-breaking performance by K. J. Johnson of the Marshall County Tigers after the Vikings fought back from a 14-point deficit to take a two-point lead with two minutes remaining Friday night...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles let a double-digit first half lead slip away in the fourth quarter in a 72-67 loss to visiting Lawrence County in a District 8-AAA matchup on Homecoming. After trailing 18-13 at the end of the first quarter, the Eagles exploded for 31 points in the second period to hold a 44-32 advantage at the intermission...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglettes built an early lead then had to hold on at the end in a 46-42 Homecoming win over Lawrence County on Friday. The Eaglettes (10-12, 5-4) were in control early, leading 14-7 at the end of the first quarter, 26-17 at halftime and 33-25 going into the fourth stanza...

During their first meeting this year, Cascade relied on a last-second layup by Brandon Heath to deliver a 56-54 win at Moore County. On Friday night, Cascade (12-10, 5-2) relied on a much more balanced attack and coasted to the end of the game with a comfortable 58-47 win...

BELL BUCKLE — Earlier this season, BGA dealt the Webb School its lone league loss in a hard-fought 66-60 decision. On Friday, the Feet (18-6, 11-1) got off to a hot start and evened the score, defeating BGA 74-57. “We had our concentration tonight. This is one of our better starts to a game. That team beat us early in the year,” Webb coach Jeff Mitchell said...

Good teams find ways to win. After perhaps the most challenging quarter of basketball this season, Cascade saw a 27-20 halftime lead devolve into a near seven-minute scoring drought through the third quarter. Even with the lack of offensive production, Cascade (18-4, 6-1) did just enough and coupled with a key defensive stand, rallied back for the 47-38 win over the Moore County Raiderettes (7-17, 3-4) on Friday night...

Two shotguns were stolen from a home on New Hope Road within the past week, a Bedford County deputy was told Thursday. A lock was cut from a door to gain entry. An nearby shed was also entered. •A handgun and couch are missing from a Temple Ford Road home...

Know your big game trivia? If you do, you could win one of three great prizes in the Times-Gazette’s Big Game Trivia contest: •Two large 2-topping pizzas, free each month for a whole year, from Domino’s on Madison Street; •A $50 gift certificate from Toot’s South in Murfreesboro; or...

This is the week that the coldest air of the winter will be moving over our area, but we start off with a good day on Monday with 55 degrees and partly cloudy expected. As the arctic front sweeps over our area Monday night we will see rain chances during the evening changing to snow after midnight and snow continuing into Tuesday morning...

Bedford County’s unemployment rate for December was 3.1 percent, down from the November rate of 3.5 percent, and equal to the rate from a year earlier in December 2017. According to data released last week by Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Jeff McCord, 76 of the state’s 95 counties saw unemployment rates fall between November and December. ...

There’s a slogan on bracelets and pencils found within Bedford County School System which states: “Attendance Matters.” It matters so much in the vein of public education, two social workers’ primary jobs, since 2007, has been to help students and their families work through problems associated with what the state considers “chronic absenteeism.”...