Stories from Saturday, June 15, 2019

The Webb School in Bell Buckle recently announced its A and B honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2018-2019 school year. An independent college preparatory day/boarding school for grades 6-12, The Webb School is the oldest continuously operating school of its kind in the South. The school has a dual emphasis on academic excellence and character development...

Principal's List Fifth Grade Ella R. Allen, Laura J. Bennett, Christina M. Bilbro, Kaydence B. Bynum, Caroline L. Cook, Robert A. Cook, Matthew K. Crosslin, Alayna H. Cruse, Allison G. Farris, Georgia R. Frazier, Trenton A. Giel, Jayden R. Hathcock, Daniela L. Jara, James D. Jennings, Tanner W. Johnson, Tucker G. Johnson, Adelyn E. Jones, Anthony H. Mercer, Wyatt J. Petelle, Chere' N. Potts, Caleb M. Smith, Henry G. Stone, Taylor C. Swain, Tristan L. Whitley, Dixie A. Wright, Kaegan L. Young...

"You think there's not a lot goin' on/But look closer, baby, you're so wrong..." -- from the theme to Canada's brilliant "Corner Gas" TV show. USA Today recently reported personal finance website WalletHub's annual ranking of the most fun states in America...

The following are the first verses of two of American Christendom's favorite hymns, both written by men who knew exactly what they wrote about and sang about. And they both knew personally whom they were singing and writing about. He was their savior from sin and the Lord of their lives: Jesus Christ...

"It was a dark and stormy night......" How many suspenseful books and movies start with nighttime storms with this phrase or something similar to it? As I write this, the lightning is flashing and the thunder is booming. I rather enjoy a big storm, myself, and it was (FLASH) a surprise to me how much more serious thunder (BOOM) storms were taken in the South...

Last night I went to a friend's house for dinner and was greeted with the news that the family had decided to become vegan. "We are giving up milk!" I was puzzled when I saw a big pot of potatoes boiling on the stovetop and wondered how they were planning to make the mashed potatoes under the restrictive guidelines of a vegan diet...

Beta Iota Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority held a "Taste and Tell" event recently, and are sharing their recipes with Times-Gazette readers. Makes 2 large loaves or 4 small loabes 3 cups flour 2 ½ cups sugar 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder...

This year's theme for the Read to be Ready program, which continues through June 20 at East Side Elementary, is "Building a Community of Thinkers." Books recently purchased for this three-week program allow rising third graders to ponder such thinking topics as, "What if you woke up one morning and your eyes weren't yours? That was a question recently explored when students were read the book by Sandra Markle called, "What If You Had Animal Eyes?"...

Last weekend, the Fusion 05 team from Tri-Lake FC took bronze in the U14 Division at the Alabama State Games. The team is made of players from Manchester, Winchester and Tullahoma and competed against teams from Montgomery, Ala. and Northern Georgia...

To say that new Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglette basketball coach Jen Hicks has taken her new team and “run” with it is the truth. Literally. As the team prepares for the upcoming season this summer, you might have seen Hicks and the Eaglettes running through town as part of their off-season conditioning...

A black 2012 Nissan Titan crew cab pickup truck was stolen from Kennith Wessner Automotive, Madison Street overnight Wednesday, police said. Broken glass indicated a window was broken to gain entry to the locked truck. Other thefts reported to area authorities:...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners, meeting Tuesday night, unanimously approved an amendment to the school budget which moves money out of the undesignated fund balance into areas where it needed to be spent. The commission also approved a resolution moving $200,000 into the schools’ federal projects fund to aid with cash flow problems. ...

Makenzie Thomas is part of the Read to be Ready summer camp being held at East Side School for rising third graders. She has attended several tours with other campers, including a visit to the Bedford County courthouse. Learn more about the program in today’s Honor Roll section.

A teenager’s alleged boasts and threats helped investigators find two men accused of vehicle burglaries in western Bedford County. Information obtained during the investigation led to the arrests of Caden Shawn Fox and Joseph Gabriel Howard, both 18, who share a Bethlehem Church Road residence,. Each has been charged with eight counts of auto burglary and four counts of theft of property and is being held on $100,000 bond, according to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office...

We have enjoyed a couple of beautiful days in Bedford County but the picture gets wetter in the coming days. Scattered thunderstorms are possible on Sunday and become likely for Monday and Tuesday, then the daily threat of scattered storms will remain at about 50 percent each day...

Bedford County Commissioner Bill Anderson, who tried unsuccessfully to have a discussion of the county budget during Tuesday night’s commission meeting, has proposed cuts to the tentative county budget which he says would make it possible for the county to pay for new jail employees...