Stories from Saturday, September 21, 2019

Carol Roberts, conservation manager for the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, will be the keynote speaker for Tennessees Backroads Heritage fall dinner, Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Bell Buckle Banquet Hall. Roberts is a native of Bedford County. She and her sister Dorothy live on a century farm which has been in the Roberts family since 1811. She is a graduate of Shelbyville Central High School...

The second annual Butterfly Arts & Crafts Festival will be held Sept. 27-28 at The Fly Arts Center on South Main Street. The event will feature a juried arts and crafts show plus two live butterfly releases. Friday, Sept. 27 A preview party will be held from 4-7 p.m., with admission $10 at the door, including wine, hors d'oeuvre, and door prizes, as well as a first chance to shop from the art, jewelry and craft vendors...

Rita McDonald, right, presents a floral arrangement in memory of her father, Bill Payne, to the staff and residents of Carriage House Inn. Social Services Director Mary Ellen Butler accepts the gift.

Mercy! As I am certain is true for many of you, my heart goes out to the poor people of the Bahamas. The terrible storm brought unimaginable heartbreak to so many people. Entire neighborhoods and districts were wiped out and will never be the same again. Families lost loved ones and tangible mementos of families are gone forever. Even beloved pets are now being housed and comforted by volunteers until they can be reunited with their owners -- if that is even possible...

At age 5, Austin Derryberry played with his father Brian's band; he usually earned more tips. Fast forward 15 years: Austin earns the Grand Master Fiddler Traditional Champion at the Country Music Hall of Fame fiddling contest in Nashville. The Grand Master Traditional Fiddler Championship contest is a showcase event. The annual competition is designed to recognize fiddlers with a style outside the recognized U.S. contest or popular Texas styles...

"If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a perfect kid. And six of 'em, yecch!" -- Ann B. Davis (as housekeeper Alice Nelson) No, seriously, speaking as someone just slightly older than Bobby and Cindy, I did genuinely look forward to the Friday night antics of the youngsters on "The Brady Bunch." Granted, I relied on reruns once the wholesome show faced head-to-head competition from the earthier "Sanford and Son." (I always thought the three squeaky clean girls with "hair of gold, like their mother" could be snatched bald-headed by Lamont Sanford's Aunt Esther.). ...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings could not overcome an Eagleville Eagle air attack engineered by Marcus Collins as the Eagles jumped out to a big lead and went on to defeat the Vikings 46-8 in a Region 5-2A contest Friday night. The game started on a bright note as the Vikings used a 21-yard kickoff return by Blaze Bryson to start their opening drive at the Eagle 44-yard line.                     ...

Teams ranked in the top 10 poll have a way of generating an intimidation factor in games. While they eventually fell to No. 4 Watertown, Cascade (0-4, 0-2) showed no signs of intimidation and punched the Purple Tigers (4-1, 2-0) in the mouth for a full four quarters in perhaps their best showing of the season...