Stories from Saturday, October 5, 2019

The dictionary defines browsing as "survey[ing] goods for sale in a leisurely and casual way," or, referring to an animal, "feed[ing] on leaves, twigs, or other high-growing vegetation." Even though the items we have are not for sale, (except in the used book sale area) I like to feed my brain a bit by browsing through our library to discover things I didn't know we had or things I had forgotten we owned. I am venturing forth to see what takes my fancy today...

When I was a mass communications major in college (alas, this was not too long after mass communications consisted of Columbus yelling, "Can you guys in the back of the Santa Maria hear me okay?"), one of my film projects was a "Phantom of the Opera" takeoff...

Chelsea Danielle Osborne of Shelbyville and Bradley Paul Clark of Brentwood were married Sept. 7 at The Venue Chattanooga. Steve Clark, father of the groom, conducted the double-ring evening ceremony beore a large company of guests. The bride is the daughter of Wayne and Betty Ann Osborne of Shelbyville and the granddaughter of Rayburn and Mildred Smith of Shelbyville and the late Norman and Carole Osborne. She was escorted by her father...

Shelby Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its first meeting of the 2019-2020 year at River Bend Country Club on Sept. 25. Three guests were present along with one prospective member. Regent Muriel Robinson called the meeting to order and led in the DAR Rituals...

If the recent focus on country music's roots has you hankering to hear more, a young pair of old-time Tennessee fiddling wizards, captured on 21st-century digital CD for the MTSU Center for Popular Music's Spring Fed Records, may have the answer. A new grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission, funded in part by specialty license plates, helped the center bring new MTSU graduate Austin Derryberry of Unionville and young Trenton "Tater" Caruthers of Cookeville into the university's Studio A this summer to capture their takes on the state's unique musical styles.. ...

This summer was a record-breaker on many fronts. Falling on the heels of an unusually cold and rainy winter, summer played its part too. Dani and I felt the heat too, and did our fair share of sweating to keep up with a schedule that seemed unusually grueling. Collectively speaking, by Oct. 1 Dani and I both looked at each other and agreed, "Wow, this has been a long stretch of 'busy.'"...

I have been thinking a lot lately about Heaven. I was given the privilege of preaching at a funeral recently for a dear Christian man, Mr. James Arnold. He was ready to go, but of course his family grieved his passing, and yet they rejoiced that he was on his way to Heaven...

Sterling Smith works in a tidy office at 605 Delray Street as a First Community Mortgage loan originator. He recently branched out, so to speak, helping fit hundreds of local school children with new shoes. "I remember that being such a special part of going back to school -- getting your new school shoes," recalled Smith...

Christmas plans are already underway in the Town of Wartrace, as volunteers and leaders have set their hearts to help deserving local families. In a giving program hosted by the Wartrace Volunteer Fire Department, the Parks and Recreation Committee, and the Police Department, applications are now being accepted for food and gift baskets...

Although local residents like Katy Ishee have been involved with the Highway 41 Toy Convoy & Show for years, and Bedford County families have benefitted from some of the toys collected, the event hasn't actually passed through Bedford County. That will change this year, with a new, more-scenic route that will end in Wartrace...

LORETTO – The Community Vikings were within striking distance at halftime, but the Loretto Mustangs widened their lead with a huge third quarter and went on to defeat the Vikings 41-14 in a Region 5-2A contest Friday night. With quarterback Zander Monroe and running back C.J. ...

GAINESBORO — Winning is contagious and just about everything is falling the Cascade Champions' way in the last two weeks. On Friday night, the Champions (2-4,1-2) showcased another lockdown defensive effort and claimed its first Region 4-AA win of the season, beating Jackson County (2-5, 0-3), 10-0...

It was a full stadium on hand for Homecoming and Alumni Night and the Golden Eagles didn’t disappoint as Shelbyville Central rolled to a 30-3 victory over Region 5-5A foe Lincoln County at the Eagles Nest on Friday night. After a sluggish first half, the Eagles outscored the Falcons 24-0 in the second half to claim the win...