Stories from Monday, November 11, 2019

Agnes 'Sis' Winsett, 78, of Lewisburg died Thursday, November 7, 2019 after a long illness. No services will be held, but a memorial/family reunion will take place next spring in her honor. London Funeral Home of Lewisburg is handling arrangements.

Janice M. Blackwell Boswell, 65, of Wheel died Friday, November 8, 2019 following an extended illness. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Bro. David Rash officiating.

John Joseph Fox, 60, of Shelbyville died Saturday night, Nov. 9, 2019 at Centennial Hospital in Nashville. A gathering of friends and family will be held from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Doris J. Williams, 91, of Bell Buckle died Sunday afternoon, November 10, 2019, after an extended illness. Arrangements pending from Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Will you be the one whose True Blue blood donation Nov. 18-20 at MTSU can help save three neighbors' lives? MTSU is celebrating nearly a decade of friendly competition with Conference USA rival Western Kentucky University by preparing to "Bleed Blue, Beat WKU" at its annual three-day drive in the Campus Recreation Center, 1848 Blue Raider Drive...

To the Editor: This is a rebuttal to Stella Adcock's letter to the editor on November 6. According to Wikipedia, Judicial Watch is a pro Trump outlet which has made numerous false and unsubstantiated claims. They have filed many lawsuits of which the vast majority have been dismissed. ...

Last week at Cascade, students began the week with the Powderpuff games held Tuesday night. During the games, teams battled to be the best of the best when it comes to girls' football. The freshmen took on the juniors before the sophomores challenged the seniors. ...

There's a specialized program at Middle Tennessee State University that is preparing educators to learn more deeply about ... learning. It's the Specialist in Education, or Ed.S., degree in curriculum and instruction that explores cultural diversity, mental processes, and cognitive neuroscience and their impact on the exciting world of teaching and learning...

l Town and Country FCE met on Monday, Sept. 9, at Cannon United Methodist Church. Seven members answered the roll call, answering the question, "what is one piece of advice you would pass on to the next generation?" President Janelle Douglas presided, giving the Call to Order and the Devotion. ...

The Shelby Chapter DAR held its October Meeting recently at River Bend Country Club with 18 members and two guests present. Regent Muriel Robinson called the meeting to order and led in the DAR rituals. Sherry Sorrells presented the devotion. The speaker was Helen Moore, who is a Kate Duncan Smith DAR School graduate. ...

New Beginnings Baptist Church on Madison Street will be one of 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations for Operation Christmas Child during its national collection week, Nov. 18-25. Donors put together shoeboxes filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items. ...

Shelbyville City Council has placed on Thursday night's agenda new consideration of a zoning change which failed to win approval in September. The first reading ordinance, if approved, will rezone 12.59 acres east of Trinity Road from R-1 to R-2. Both zones are considered low density residential...