Stories from Saturday, November 23, 2019

Kaitlyn Breanna Glover and Tristan Taylor Solomon, both of Shelbyville, were married in a double-ring ceremony Aug. 10 on the beach in Destin, Florida. The bride is the daughter of Randy Glover and Wendy Glover of Shelbyville and the granddaughter of Clark and Brenda Wright, Joyce Glover and the late Doug Glover...

Christmas arrived a bit early at your library! We just received a large shipment of new books from the warehouse and there are plenty of new Christmas and holiday books to help you celebrate the season. Anne Perry adds another title to her Christmas bundle with "A Christmas Gathering." If you enjoy this one, she has 15 other holiday titles waiting on our shelves. ...

With festive turkey-based feasts fast approaching and having just re-watched a classic Thanksgiving-themed Steve Martin video, I thought it appropriate that I share a few of the things for which I am thankful. I apologize if the list is too predictable and schmaltzy, but please bear with me...

Last Sunday, home after church relaxing for a minute, Dani decided she needed to make an online banking transaction. So I continued watching a TED Talk about parenting and raising kids who approach life without a sense of entitlement. I let Dani free for a minute...

"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is 'Thank You,' it will be enough." (Meister Eckhart) Many times, as I lead my congregations in prayer, I pray a simple prayer such as: "Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!" We all have so many things to be thankful for...

The Festival of Trees and Holiday Craft Sale will be held 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today at The Fly Arts Center. Over 30 Chiristmas trees, each decorated by a different local organization, will be on display, along with vendors selling ornaments, home decor and other items. There will be story time with Mrs. Claus and craft activities for children. The trees will remain on display in The Fly, during normal hours and special events, until after Christmas...

A consistent offense that never slowed down was all the Cascade Middle Champions needed to pick up a 56-23 win over the Community Middle Vikings. After a close start to the first half, the Champs connected on a trio of 3-pointers to pull ahead with a 18-5 lead by the end of the first quarter...

A hot start was all the Cascade Middle Lady Champions needed to power past Community on Thursday night. The Lady Champs jumped out to a 19-4 lead after the first quarter and coasted to a 36-17 win over the cross-county rival Viqueens. Ava Butts led the charge in the first quarter, scoring eight of Cascade’s points while the Viqueens managed just four points...

Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglettes saw a halftime lead slip away in the third quarter in a 54-44 loss at Wilson Central on Thursday evening. After posting leads of 10-7 at the end of the first quarter and 27-23 at halftime, the Golden Eaglettes were outscored 17-3 in the third period and trailed 40-30 going into the fourth stanza...

A big comeback fell short for Shelbyville Central as the Golden Eagles fell 68-58 at Wilson Central on Thursday night. After trailing 15-11 at the end of the first quarter, 32-21 at halftime and 49-38 after three periods, the Golden Eagles cut the lead to within five points in the fourth quarter but that was as close as they could get...

WINCHESTER — It was a hot start to the 2019-2020 season for the Webb School on Friday night at Franklin County. Webb imposed its will on the out-matched Rebels in the first half and coasted to a 66-36 road victory to claim the season opener. Reigning Div. II Class A Mr. Basketball winner, Keon Johnson, led the way with 26 points in the victory...

COALMONT — Following Tuesday night's loss at Forrest, the Cascade Lady Champions played a much more inspired game on Friday night at Grundy County, despite dropping the contest, 59-34. Cascade's Carmen Ray and Ally Murdock combined to score all 12 of Cascade's first quarter points, keeping the Lady Champs within three points at the end of the first quarter...

COALMONT — The Cascade Champions fell just short of picking up their second win of the season on Friday at Grundy County, dropping a 60-59 decision to the Yellow Jackets. The game was played evenly from the opening tip-off until the final buzzer. Cascade led 16-12 at the end of the first quarter, but saw the Yellow Jackets rally for a 28-27 halftime lead...

All good things must come to an end. Shelbyville Central’s historic season came to an abrupt halt with a 20-12 loss to visiting Summit in the quarterfinals of the TSSAA State Playoffs on Friday night. The Golden Eagles (11-2), who had defeated the Spartans (11-2) 42-25 in the regular season, had a great season but just fell short from advancing to the semifinals...