Stories from Saturday, October 3, 2020

Plenty of lovely weather will continue for the next five days across Middle Tennessee with the only shower chance being slight on Sunday afternoon. High temperatures will climb back to 70 on Sunday and Monday and 75 from Tuesday through Friday of next week, that will be fantastic weather for outdoor activities...

New Destiny Dog Rescue opened its Holiday House at 612 North Brittain St. (behind Pinnacle Bank) in September and will remain open each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Dec.19. All proceeds benefit New Destiny Dog Rescue, a local nonprofit which assists with animals placed at city and county shelters...

A little Christian woman, barely five feet in height, stands tall in the hearts and minds of millions of people around the globe. She is known affectionately as Mother Teresa of Calcutta. I personally consider her one of my “Heroes of the Faith.” Her godly example has helped me over the years to share the love and compassion of Christ with people in need...

Ironically enough, I did not sleep PEACEFULLY last night, because I was concerned about taking the wrong tone with this column about the iconic singer/songwriter/musician and anti-war activist who wrote “Give Peace A Chance.” Friday, October 9 marks the 80th anniversary of the birth of John Lennon (who was murdered by a deranged fan on December 8, 1980 at age 40)...

Community High School recently announced its 2020 football homecoming attendants. Seniors are Morgan Reid and Jacie Neeley; McCade Miller and Maggie Sanders; Nick Bridges and Korienne Beasley. Representing the junior class: Stratton Lovvorn and Lilly Dye; Riker Reid and Lida Phemgmany...

Liberty FCE met Sept. 2, with Lynn Wilhelm presiding. Betty Renegar served as this month’s hostess. Janie Pickle presented the devotion. Ardis Rittenberry read the call to order. Roll call include nine members present. Lynn Wilhelm, who presided over the meeting, also presented an education lesson, “Online Banking and Shopping.” Local extension agent, Whitney Danhoff, plans to meet with the club on Oct. 19, when she will present a program, “Holiday Traditions.”...

At a recent VFW Post 5019 Joint Meeting, Olivia Janine Gabhart was recognized for her art submission in the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, a scholarship contest offered annually by the VFW Auxiliary.  Olivia was awarded a Patriotic Art Certificate of Recognition, a monetary thank you from both the VFW and the Auxiliary, and a copy of her art will be permanently displayed in the VFW building. ...

Learning Way Elementary recently announced its “Students of the Month,” for August and September. Above photo are the students from K-2 classes and below are students from grades 3-5.

It was a great day in the new Longview Baptist church building recently when several church members were awarded Quilts of Valor for their military service. Debbie Farris Bryant made six of these quilt tops and Amy Fulton Martin made two. “Debbie did the longarming on all eight!” said Martin. “She does amazing work!...

Tennessee Wildlife Federations Hunters for the Hungry program is now accepting deer donations for the 2020 deer season. More than 60 deer processors across the state are accepting donations of deer to feed Tennessee families in need. To see processors currently participating, visit tnwf.org/processors...

Kaleb Maillet, 11, had a great day fishing Sept. 27 at Woods Reservoir. His one fish would supply a fish fry. Kaleb reeled in a 50 pound flathead catfish. With David that day was his grandpa, David Farris.

The Cascade run game looked effective at times with several drives to the Westwood end of the field, but the Champions were unable to capitalize on the successes and fell, 30-0.

A pair of first-half goals by Morgan Housch was all the Cascade Lady Champions needed to blank MTCS in a non-district tilt on Thursday night. Although Cascade dominated the possession through both halves, the Lady Champs held on for the 2-0 win. Housch netted the first score of the night in the 16th minute when Caroline Stone broke away and was able to fire a shot at the MTCS goal...

CHAPEL HILL — The Community Viqueens continue to roll as the regular season draws to a close. On Thursday night, the Purple and Gold showed some grit and escaped Chapel Hill with a 5-2 victory over the Lady Rockets. Forrest struck first blood with a goal in the third minute, but it was Community that had the last laugh...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Middle Vikings used their running game to control time of possession and took advantage of two Forrest Rocket turnovers as the Vikings closed out their season with an 8-6 win over the Rockets in a DRVC contest Thursday night...

It’s not usual for children to sleep on the floor in state offices while being transitioned into foster care, one veteran social worker recently said. In an effort to lessen the trauma often associated with the process, Living Stones Community Church plans to build The Care House, a temporary respite facility for children in state custody...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville announced Wednesday its plans to purchase Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville and Tennova Healthcare-Harton-Tullahoma from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems Inc. VUMC said Wednesday, that the hospitals will not experience any interruption in care. ...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings used two first half touchdowns to trail by just eight points at halftime, but the Vikings could not get closer as the Loretto Mustangs pulled away for a 45-16 victory in a Region 5-2A contest Friday night. Community (1-6, 0-3) came out of the gates in impressive style with a touchdown on its opening drive...

While it was a dominant first half in terms of possession, the Forrest Lady Rockets clung to a 0-0 tie at the half of Friday night's regular season finale. What the Lady Rockets couldn't stop was a four-goal explosion in the second half as Cascade picked up a key win on Senior Night to lock up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming District 6-A tournament...

A confident team is a dangerous thing. And the Cascade Champions (3-3, 1-2) are riding high with a boat load of confidence following Friday night's 13-0 Region 4-AA win over Jackson County. Cascade's bread and butter once again rested on a stellar defensive effort, coupled with an offensive game plan that dictated the time of possession and was opportunistic in scoring points...

To say it was an offensive shootout would be a huge understatement. The teams combined for 110 points and 1,084 yards of total offense as visiting Shelbyville Central (4-4, 2-0) claimed a 66-44 victory over Lincoln County (3-4, 1-2) in a Region 4-5A matchup on Friday night...