If you would like a story that inspires you to “bring yourself back to life,” then Portrait of a Young Man by local playwright Kyle R. Thomas is certainly a good one to sit through.
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By ZOË WATKINS
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7/22/23
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Dedication. Discipline. Desire. Devotion.
These four “Ds” sum up Gracie Hensley and her quest to someday be part of the U.S. Olympic skeet shooting team.
In June she finished at …
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By MARK MCGEE - mcmcgee@t-g.com
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7/14/23
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There’s been an initiative in Normandy to unite the three prominent churches in town: First Baptist Church, Normandy Presbyterian Church, and the Normandy United Methodist Church.
As many …
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By ZOË WATKINS - zwatkins@t-g.com
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7/8/23
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Growing up in Plain View Texas and living as a pastor’s wife for 36 years throughout the Midwest and South, Nellie Smith did not imagine that God would ever lead her to Shelbyville. But He has, …
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By ZOË WATKINS - zwatkins@t-g.com
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6/30/23
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This fall, 15 students from across the state will bring their talents to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as the newest class of Haslam Leadership Scholars. With passions for business, …
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6/24/23
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The 1973 graduating class of “Cascade High School” – that is, the first - held their 50-year class reunion on Saturday, June 10, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall.
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6/17/23
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – If you are a baseball fan and you have never been here to the National Baseball Hall of Fame then you need to go soon and cross the journey off of your bucket list.
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By MARK McGEE - mmcgee@t-g.com
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6/10/23
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Moral Reconation Therapy is a 16-step program designed to help inmates have a new lease on life. Used nationwide, the program was implemented at the Bedford County Jail last year, and since then, it …
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6/6/23
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This is Buck. He is aged 1.5 years old. He has been with the Bedford County Animal Control Shelter for 65 days. He is a gentle giant! He walks great on a leash. He does not make messes in his kennel. …
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6/3/23
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Top row, Cheyenne Tittle and Madison Warren. Second row, far right, Breanna Calendar and Natalie Taylor. Far left, Courtney Warren, Miya Lemmon, and Jonah Price. Bottom row, Joseph Clark, Jay …
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5/27/23
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The Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library is proud to present our Summer Reading 2023 program, All Together Now!
For the first time, the library will be offering an adult Summer Reading …
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5/20/23
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No one really knows where life is going to lead them. Pam Birtcil, for instance, didn’t plan a career with a non-profit organization.
During her days working in Atlanta, Georgia, she was …
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By MARK MCGEE - mmcgee@t-g.com
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5/13/23
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If you’re looking for the right gift that has a bit of — let’s say — pizazz to it, then Random Goods General Store on Union Street has you covered.
They have just about …
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By ZOË WATKINS - zwatkins@t-g.com
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5/6/23
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Zach Mckamey, though only 20, runs a full-time landscaping business, Mckamey’s Lawncare. And with spring — and soon summer — in full swing, he’s hard at working mowing, …
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By ZOË WATKINS - zwatkins@t-g.com
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4/29/23
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Several months ago, the Bedford County Archives received a call from Belgium. The request was to help find relatives of a Tennessee soldier who was killed in action during World War II and buried in …
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By ZOË WATKINS - zwatkins@t-g.com
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4/22/23
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Miriam Carrick likes to help out in her own way — by knitting caps for patients at Sarah Cannon Cancer Center.
With her talent, she said she’s knitted 2,541 caps (most of which take …
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By ZOË WATKINS - zwatkins@t-g.com
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4/8/23
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After a three-year hiatus, the Bedford County Historical Society resumed its customary meeting schedule with its spring quarter meeting on March 20, in the Fellowship Hall of the First United …
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4/1/23
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The Bedford County Imagination Library hosted a “Sponsor Appreciation Reception” for their Friends of Dolly Campaign on Tuesday at the Public Library.
Guests enjoyed light …
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T-G STAFF REPORT
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3/25/23
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Tracey Strassner, along with business partner Jennifer Meyer, opened up Flat Creek’s Sunchaser Market, 2301 TN 82 South, four years ago with the intention to “serve food, fun, and our …
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By ZOË WATKINS - zwatkins@t-g.com
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3/18/23
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Many have taken piano lessons from her; many have heard her play organ on Sunday mornings. Many in the community know her, and many in the community love her.
Her name is Billie Crowell and …
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By ZOË WATKINS - zwatkins@t-g.com
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3/4/23
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