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Excellent Photography

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:43:00 -0500

Where's The Gamers

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:36:49 -0500

If you asked my friends what my number one hobby was they would probably tell you video games. I have been playing games online since the time I got my first 2400 baud modem in 1993. Back then the games were mainly text based like Trade Wars and Legend of the Red Dragon. My first taste of multiplayer first person shooters was a classic that many of you may have heard of called Doom.

What Happened????

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:26:00 -0500

**Who messed with my website???**
I am sure this is the question many of you (who visit regularly) are asking yourselves. :)

VIDEO: Retiring teachers honored

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:11:55 -0500

A reception to honor retiring teachers and school system employees was held Thursday night prior to the monthly meeting of Bedford County Board of Education. See the story in Sunday's Times-Gazette: ...

NBA Draft: Too young, too soon?

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:05:10 -0500

Complaints about basketball players leaving college after one year for the NBA Draft have occupied several newspaper sports pages I've seen over the past few days. The NBA says players must have a year of college behind them, a change from when they were drafting prospects straight out of high school...

Alleged Internet predator arrested

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:07:03 -0500

A Savannah man who thought he was driving 130 miles to meet a 13-year-old girl Wednesday was met instead by Shelbyville police detectives. Hoppy Joe Brown, 45, had been in contact over the Internet...

Community High School to cost $16.5M

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:52:50 -0500

Bedford County Board of Education, meeting Thursday night, accepted a guaranteed maximum price of $16,489,445 for the new Community High School, plus a separate contract for water and sewer work at...

Rain lessens drought pressure

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:50:26 -0500

A steady amount of rain over the region has resulted in the northwestern half of Bedford County being downgraded to a "moderate" drought status, a drastic change from the rank of "exceptional" that...

Champs ready for must-win clash

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:46:19 -0500

"It means everything." Cascade senior Matt Bain said it best. He and the third-ranked Champions put their season on the line tonight at 7 when they host No. 4 Richland in one of eight Class A...

SC's Turner inks with Belmont

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:43:23 -0500

Drew Turner has achieved just about everything a high school student-athlete can hope to, both on and off the field. The Shelbyville Central soon-to-be graduate can now add one more check mark to his...

Lawmakers support fight against public service unions

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:10 -0500

Shelbyville and 20 other towns in Tennessee now have two allies in their fight to stop forced union representation for police and fire departments: Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander. Corker has...

End nears for Aleris workers

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:26:06 -0500

The final day for 55 workers at Aleris International is coming within the next few weeks. The employment terminations are expected to commence June 8, according to a letter recently sent to...

Shelbyville woman raped by intruder

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:24:30 -0500

A west Shelbyville woman told police Wednesday she was raped late Sunday night at her home. The victim named a man who allegedly entered the home about 10 p.m., grabbed her hair, forced her to a...

Friday Outlook...

nitwit1 — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:33:00 -0500

Very light rain this morning, commonly called MIST. Clouds will stick around for the better part of the day as a cold front comes through this morning. Temperatures will warm about 8 or so more degrees than the current reading of 54.6° at 6:45 am.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

Spring Revisited

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:19:13 -0500

What a lovely spring we have had. I feel extremely fortunate that I was able to enjoy it for an extended time. In March my husband and I spent 11 days in the Florida Panhandle as well as the Alabama and Mississippi Gulf Coasts. We left our home here on March 12. ...

Where Is The Rain?

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:35:00 -0500

Most of the rain has avoided our area today. Since 7 a.m., we've recorded just .40"....not the expected 1-2 inches we expected. We are watching a nice line of showers that has formed and is moving into the western sections of Davidson (Nashville) County.

Could see some rain from that, but don't expect a whole lot.

So Goes California

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:14:14 -0500

I always heard that California was always the pattern in which the rest of the states followed suit , well lets hope that in this instance that is not the case. I was trying to eat lunch at work and the news story broke and I had to leave the break room...

At the Death House Door

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:44:00 -0500

Robert Wayne "Robbie" Amos

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:55:07 -0500

Funeral services for Robert Wayne "Robbie" Amos, 37, of Shelbyville, who died Tuesday, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home in Tullahoma. Sonny Prince will officiate and burial will...

Weekend events

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:47:12 -0500

Commission approves one rezoning, not the other

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:02:23 -0500

Bedford County Board of Commissoners approved one rezoning request Tuesday night but, after hearing complaints from neighbors, denied another. Approved was a rezoning request from Nancy Barton, who...

Bikers blast into Bell Buckle

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:00:11 -0500

Be sure to keep a sharp eye on Bedford County rural roadways on Saturday as hundreds of bikes will be taking to the open highway, heading for Bell Buckle. This weekend is when riders will gather from...

Tribute offered to fallen police officers

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:34:30 -0500

Fallen officers were on the minds of a group of Shelbyville policemen as they raised a flag Tuesday in honor of their own during a commemoration of National Police Week. "You can't take anything for...

Several thefts reported to Shelbyville police

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:28:53 -0500

Thefts of several items were reported to Shelbyville police on Tuesday. Several other homes in the area were entered the same day, according to previous police reports. The following persons were...

Johnson signs Carson-Newman grant

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:02:07 -0500

Sha'Para Johnson has witnessed firsthand how hard work in the classroom and on the basketball court can pay off. The talented Shelbyville Central senior recently signed a letter of intent to continue...

Local Guard unit put on alert

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:21:09 -0500

The National Guard unit which includes Shelbyville, the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, has been put on alert.
According to Sgt. John Garner of the Shelbyville armory, the alert means that the unit...

Rain Today, Heavy Tonight!

nitwit1 — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:38:00 -0500

Rain, Rain, and More Rain

nitwit1 — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:26:00 -0500

The next 24 hours could include a possible 1.5-2.0 inches of rainfall for the Cookeville, Tennessee and surrounding areas.

Sandra Delffs Gentry

nitwit1 — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:10:44 -0500

Funeral services for Sandra Delffs Gentry, 62, of Unionville, who died Wednesday in Snellville, Ga., after an extended illness, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. Lee...

BREAKING NEWS: Local Guard unit put on alert

nitwit1 — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:14:10 -0500

Shelbyville's National Guard Unit, the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, has been put on alert. According to Sgt. John Garner of the Shelbyville armory, the alert means that the unit is capable to...