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"Ag-gag" bill full of problems
Posted Saturday, May 11, at 4:31 PM There's just a short time left before Gov. Bill Haslam must decide whether to veto the so-called "ag-gag" bill or let it become law. He should veto this flawed bill. State legislators who hope to stop national humane organizations from making what they see as unfair accusations against animal-based agricultural industries should have written a bill that excludes legitimate news organizations from penalties. ...
These guys were in the blog a long while back, but here's a photo of Tony Gregory and the Play Boys from some point in the mid-1960s. Thanks to the wife of the late James Arnold (far left in the photo) for bringing this by, and unfortunately I neglected to get her first name...
The east side of the Shelbyville square, as it appeared in a photo dated Dec. 3, 1965 apparently made from an upper floor of the Dixie Hotel. Go here for a larger view. It's a little fuzzy but you can see some of the old stores of the time: Parks-Belk, Draper & Darwin, Tip Thompson's and McKee's. Is that Simmons Jewelers next to McKee's? And those are some cool old cars; unless I'm missing something, there's surprisingly not a single truck visible...
Speeding drivers on the loose The Wednesday police reports include a case of two men racing each other Tuesday night along Madison Street near the Roses store. One was clocked at 80 mph in a 30 mph zone. In the past few days I've seen reports or heard police radio traffic of two other men racing on Madison Street and two Webb School students -- one driving a Land Rover -- racing on 231 near the airport...
Meet the Drifters. We ran this photo in the T-G the other day to accompany a news story, but it really deserves to stand on its own in this blog. These guys were a Shelbyville car club in the late 1950s-early 1960s. This is an undated photo but I'm guessing it's from around that period...
Yes, Kroger was once on the square. Here's the "inside story" of what shoppers saw in 1952 when they visited Kroger at the southeast corner, in the building now housing the Center for Family Development. Ewing Thompson, who worked for Kroger's produce department for years, is at far right, according to his granddaughter, Susan Armstrong, who submitted the photo...
These guys were NOT taking a smoke break. We promise. This is how confiscated marijuana was disposed of by Shelbyville police in 1978. Today confiscated drugs and other items are burned at the city burn pit, with the chief, assistant chief, a detective and the circuit clerk clerk in attendance, along with me documenting it with a photo...
Yes, this blog's still around - even if I've been too busy picturing the present to picture the past lately. But there's still much more to come. Example: Remember when Nissans were Datsuns? And when their trucks came in one size -- small? Here's a photo of Dixie Motors and the Hardisons, who owned it in 1973 when this photo was made. ...
You're looking at one of the most familiar locations in Shelbyville, now and in the past. Don't remember pre-urban renewal days? Then you may not have a clue where this is. This somewhat-fuzzy photo (from a 120mm negative, which doesn't fit my negative scanner and the T-G scanner doesn't handle well) was made in the fall of 1960 from somewhere near the courthouse lawn and shows the west/northwest side of the Shelbyville square. ...
We looked at Burger Chef in 1978 a while back, so here's a look at the front counter of their nearest competitor on Lane Parkway during the same period. This is Dairy Queen, at it appeared in March 1978, and some of their staff members. They're in the same building today but it definitely doesn't look the same...
A lot of restaurants have operated in East Side Shopping Center (a/k/a Mittwede Shopping center back in the day) over the years. Here's an inside view of one -- Morgan's Cafeteria -- in February 1978. The photo was shot for an advertisement, which said Herman Morgan had opened the restaurant in the fall of 1977...
A few weeks ago I posted a photo of the old Dixie Hotel being demolished. But there was another major change afoot at the same time: the old Peoples National Bank's move into the upcoming new building (now US Bank) at the hotel's former site. That bank (some of whose leaders later formed First Community Bank, and which is not to be confused with today's Peoples Bank) was located on Depot Street for many years...
Remember this building? It's the W.P. Cooper Building, which went down along with the Dixie Hotel on the north side of the Shelbyville square in early June 1978. Can any of you remember what businesses were in the building over the years? Seems to me that its final occupant may have been an antique store, and I may be wrong...
Southern cookin', to an extreme So I ran across these "recipes" for "possum," as we know it, and "opossum" as the animal is officially known. Only one of these looks evenly barely edible, but you never know... What's the most exotic, or odd, or wildly-prepared food you've ever consumed?...
Fast food: Yes or no? Most Americans are against the idea of the government attempting to regulate or limit access to fast food, according to a new poll reported by the Associated Press. Rightfully so. I agree that healthy eating should be promoted - and that some fast food is ridiculously unhealthy; over 1,400 calories and 107 grams of fat, as one hamburger contains, is just gross. Delicious, but gross...
Almost 35 years ago - on an afternoon in late January 1978, to be exact (date on the negative envelope is 2-1-78, so the photo was probably shot a few days before) - you could walk into Burger Chef and get a decent meal for just a few bucks. As usual, go here for a larger view...
I can relate to this shot: A homecoming parade entry proclaiming headlines including a "newspaper" and a "reporter." This is from the 1969 Central High homecoming parade as it turns from North Main Street onto the square. Look to the far left and you'll see a telephone booth. Remember when they were commonplace in Shelbyville?...
Here's a sight that hasn't been seen in years: a new car in the old Stewart-Potts Ford showroom. It's spring 1978, and they're showing one of the last full-size LTDs; 1978 was their last year. My parents had a similar '74 LTD; big bulky cars with weak brakes and fingertip-loose steering...
For most of the 1970s, cheap but good eats could be found at the Scotsman restaurant,on Madison Street where Rafael's is today. Here's the inside of the Scotsman as it looked in May 1978 at, according to the clock on the wall, approximately 4:22 one afternoon. Recognize anyone?...
Bell Buckle's storefronts looked much different 34 years ago this month. In November 1978, Bell Buckle looked like a sleepy country town, back in the days before craft shops and restaurants changed its look. Good to see those buildings filled with businesses and the town hall today. I'd like to see some of Shelbyville's empty shells filled up as well...
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David Melson is a copy editor and staff writer for the Times-Gazette.
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