Stories from Thursday, September 1, 2005

The executive director of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association has been consulted by a Franklin official who's researching the history of a walking horse farm purchased by her city for $8 million. "We think it's great for the walking horse industry," said Charles Hulsey of Cullman, Ala., executive director of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitor's Association who was interviewed by Anna Shuford, program coordinator for the Parks and Recreation Department in Franklin.. ...

A Shelbyville-based fuel supplier says his stations haven't run out of gasoline since Hurricane Katrina knocked out refineries and supply lines, but Kroger's spokeswoman said some of the grocery's pumps ran dry Wednesday. And while she says Kroger now has gas at all its fuel stations, the owner of Shelbyville's Canter Oil says suppliers in the southeastern states are facing an allocation system that's been used at other times such as those during the Gulf War or when a refinery burned...

The second armed robbery of a Celebration visitor within three days occurred Monday night on Eastland Avenue near the show grounds. Four youths followed Larry Donald Few, 59, of Six Mile, S.C., from Greenwood Avenue to Eastland Avenue, ran up to him and demanded his money -- about $120 -- at gunpoint about 11:40 p.m., Shelbyville police say...

Cascade starts up their Region 5-A schedule on Friday night as they travel north to face Nashville Christian. Champion coach Kenny Parker is hoping his team bounces back from last Friday's 14-13 loss to visiting Moore County. "Last week when we dictated the tempo of the game, things were going well for us," Parker said. "That's what we have to do. We need to keep possession of the ball. When we had the ball in our hands and making first downs, things were going good for us...

Eight days and nights of preliminary classes came to a close on Wednesday night at the Celebration Grounds, setting the stage for a three night run through the championship classes culminating with the crowning of the World Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse on Saturday night...

Webb bounced back from Friday's loss to Community and won a five-game match in Bell Buckle on Wednesday afternoon, 25-16, 14-25, 12-25, 25-14, 16-14. "We made a lot less mistakes," Webb coach Adrian Anderson said. "Mentally, we melted when we played them at their place and couldn't recover...