Stories from Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Taking the initiative to make changes necessary to secure a successful show season, Walking Horse Trainers Association (WHTA) voted unanimously at its January meeting to endorse the proposal for new show standards introduced by incoming president Wink Groover...

Following the precedent set by the Walking Horse Trainers Association (WHTA), the National Horse Show Commission (NHSC) voted Monday to redesign and update many positions and regulatory structures of the governmental entity of the Walking Horse breed...

While there are many advantages to living in a small community like Unionville, one drawback is the 20-mile round trip to buy groceries. But that problem will be a thing of the past this spring once H & H Piggly Wiggly opens its doors. With the residential growth exploding in that part of the county, it was only a matter of time before business growth came along with it. With that in mind, Andy and Susan Haynes met with Eric Habel to see about serving their community...

A Bedford County couple indicted Monday on TennCare fraud charges as a result of allegations that they used the government health insurance when they could have bought a commercial policy. Kelly Wilson, a Shelbyville-based attorney who's served Barbara J. and David Michael "Mike" Westmoreland, explained this morning, "I believe the allegations involve whether they were eligible for TennCare when they could have had private insurance had they simply applied for it...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Death row inmate Daryl Keith Holton said in a letter he is not opposed to the state setting a new execution date for him after he was spared from the electric chair last September. Holton, who confessed to killing his three young sons and their half-sister with an assault rifle in 1997, was granted a stay from a federal appeals court the night before he was to be electrocuted at Riverbend Maximum Security Prison...

A woman who was stopped Saturday night after police said she almost caused two wrecks on Elm Street faces drug charges. Jamie Louise Herron, 26, Whitaker Road, allegedly had two joints in her car's ashtray and a bag containing 10.17 grams of marijuana in her clothing, police said...

A special advisory panel on growth in Bedford County has indicated its preferences to a consultant who interpreted them Monday afternoon during a meeting at the Shelbyville & Bedford County Chamber of Commerce. "Do we want to create or manage growth?" consultant Doug Tennant asked during introductory remarks for the panel's second meeting. "Some communities just want to manage it. I think you are about creating and developing growth."...

MURFREESBORO -- Sometimes you've just got to save the best for last. Liberty Middle didn't come out with their 'A' game but hunkered down late in the fourth quarter to turn back Jim Satterfield Middle 43-31 in the opening round of Class AA play in the James C. Haile State Tournament on Monday...

Webb entered Monday's contest at Cannon County looking to avenge an 18-point loss from back in December. Things didn't quite go as planned as a lackluster fourth quarter threw the brakes on a comeback in a 41-27 loss. After trailing 22-11 at the break, the Feet (8-10) trimmed their deficit to 28-19 heading into the final period...

Cannon County wasted little time jumping on top of visiting Webb by scoring more points in the first quarter than the Lady Feet had the entire night. The hosts went up 18-2 in the initial period and cruised to a 69-15 win. The Lady Lions carried a 38-4 advantage into halftime and were led in scoring by Amber Burnett's 11 points...

Are Harris Middle's Golden Eagles peaking at the right time? If their play over the past two weeks is any indication, they could be. The Eagles (6-8, 4-8 Central Tennessee Conference) have won two of their last three CTC games, including a 51-25 slacking of visiting Tullahoma West on Monday night...

Cascade Middle fell behind early and never caught back up as they lost 37-19 to visiting Moore County Middle on Monday night. The Raiderettes got 13 points from Rachel Garland and 10 more from Heather Vann. Kathleen Lohay paced the Lady Champions (4-12) with seven points...