Stories from Friday, May 18, 2007

When a new elementary school is built on Learning Way in the next few years, new district lines will have to be drawn, and School Superintendent Ed Gray said that districts for each of Shelbyville's elementary schools will need to be strictly enforced, even if that doesn't sit well with some parents...

An elderhostel group from Sugar Tours in West Dover, Vt., toured Waterfall Farms and the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration grounds on Thursday, on their way to downtown Lynchburg and a meal at Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House. Diane Murray of Tennessee's Backroads Heritage, a tourism group promoting this area, traveled with the group. Murray became director of Tennessee's Backroads this year after retiring from the state's tourism development program...

Minutes from a special called city meeting from 2001 reveal that a Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewer Board member was appointed properly following questions about what constituted a "majority." Councilman Wallace Cartwright provided the Times-Gazette with minutes to a special called meeting held June 5, 2001, which was devoted solely to electing a utility board member...

A very successful two weeks of spring football practice came to an end with Shelbyville Central's annual Blue-Gold game Tuesday evening at Eagle Stadium. Led by returning starting quarterback Julian Haile, the Blue squad claimed a 27-14 win over the Gold...

The Petersburg Lions Club rolls out the welcome mat tonight for their second edition of its Walking Horse showcase. Held at the Lions Club Park, the show begins at 6:30 p.m. with an admission fee of $5. Children under 10 are free. A stick horse class will kick off the events for judge Rob Cornelius of Rogersville, Ala. Amateur, youth and professional classes of competition line the 28 class roster...

Four children and their mother were badly injured when her car struck a culvert near Flat Creek at mid-afternoon Friday. Danielle E. Noblitt, 31, Chasity Noblitt, 9, Corbin Noblitt, 8, Cody Noblitt, 6, and 9-month-old Coleman Lee Faulk are all listed in critical or serious condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, a family member said...