Stories from Friday, July 6, 2007

A money-seeking customer learned the hard way not to mess with the clerk at the Kangaroo convenience store on Madison Street at South Hillcrest Drive early Monday. The customer, who didn't have enough money when attempting to buy a bag of potato chips, allegedly tried to reach for money from the cash register, police said...

T. Scott Cunningham, a Shelbyville native, has been selected to join the cast of Mamma Mia!, an award-winning Broadway musical that has been seen by over 30 million people worldwide. Cunningham will play the British banker Harry Bright in the Las Vegas production beginning July 30...

There are many reasons as to why people believe the number seven is as lucky as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, which ironically, is made up of seven different colors. There were the seven days of creation in the Bible. God rested on the seventh day. Explorers traveled the seven seas. There are seven wonders of the world and, of course, as any Lord of the Rings buff would know, seven rings were given to the Dwarf Lords...

While "Our Very Own" was released on DVD nationwide Tuesday, people that live in the town where it was filmed learned that there weren't any copies for sale. But the blame can't be placed on local stores -- instead corporate decisions with major retail chains have resulted in the movie made about Shelbyville not being available to its very own citizens...

Repeating the stake win from last year, Rowdy Rev and Bill Bobo claimed top honors on Wednesday night at the Bethesda Fourth of July Walking Horse Show. Owned by Bill Harlin of Franklin's Harlinsdale Farms, Rowdy Rev is in his second year as an aged stallion with wins on his 2007 record that includes the Celebration Spring Fun Show and Columbia's Walking in the Park stake titles. ...

You may have noticed those two huge drilling rigs in front of the Duck River Electric Membership Corporation [DREMC] headquarters on Madison Street this week, but they aren't looking for oil or natural gas. Instead, DREMC has decided to be a leader in demonstrating energy efficiency by installing the most effective method, a geothermal heating and cooling system...

Shelbyville Senior American Legion showed up for the Columbia Tournament on Thursday with several new faces. The rookies meshed with the veterans quickly as Post 23 took down host Mt. Pleasant 8-1. After leaving a pair of runners on in the first inning, Shelbyville didn't squander their second opportunity at getting some runs home in the second as they sent 10 men to the dish and plated five...