Stories from Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Lawrence Edward Cantrell, 67, died Tuesday at Heritage Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bell Buckle Baptist Church with the Rev. Tommy Dye officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at 3 p.m. at Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at the church. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Temperatures in the mid-90s didn't exhaust the enthusiasm of horse show fans moving onto the show grounds Tuesday. The 73rd edition of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration began this morning with classes in Calsonic Arena. The annual Trade Fair opened as well and the National Futurity competition, sponsored by the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association, kicks off at 5:30 p.m. All are free to the public...

Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System has begun the process of smoke testing sewer lines -- a normal and necessary process, but one which can sometimes result in the alarming sight of smoke rising from homes in your neighborhood. "It can be a scary thing," said Bill Morrow of SPWSS...

Bedford County Financial Management Committee reviewed a salary chart for county employees last night and approved 1 percent raises retroactive to the start of the fiscal year on July 1. The raises were planned in the budget process, but the committee wanted to take a look at county employee salaries before enacting them...

A Flat Creek man was arrested after allegedly jumping into the bed of a moving pickup truck Monday afternoon .on Industrial Parkway. The victim drove to his nearby workplace where he and a co-worker subdued Tommy Lance Bailey, 37, who is accused of kicking the truck's rear window., police said...

The Celebration begins its 2011 Walking Horse pageantry on today with a Celebration day performance and the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association National Futurity beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Celebration is making a special effort to encourage the community to purchase tickets...

CORNERSVILLE -- The Cascade Lady Champions posted an 8-0 shutout over the host Cornersville Lady Bulldogs in Tuesday's District 9A season-opener. Cascade goalkeeper Kayla Carden denied five Cornersville shots. "Cascade soccer is off to an exciting start for a full and challenging season," Cascade coach Monica Lewis said. "This team of girls are all skilled and talented. Every single player had the opportunity to touch the ball last night."...

If you're looking to follow the 73rd Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration and the Tennessee Walking Horse industry online, here are some handy links. You can also find these, in clickable form, at the Celebration page of the Times-Gazette web site, http://www.t-g.com/twhnc...

Putting points on the scoreboard doesn't seem to be a problem for Harris Middle School. The Golden Eagles have scored 100 points in their first two games, includng a 40-16 victory over visiting Fayetteville City Middle School on Tuesday night. Harris rolled to a 60-16 win over Tullahoma in the season opener last week...

DENVER (AP) -- Shelbyville's Rex Brothers pitched a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday night to earn his first major league save for Colorado, which has won four straight for the first time since June 14-18. Seth Smith and Jonathan Herrera each hit a two-run shot and the Rockies beat the Houston Astros 8-6 on Tuesday night...

Webb's girls soccer team fell 4-2 to Franklin County in their season opener Tuesday in Winchester. McKenzie Knotts scored for visiting Webb (0-1) with an assist from Maya Porter, followed by a score on a penalty kick by Claire Coop after a breakaway foul against Maya Porter...

Shelbyville Central's freshmen and junior varsity football teams each claimed a victory on Monday night. Shelbyville 18, Fairview 6 (freshmen): Trey Trice hauled in a 65-yard TD pass from Tyler Bailey and the two joined forces for the two-point conversion...