Stories from Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Pearlee Mays sits in the shade, protected from the sun with a large hat, waiting for a customer at her yard sale on East Cedar Street while playing with her cell phone. (T-G photo by Jim Davis)

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the Tennessee Highway Patrol plan an impaired driving enforcement campaign for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend. This traffic safety effort will feature an aggressive "No Refusal" enforcement, beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday and ending at 11:59 p.m. Sunday...

A marijuana-carrying man allegedly trying to pull an envelope containing money from under the front door of a Madison Street loan company Sunday night was spotted by a police officer. "I observed a man sitting with his legs crossed in front of the Title Max," officer Jose Garza said in his report. "I also noticed what looked like he was slipping his hand under the door trying to get an envelope."...

"Dig into Reading," the summer reading program at Argie Cooper Public Library, is well under way with over 3,300 books already read, according to children's librarian Jessica Osborne. Children read or listen to books (depending on their individual reading level) and record them on the reading log kept at the library...

Shelbyville City Council will meet with its attorney twice this month as members prepare to possibly act on legal issues surrounding a stalled state industrial road project. In April, claims over the right-of way on Railroad Avenue caused the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to stop a $2.35 million dollar widening project in its tracks, and talks between the city and seven property owners haven't resolved the ownership issues...

Since some readers have a four-day weekend coming up, it may be a good time to start gathering junk to be hauled away later this month. The public works department will hold its first summer clean up event the week of July 22-25, running by Shelbyville homes on the same day of the week as garbage collection...

Tracy Wade is well aware of his challenges, yet he's not the type to feel sorry for himself. Two years ago, Wade entered a local gym hoping to improve his life. While it's typical for many new gym members to feel uncomfortable walking through the doors for the first time, Tracy did so with confidence and certainly no shame. Not for a second did he care what anyone thought of him...

Zander Johnson enjoys summer at Normandy Lake- Fishing with Dad!

Professional Roofing Contractors is in the process of moving into its new offices on Deery Street. From left are Gary Dearing, Jonathan Price, Kimberly Dearing, Dawn Holley, local executive director of United Way, John Morris of Atlas Roofs and Don Price. ...

U.S. Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn.; Mark Warner, D-Va.; Mike Johanns, R-Neb.; Jon Tester, D-Mont.; Dean Heller, R-Nev.; Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.; Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; and Kay Hagan, D-N.C., all members of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, introduced legislation last week which they say will strengthen America's housing finance system by replacing government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with a privately capitalized system that preserves market liquidity and protects taxpayers from future economic downturns.. ...

The Shelbyville Central High School Class of 1962 is looking for five classmates. The classmates are: Barbara Rowe Mills; Bobbie Jo Guthrie; Gary Cooper; Roger Singleton and Loretta Carter O'Kain. If you have information about these classmates, call Judy Sliger at 684-2105...

Weecho enjoying a beautiful day.

My son earlier this year at Wal-Mart, he wasn't happy happy happy, he was angry angry angry....