Stories from Wednesday, July 31, 2013

New officers for Liberty Lions Club were installed by council chairman Dick Kulp. From left are Kulp, Lion tamer Tim Parker, President Larry Hames, Secretary Veita Jo Hampton, First Vice-President Alvis Turrentine, Second Vice-President Thomas Crockett and tail-twister Brent Davidson. (Submitted photo)

Google dropped a bomb on the technology world last week with the surprise introduction of a tech product costing just $35. Chromecast, a device that plugs into your TV and allows you to view various video services as well as web pages on the TV screen, sold out quickly, both online and at some big box retailers, and Google's web store now lists it as shipping in 3-4 weeks...

Unauthorized horseback riding trails at Normandy Reservoir are being closed immediately, the Tennessee Valley Authority said Wednesday. "TVA security and local law enforcement officers will enforce trail closure and are authorized to ticket any horseback riders for trespassing," a TVA press release said Tuesday. "Closure is necessary to prevent additional damage to federal public lands and further environmental degradation."...

The 107th annual Wartrace Horse Show will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday. The show, to be judged by Joel Weaver of Shelbyville, will feature 30 classes. General admission is $5 and children under 12 are free. Managed by Roy Ferguson, the Wartrace Horse Show is a joint community volunteer effort of the East Bedford Civic Club and the Cascade Parent Teachers Organization. Once a year the two groups join to form the "Civic Enterprises of Wartrace" and sponsor the show...

A Taurus .45-caliber handgun was missing from the glove box of a car being test-driven when it was returned to Bullet Towing, East Lane Street, last Thursday, police were told Monday. The man who tested the car left in a blue Ford Ranger, according to the gun's owner...

Since the late 1990's, being pulled over by Shelbyville police meant videotape of each stop was filed away and stored. That added up to over 6,000 tapes, with three hours of footage on each cassette, and a storage nightmare. But digital technology has overtaken the old magnetic storage medium, making the job for Sgt. Bill Logue much easier...

The carnival workers do this every week, from one end of the country to the other. Fifteen rides must be torn down, hauled hundreds of miles to the next location, and then set back up and working safely. That's the job the crew of 20 with Carnival Tyme faces as they bring enjoyment to county fairs and other events all year round...

The head of The Celebration says the annual event is still a go despite a court ruling against the show's inspection arm. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means of Texas dismissed with prejudice a suit filed last year by the Shelbyville-based SHOW Horse Industry Organization (HIO). The suit claimed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's rule change that placed the walking horse industry in charge of enforcing anti-abuse penalties was unconstitutional...

The parent company of Heritage Medical Center in Shelbyville and numerous other hospitals has entered into an agreement to purchase the parent company of, among many others, Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma and University Medical Center in Lebanon...

The Community Vikings picked up their first win of the 2013 golf season on Tuesday afternoon at the Lewisburg Recreation Center, edging out Cornersville 196-197. Blake Fanning carded the lowest score for the Purple and Gold with a 45, while Jake Garrette finished one stroke back...

The 2013 First Christian T-ball PIRATES

Robert Alvis "Bob" Davidson, 94, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.