Stories from Friday, August 23, 2013

The Rev. Jack Carney, Rachel Arnold and Times-Gazette city editor John Carney enjoy lunch Thursday at the Times-Gazette. The T-G hosted a benefit lunch for John to help with his upcoming mission trip. He'll be traveling to Sierra Leone, in West Africa, in December for LEAMIS International Ministries where he (along with LEAMIS co-founder the Rev. Debra Snellen) will be installing a water chlorinator; teaching a method for disinfecting water using the sun's UV rays; teaching a method for keeping food relatively cool using clay pots and wet sand; and will be teaching leadership skills to pastors from remote areas of the country. (T-G Photo by Sadie Fowler)

Changes face the Tennessee walking horse industry as its showcase event, The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, walks into its 75th year. The SHOW Horse Industry Organization (HIO) announced Monday it would adopt the minimum penalty protocol proposed in a rule last year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

(a) Rulebook. Each HIO that licenses DQPs in accordance with *§ 11.7 must include in its rulebook, and enforce, penalties for the violations listed in this section that equal or exceed the penalties listed in paragraph (c) of this section and must also enforce the requirement in paragraph (d) of this section...

Going into the 75th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, Celebration CEO Mike Inman reported ticket sales were down. Since that news was published, Inman said about 40 more box seats were sold. However, several remain vacant. Vacant box seats do not have chairs and are marked by pink tape. ...

Ring announcer Bobby Sands quoted Mark Twain to the opening-night crowd. "The report of my demise is greatly exaggerated," said Sands, and that summed up the attitude at the 75th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Although morning classes started on Wednesday, for many locals the show didn't start until evening classes got underway on Thursday night...

Shelbyville Central will open the 2013 season tonight against Marshall County in the first of three straight home games for the Golden Eagles. This season marks the 90th anniversary of the Golden Eagle football program. Coming off a 4-6 record last year, including a 2-3 mark in District 8-AAA, the Eagles are ready for the upcoming season and an opportunity to return to the TSSAA state playoffs...

Kathy Schieber, 71, of Tullahoma died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in Shelbyville. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Maplewood Cemetery in Tullahoma with Brian Marler officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Tullahoma Funeral Home.

The Community Middle Vikings got a strong defensive second-half defensive effort that helped buckle down the first win of the season for the Purple and Gold. Community was able to orchestrate enough offense from running back Wyatt Sobiek to claim the 20-12 win over Moore County on Thursday night...

The first quarter was fairly slow on Thursday as the Patriots and Eagles managed to score at least once in each quarter during the Patriots' 36-6 win over visiting Eagleville. The Patriots' first touchdown came on a 38-yard connection between quarterback Luke Davidson and Chris Houston. The 2-point conversion was enough to give the Patriots the lead after one as the Eagles failed to convert after a touchdown on the next drive...

Cascade Middle got the defensive stop needed to make a run at the visiting Forrest Rockets, but couldn't avoid costly turnovers in a 30-12 loss on Thursday night. Trailing the Rockets 16-12 with just under 1:20 left in the fourth, Forrest came up with a costly, 60-yard pick six to all but put the game out of reach...

The Community Viqueens got the start they wanted against the Culleoka Lady Warriors with a set one win, but dropped the next three in a 3-1 on Thursday night. The Purple and Gold defended the home court well, picking up a 25-21 set one victory, and maintained the vigor through the next two sets, but fell by scores of 25-19 and 25-22, respectively...

It was a battle for second place in Thursday afternoon's quad-golf match between the Community Vikings, MTCS Cougars, Eagleville Eagles, and CMS Tigers. The Tigers were able to pull away for the 161. Eagleville finished 20 strokes back with a 181, while MTCS followed with a 183. Community finished another three strokes behind the Cougars...

Shelbyville Central claimed second in a District 8-AAA tri-match at Willowbrook Country Club on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles just missed out on besting Coffee County, who recorded a 161. Shelbyville took second with a 162. Led by brothers Sterling and Elliott Smith's 39, the Eagles bested Tullahoma by 14 strokes...

The Webb Feet golf squad claimed its first win of the season on Thursday afternoon at River Bend Country Club. Ben Morris was the match medalist in the nine-hole contest, carding a round-low 36 to lead the Feet to the victory. Teammate John Wang finished a stroke back at 37, while Eli Freeman and Zach Norris finished the afternoon with a 46...

Southside Baptist Church held its annual children's camp for grades 1-6 in July at Cedars of Lebanon State Park. The theme this year was "Stand Strong," based on 1 Corinthians 16:13, "Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong." (Submitted photo)

LYNCHBURG--Global demand for Tennessee Whiskey means more jobs for our area, with a $103 million investment announced Thursday at the world famous Jack Daniel Distillery. The extensive expansion plans involves the addition of stills, barrel warehouses and related infrastructure, as well as 94 new full-time positions over the next five years in Moore County...

The company that installed Shelbyville's electric vehicle charger last year says it will continue to maintain it -- even though the firm may soon go broke. But according to city officials, the charging station was very rarely used. Last week, ECOtality Inc. stated in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) it might file for bankruptcy, saying they have failed to "attain sales volumes" of the charging stations to "support the Company's operations in the second half of 2013."...

A Winchester man was charged with possession of marijuana after a traffic stop for a non-working taillight Wednesday night. Kamal Mekell Leonard, 18, had a large amount of "shake" on his lap, Shelbyville police said. "This is common for someone who cuts tobacco out of a cigar and uses the 'shell' to smoke marijuana," officer David Dye said in his report...

Four men were charged Thursday in connection with guns being stolen from a Normandy-area home Wednesday. Trevor Mac Castile, 19, of Normandy, Kyle J. Frilot, 19, of College Street in Wartrace, Grandall J. Massengale, 18, of Big Springs Road and Jonathan Carroll, 19, of Fairfield Pike were arrested, Det, Chad Webster of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

We were at the I am what I am event and this was the first time My Grandson Eli had ever seen Batman.