Stories from Friday, August 30, 2013

Gov. Bill Haslam's office has announced that he, Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty, and Nashville-based Japanese Consul-General Motohiko Kato will be in Shelbyville Tuesday morning for a jobs announcement at the CalsonicKansei North America plant...

Bryan Edward "Coach" Carson, 81, of Shelbyville died Friday, Aug. 30, 2013 at Glen Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Charles Redmond officiating. Burial will follow at Roberts Cemetery in Raus. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Saturday.

The rumor mill has been working faster than a horse doing the running walk at the 75th edition of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Thursday night the rumors were heavier than the humid late summer air as fans looked ahead to Saturday night's World Grand Championship Stake. A final list of the horses competing will not be available until after entries have closed Friday at noon...

Dr. W.H. Hill is going strong in the Celebration even as he looks to his 96th birthday in November. Dr. Hill won the Owner-Amateur Riders on Walking Horses, Riders 70 Years & Over class last week. He has won the class for seven of the last eight years, the last three of them on Kudos for Cash...

HENRY HORTON STATE PARK -- Education funding was a primary topic of discussion Thursday night as Tennessee County Commissioners Association held one of a series of regional meetings to brief its members on state laws affecting county government, and to solicit questions and comments...

Motorists heading to Murfreesboro should expect some delays over the next few months while road work is completed. Starting next week, resurfacing will kick off on U.S. 231 North/North Main Street between Moreland Avenue and Highway 82 East. Alternating lane closures can be expected Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. in order to mill the roadway, according to Deanna Lambert, Community Relations Officer for TDOT Region 3,...

Preparing for an opponent during the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration has always been a challenge. There are so many changes during the week and practice schedules are different, making it even more difficult. Despite all the distractions, Shelbyville Central (1-0) looks forward to the opportunity to open the season with back-to-back wins when they host Warren County tonight at Eagle Stadium...

The Cannon County Middle Lions struck the first blow, but it was the Vikings who had the last laugh in Thursday night's 36-12 win. Cannon County took the game's opening kickoff 85 yards to the house, but was held in check until just over a minute to go in the fourth quarter...

Just make it a hat trick for the Cascade Champion golf team. The Champs picked up their third win of the week on Thursday afternoon at River Bend Country Club, besting Webb and Marshall County with a team low 166. Both Webb and Marshall County tied with a 178...

Harris Middle picked up a 3-0 win over visiting Coffee County on Thursday night. Jani Lopez, Taylor Sanders and Megan Floyd each found the back of the net against Coffee County, while Maddie Northcutt claimed the win in goal. The win improves Harris' record to 3-0-0 so far this season...

Leaving a truck unlocked was costly for a Mississippi man visiting Shelbyville this week. The victim told police $2,000 in $100 bills was taken from the truck's console behind a Blue Ribbon Parkway home. A DVD player, assorted DVDs and CDs, and a carton of Marlboro cigarettes were stolen from a Belmont Avenue residence between 9:30 p.m. and midnight Wednesday, police were told...