Stories from Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Our countdown of the top 10 local news stories of 2014 continues with the second of two ties. There is no fourth place story because of a tie at third place. Two competing bills -- one favored by the Tennessee Walking Horse industry, another by the Humane Society of the United States -- continued to battle for congressional approval as the debate over walking horse training methods wore on...

Residents living in and around the Shelbyville and Bedford County area can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. Fairlane Church of Christ, located at 101 Dow Drive, will host the community event on Jan. 8, 2015...

The USDA inspection numbers for The Celebration show 52 percent of swab tests were positive. A total of 125 swab samples were taken, with 65 showing positive for foreign substances, USDA data shows. Not every horse is inspected. For blood tests, five of 103 horses tested positive, according to USDA data...

Suggestions have been drawn up by Shelbyville's city manager on how to proceed with expanding H.V. Griffin Park over the next 18 months. The city is in the final process of signing closing documents to buy 58 acres on Horse Mountain Road next to the park, and anticipates finalizing the deal this week...

More details have been released about the traffic accident in which a Shelbyville woman died Saturday night on U.S. 41A South. The victim, Linda H. Talley, 66, of Shelbyville, was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, Richard Talley. Their car was struck head-on by a car driven by Marilyn C. Flannery, 73, of Shelbyville, State Trooper Casey Newsom's report said. Criminal charges are "pending" against Flannery, according to the report...

A Shelbyville man was charged with aggravated domestic assault after being accused of severely beating a woman at a North Main street motel Monday night. Shaun Gibson allegedly woke up an acquaintance and inflicted what police termed "several facial injuries" as he beat and kicked her into unconsciousness. She awakened and the attack resumed until she "played dead," officer David Curley's report said...

The Droid Turbo, made by Motorola and exclusive to Verizon Wireless, is a high-end Android 4.4 (KitKat) smartphone with a lot to recommend it. It has a beautiful 5.2-inch AMOLED screen coupled with a 21-megapixel rear camera. The camera can be activated, even when the phone is asleep, by holding the phone in your hand and flicking your wrist (like opening a doorknob) twice, a clever and handy feature to help you capture spur-of-the-moment snapshots before the moment passes. ...

Middle Tennessee State University students, alumni and others looking to get that great business idea off the ground have an opportunity to do so through a university-sponsored business plan competition. The competition, which includes seed money to the top two winners, is offered through the Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship in MTSU's Jennings A. ...

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglettes claimed a 41-37 victory over Stone Mountain in the Lincoln County Christmas Classic on Tuesday afternoon. The victory was another milestone for Shelbyville Central head coach Kevin Thomas, being his 300th as a coach for the Eagles and Eaglettes...

An old truck sits and waits to maybe someday be restored to its glory days. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)

Jessica Ervin, a volunteer at the Argie Cooper Public Library, refiles books on one of the shelves in the children's section. (T-G Photo by Jim Davis)