Stories from Wednesday, September 2, 2015

A Facebook friend of mine posted a photo this week of her old cell phones. She's apparently kept every cell phone she ever owned, and has quite a collection. You can see the progress of the phones through the years, from big chunky ones to little flip phones...

Gloria Faye Taylor, 71, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 at Christian Care Center of Bedford County after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Tommy Dye officiating. Burial will follow at Houston-Whitworth Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

Arthur G. 'Buck' Barton, 85, of Normandy died Tuesday evening, Sept. 1, 2015 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Manchester Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday.

Shelbyville's city council received a briefing Tuesday from the city manager on the current debt situation. The city has six direct debts outstanding, manager Jay Johnson said -- with Ameresco for energy efficiency in Shelbyville buildings, a street sweeper, the debt on garbage carts for each household and on three flume failures...

Halfway into the Celebration, some in the walking horse industry are expressing frustration with what they say is a large number of disqualifications, and the possibility of a Congressional study is being raised. In the show's first two days, about 10 percent of inspected horses were disqualified for alleged scar rule violations, said Celebration CEO Mike Inman. That compares to 1 percent of horses being ruled as scarred during earlier shows throughout this past year, he said...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- Add the chairman of the state Senate transportation committee to the list of opponents of raising Tennessee's gas tax in 2016. Republican Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville, who heads the transportation panel in the upper chamber, said Tuesday that there isn't enough time to put together a comprehensive road funding proposal for the upcoming legislative session...

Crews were busy hooking up new street lights on East Depot Street Monday as they put the finishing touches on the first phase of sidewalk renovations near the Shelbyville square. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

An employee of the fuel station at a Shelbyville grocery is accused of stealing cash, lottery tickets and merchandise. Kaitlyn Rose Pierson, 19, of Temple Ford was arrested Monday at Kroger, North Main Street, police said. Pierson allegedly took $1,403.70 between July 28 and Aug. 24, a Kroger loss prevention employee told police...

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture recently honored some of its top faculty, staff, researchers and outreach experts with a number of awards. More than 30 people were recognized with a variety of honors -- many gifts sponsored by past faculty, alumni and friends of the institute...

First National Bank of Middle Tennessee has been named one of the Best Banks to Work For in 2015 by American Banker Magazine which will feature the bank along with other winners in its September issue. First National operates a full-service mortgage loan office, FNB Mortgage, on North Main Street in Shelbyville where Carrie Graff oversees a staff of three...

Members of the Senior Citizens Center celebrating birthdays in August were treated to a birthday party by Leticia Burnley with Glen Oaks Health and Rehabilitation. From left are Queen Margaret Little, Queen Jeanette Thompson, Carolyn Ouellette and Dory Swartzentrover. (Submitted photo)

Going on short rest during the Walking Horse Celebration break, the Cascade Middle Champions had just five days to prepare for the Westwood Rockets on Tuesday night. What little preparation the Champs had was more than enough in the 48-14 blowout. Cascade improved to 4-1 on the year with Tuesday's romp...

The improving Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglette volleyball team dropped a District 8-AAA home match to Tullahoma 3-0 while the Eaglette junior varsity claimed a 2-0 victory on Tuesday evening. The Lady Wildcats posted a 25-15 win in the opening varsity match, came from behind 18-11 to win 26-24 in the second then rolled to a 25-15 win in the final set...

MURFREESBORO -- It was a successful road trip for Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglette soccer team in an 11-2 non-district victory over Riverdale on Tuesday night. The Eaglettes (1-2) dominated from start to finish with seniors Lesleigh Blackburn, Olivia Doak and Brooklynn Martin combining for 10 goals...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eagle football team might be the best winless team around at the stage of the season. The Eagles fell 28-24 to host Coffee County after holding a double-digit lead in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Tuesday night...

T-G STAFF REPORT ROCKVALE -- Eii Freeman turned in another match-medalist performance and guided Webb to a nine-stroke win over host Eagleville on Tuesday at Champion's Run Golf Course. Freeman bested the Eagleville leader, Bobby Snell, who finished with a 44...

First Community Bank was Saturday night's Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration sponsor and awarded cash to several attendees.

Community Middle School students collected a truckload of canned food for Good Samaritan. Front row, from left, are Noah Bowling, Brianna Beech, Calley Hand, Korie Ann Beasley, Good Samaritan director Cathy Miller, Jacie Neeley and Ashley King; back row, Jesa Moore, Ethan Lohn, Macie Lemmons, Gage Ralston and Mackenzie Newkirk. (Submitted photo)...