Stories from Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Learning Way Elementary School teachers spent Sunday afternoon chalking up the sidewalks to welcome students back to school. The effort was called Chalk It Up! (Submitted photo)

It's been a busy summer for former Shelbyville Central soccer standout and Olivia Doak. After graduation, the all-state high soccer player joined her club team, The Tennessee Soccer Club, and had an enjoyable summer, capped off by winning the under-18 US Youth Soccer National Championship at Frisco, Texas on Sunday...

Facebook can be a great way to communicate with friends, and we sometimes use our Facebook page to ask for suggestions or people to interview for a specific story or feature we're planning. But if you're trying to submit something to the newspaper, e-mail is the best way to communicate with us. And please, always use e-mail rather than Facebook to submit photos. Speaking of which......

Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee will adjust the business hours at its 36 retail stores beginning Monday, Aug. 8. New store hours will be 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Saturday hours, which are 8 a.m.-8 p.m., will not change...

Cyclists are invited to sign up for the 27th annual Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee (BRAT) -- a week long excursion through the beautiful scenery of the Cumberland region on Sept. 11-17. "After each day's ride, Tennessee State Parks staff will provide interesting and fun programming for participants and their families," said Deputy Commissioner of Parks and Conservation Brock Hill. ...

Celebrating its fifteenth season, Columbia State is pleased to announce the 2016-2017 First Farmers Performance Series lineup, which showcases a variety of musical talent. "This year's lineup is outstanding and sure to please music lovers of all ages," said Dr. ...

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has announce that Michael C. Good, M.D. Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, has successfully met the criteria and has passed the examination necessary to become a NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner (NCMP)...

Ticket sales are under way for The Reclamation, a celebration of Nashville's spirit and its unique fashion, food and music. The event, which will be held Thursday, Sept. 29, at Track One, 1211 4th Ave. S. in Nashville, is a co-benefit for Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee and the Nashville Fashion Alliance...

The national headquarters of MTSU's most prestigious honor society has awarded a $1,000 grant to an MTSU student. Rebecca Clippard, a senior majoring in Japanese and Spanish, received the stipend from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The Murfreesboro resident is one of only 25 students nationwide to receive the award...

The woman accused of breaking into an ambulance Sunday was charged with jail escape after running from Bedford County Jail on Monday. Officials said Erika Amber Robb, 26, of Shelbyville was in a temporary holding room in a hallway about 10:30 a.m. when she ran out an unlocked door to the jail's "sally port" and across the street to a tanning salon owned by her mother...

An unnamed retail developer looking to build a strip shopping center on North Main Street at Palmer Drive is pushing the city of Shelbyville to build a traffic signal in a fast time frame. The proposed shopping center is at 1735 N. Main St., across from Chili's at Palmer Drive...

Det. Carol Jean of the Shelbyville Police Department shoots bubbles at passers-by during Tuesday's National Night Out observance at H.V. Griffin Park. National Night Out is designed to build relationships between law enforcement (and other emergency responders) and the community. See more photos at http://www.t-g.com/gallery/night-out-2016. (T-G Photo by John I. Carney)

The changes to the Horse Protection Act that the USDA is seeking would not happen prior to the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, which starts Aug. 24. A series of public meetings are taking place this month and next. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will take public comments up until Sept. 26...

As the 78th Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration approaches in late August, show organizers continue connecting with the community even as the federal government changes the methods it is using to try to eliminate the action devices used as part of the horses' "Big Lick" walk...

Newell Brands has confirmed that it is moving most of the packaging functions from its packaging and distribution center in Shelbyville to facilities in Maryville and in Mexicali, Mexico, resulting in a loss of 108 local jobs. The transition is expected to begin in the third quarter of this year and be completed early next year...