Stories from Wednesday, August 10, 2016

MURFREESBORO -- A hearing on the future of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry brought many predictions of economic doom, with numerous remarks bringing either applause or cat calls from the standing-room-only audience. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service held the first of five public hearings Tuesday at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Murfreesboro...

Cloria Jane "Janie" Nippers Prince, 50, of Tullahoma died Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Winchester with the Rev. Willie Brunoski officiating. Burial will follow at Keith Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, speaking in Shelbyville on Tuesday, said that it's unlikely either presidential candidate will emphasize what he considers one of the key issues facing the U.S. "One of the things that will, unfortunately, not be discussed is the deficit issue," said Corker, who spoke to a small crowd of invited guests -- mainly city and county officials and Chamber of Commerce board members -- during an appearance at the Chamber of Commerce building on North Cannon Boulevard...

USDA would train, license and screen all horse inspectors. Currently, horse industry organizations handle these responsibilities, but in a 2010 audit the Office of Inspector General stated this regulatory structure is ineffective because many industry-trained inspectors have conflicts of interest...

Get your Firehouse Barbecue tickets before they go up like smoke. The popular annual barbecue will be held Monday, Sept. 19, but the limited number of tickets are now on sale for $12 for both adults and children. Dinner will be from 5-7 p.m., said Stephanie Crosslin Price, the chamber's member services director...

First Christian Church on Madison Street will celebrate its 150th anniversary with services at 10 a.m. Sunday. Bob Riester II who was minister at the church from 1977 through 1985, will play a prelude in honor of Sarah Thomas, who was the church's organist for more than four decades concluding in the 1980s...

Two white cylinders thought to have been pipe bombs found in a field in Buzzard Roost Road were actually sparkler bombs -- homemade fireworks -- but it took a visit from the state bomb squad to find out for sure. The cylinders were found at the edge of a hay field Sunday, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office said. Residents of a nearby home and their plumber cut it open, saw what looked like gunpowder and called for help...

Take steps now to prepare your family for disasters by downloading the FEMA smartphone app, according to an agency press release. Much of the region has been under heat advisories from the National Weather Service over the past few weeks. While it has cooled down in recent days, summer continues for several more weeks. ...

Columbia State has partnered with the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network to host the "Saving Lives in South Central Tennessee" conference Aug. 26. The event will feature a variety of presentations related to suicide prevention, which will include: suicide prevention strategies within community colleges, depression and suicide among older adults and suicide prevention among veterans...

The Flat Creek FCE Club met July 11 at the home of Cecelia Dougan. Present were Mattie Ray Wiser, Emma Tyree, Candice Lowen, Debbie Ottinger and Cecelia Dougan. The program book meeting agenda was followed. The educational lesson was on Dietary Fat Facts. ...

About a year ago, the online shopping site Jet.com came out of beta testing and made an official public launch. Competing with Amazon.com, the 500-pound gorilla of online shopping, is a daunting task, but Jet came to the table with a massive amount of funding and investment...

The students in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Camp hold certificates showing they completed three days of fun, hands-on science activities at AEDC. This year's STEM Summer Camp was held July 12-14 for children of AEDC employees. ...

Harris Middle School's Golden Eaglettes claimed a 2-1 win over visiting Community on Tuesday afternoon. The Eaglettes won the first set 25-13 with the Viqueens winning the second 26-24, sending the match to a third-set tiebreaker. In that decisive third set, Harris jumped out to an early lead on the way to a 15-4 to win the match...

It was another clean sweep for Shelbyville golf on Tuesday afternoon at River Bend Country Club in a tri-match against county rivals Cascade and Community. In the boys competition, the Eagles took first with a 162, while Community followed with a 191...