Stories from Thursday, July 16, 2020

Elaine Stacy was honored upon her retirement for her 41 years of loyal service to Dabora, Inc., publishers of Walking Horse Report, VIP Murfreesboro and nine other publications. Stacy joined Dabora in the graphic arts department when “paste up” was the method of publishing newspapers and magazines, and though the years she has adapted to changes in technology over and over, and is well respected among her peers for her knowledge in designing editorial and feature news stories...

To the editor, Now it is clear Donald Trump and Putin are tied together at the hip.  Trump had no choice but to commute the sentence of Roger Stone to keep Stone from spilling the beans on him.  Had Stone gone to prison he would have squealed on Trump and told that Trump was deeply involved with Russia.  If you look at past comments from Stone it is plain to see he was holding this over Trump's head.  Stone played his ace in the hole...

Marijuana was found on a DUI suspect who allegedly almost struck a man mowing alongside U.S. 231 North near Tennova Healthcare on Wednesday morning, according to Shelbyville police. Christian Lee Benson, 46, of Murfreesboro was reported to 911 as swerving from lane to lane shortly before the traffic stop. A deputy saw two open bottles of whiskey in the truck and Benson allegedly failed field sobriety tests...

The rising sun casts its golden light across a pasture in Bell Buckle Tuesday morning.

The only thing hotter than the different types of chili in the Southern Summer Chili Days festival over the weekend were the blazing summer temperatures. Even with the mercury rising, contestants and locals ventured to the Shelbyville town square on Friday evening and Saturday to participate in the festival...

A law enforcement agency reports that an offense is cleared by arrest, or solved for crime reporting purposes, when three specific conditions have been met. The three conditions are that at least one person has been: •Arrested.  •Charged with the commission of the offense. ...

Shelbyville police arrested 175 more people in 2019 for Group A crimes (the most serious offenses) than their annual average for the previous four years. City police made 279 drug arrests for Group A offenses in 2019 besting their previous four-year average of 162 a year by 66 percent. Ranger and Trigger, Shelbyville’s new police dogs are getting the credit for the increase in drug arrests...

Rezoning of an area of Eady Road where a concrete batch plant has been proposed was approved 10-7 by Bedford County Commission following a rezoning hearing Tuesday night. Local developer Denny Hastings requested the rezoning of 10 acres, a short distance west of U.S. ...

Gabi VanHorn puts the first coat of gold paint on the sign for Jon English Antique Sports & Cards on East Depot Street in Shelbyville. The gold letters will be accented with black drop-shadows and perhaps some gold leaf highlights. Gabi, whose nickname is “Stinky,” is a sign painter from Nashville. “Stinky” and her partner, Meghan Wood, call their business “I Saw the Sign.” They can be reached at 607-423-2949.