Stories from Monday, April 8, 2013

Ricky Rutledge, 57, of Shelbyville died Saturday, April 6, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.

Left: Whitney, Stephen, & Benji Philpott circa 1980. Right: Stephen, Benji, & Frank Philpott circa 2012. Generations of Philpotts farming at Wayside Farms in Shelbyville, TN.

Reaction from Tennesse officials to the passing today of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher: U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-South Pittsburg): "I was deeply saddened to hear the news former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher has passed away. ...

Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to offer Web Training Seminars The next TDTD web training session will be held in Bell Buckle at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Tuesday, April 9 from 2 p.m to 4 p.m. The session is free to Tennessee tourism partners and provides hands-on assistance in utilizing tnvacation.com, the hot deals program, tnvacation.com mobile site, using the calendar of events, uploading press releases and concludes with a Q&A...

"The Four Stooges", a.k.a Mason Wright, Buck Curtis, Brylee Garland, and Madox Wright. During the last drought that this county had, these boys went out to pray for rain at the prompting of their Aunt Bee (Beverly Robertson). Not long after the taking of this picture, they heard rain falling on the roof. This day was surely a day that strengthened their faith in prayer...

Alice Ruth McConaughy Hartbarger. 88, of North Carolina, a former resident of Bedford County, died Sunday, March 31, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at First Presbyterian Church of Shelbyville.