Stories from Thursday, August 13, 2015

Marsha Monks Harden, 56, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 at Centennial Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville with Jim Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Kirkland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Jada's first watermelon

Doyle, Edwin, Ethan, and Jada Harris

After more than 20 years of Leadership Bedford classes, First Community Bank is still providing plenty of members to the group. Leadership Bedford was started around 1994 -- a requirement of the state's Three Star Program. A board of directors was formed and spent a year organizing, planning and selecting the first class, said Walt Wood, former Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce CEO...

The Moving Wall is coming to Bell Buckle this fall. The half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which has been touring the county for the past 30 years, will open at The Webb School on Thursday, Nov. 5. Free viewing will be available through Nov. 8. Local church groups and schools are being invited to view the exhibit, as well as participate in the annual Bell Buckle Motor Rally on Nov. 7...

Bedford County Board of Commissioners, meeting Tuesday night, approved changes to the county's personnel policies. The county's current maternity leave policy was deleted and the county's policy was brought in line with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act...

Another handwritten suit against the Bedford County jail has been dismissed by a federal judge. Joseph Richard Fredrickson had demanded $750,000 in damages for suffering, distress and mental and emotional pain. U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier dismissed the suit this week, since Fredrickson failed to make a filing fee or an application to proceed in "forma pauperis" -- a Latin legal term meaning "in the character or manner of a pauper."...

Football fans across Bedford County will have a great chance to get a sneak preview of the upcoming high school season on Friday night at the second annual Pencil City Jamboree, hosted by the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles. A huge success last year, the Pencil City Jamboree is set to be even more exciting this year...

The Cascade High School FFA chapter has been recognized in the 2015 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization. The program recognizes outstanding FFA chapters from throughout the country that successfully complete an annual set of required activities that encourage members to grow as individuals, work as a team and serve others in their communities...

The Rickey Smith Memorial JAKES Day (an acronym for Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) will be held 8 a.m. until noon Saturday at Arrowhead Ranch, 239 Cortner Mill Road near Normandy, sponsored by the Bedford County Longbeards chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. ...

The Shelbyville Rotary Club recently donated $1,500 to the Bedford County Imagination Library, said Luci Taylor of the Imagination Library board. The Rotary Club is donating $1,500 each year for three years, she said. The funds come from Rotary's work during The Celebration...

The town of Wartrace will hold its annual town-wide yard sale Aug. 28 and 29. An annual tradition in late August for middle Tennessee pickers and yard sale fans, the town's sale is open to out-of-town vendors and dealers as well as local residents. Buyers will find antiques, collectibles, flea market merchandise, hand made crafts, and the occasional oddball what-iz-it along the thoroughfares and off the beaten paths in town. ...

The Community Clinic of Shelbyville and CVS Health are hosting a free class series that helps people understand the nature of tobacco addiction and how they can stop smoking. The class and materials are free, courtesy of CVS. The class was led by Sherry Parsons, who is an American Lung Association-trained facilitator. Classes start Aug. 17 and run for eight sessions, mostly on Mondays at 5:30 p.m. Location is Bedford County Business Complex, Classroom 126...

A Shelbyville woman spent more than $4,400 sent to her as what she thought was part of a contest prize. Today she's out the $4,400 she used to pay bills -- with no way to pay it back -- after learning the check was bad. The woman received the check for $4,410.35 for "insurance" from what she thought was a firm called Citizen Brokerage and Financial Service, Shelbyville police said Wednesday. An accompanying letter said $245,589.65 in prize winnings would be mailed to her...

A couple was arrested after an argument over chili cheese fries at a Shelbyville fast food restaurant Tuesday, police said. Lt. James Wilkerson said he was passing Krystal, Madison Street, and saw Bill Rex Adams, 45, of Sims Road, and Danessa Michelle Zwarton, 35, "striking each other" as their truck left the parking lot with the horn blowing. A 911 call had been received moments later...

Shelbyville Central High's Class of 1984 held its 31st reunion Saturday at the school. Attendees include, front row from left, Cynthia Holman, Tracy Allison Wilson, Sherry McChristian-Leetham, Jimmy Richardson, Victoria Dashiell, Tammy Owens King, Rob Philyaw, Kathy Cartwright Philyaw, Shawn Moss, Kimme' Crowell Greer and Pierre Johnson; second row, Chris Floyd Murray, Lori Ferrell Beaird, Tina Rose Townsend, Carla Johnson, Robert Driscoll, Sara George Moore, Tonya Flippo Weber, Judi Crosslin Cartwright, Jo Jo Bills, Laura Cook Fisher, Bridget Westbrooks Davisson, Jennifer Gordon Feldhaus, Dana Thomas Kennamer, Barbara Cunningham Floyd, Teresa Stacey Helton and teacher Sally McReynolds; third row, Thomas Young, Cindy Carlton, Sonya Reedy Liehr, Beth King Griggs, Cris Perryman, Kathy Kincaid, Tracie Brandon DeLucia, Benita McClaran Lahr, Charles Castile, John Williams, Steve Feldhaus, Corrine Harris, Teresa Sutton Phillips, Joyce Harmon Neill and Lisa Fanning Dye; back row, Mark Clanton, Darrell Taylor, Chris Arnold, Kent Brandon, Terry Adams, Greg Tocchio, William BJ Roberts and Darrin Martin. (Submitted photo)