Stories from Thursday, November 12, 2015

Annette Janice Ransom, 50, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. Funeral services will be 12 noon Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Tullahoma. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Bedford County elementary and middle schools marked the Veterans Day holiday with ceremonies at which local veterans -- the parents, aunts and uncles, grandmothers and grandfathers and neighbors of school children -- were honored for their service with patriotic songs and recitations...

An orientation session was held Tuesday for this school year's participants in the "Raise Your Hand Tennessee" program -- but that doesn't mean it's too late for additional volunteers to sign up. The program, under the auspices of United Way, places volunteers in local elementary schools -- typically for an hour a week, although that can be adjusted to fit a particular volunteer's schedule, and at least one local volunteer attends once a month...

A county-by-county listing of backlogged highway projects and new ones from the governor's office includes the first phase of the western loop of the Shelbyville bypass, among other projects. But work can't even be considered on the new loop for at least seven years...

The fourth annual Walking For The Angels Christmas Village and Horse Show is being held Saturday at Calsonic Arena. For more information, call Julie Lambert at 619-2520 or email lambert@horseworld.net. Wine tasting benefit The Fall Lights annual wine tasting social and silent auction will be held Saturday from 7-9 p.m. ...

Dr. William Russell, center, is honored by office employees, from left, Angela Boyce, Dianna Crowell, Travis Layne and Wendy Parker for his service in the Air Force. Russell wore his flight jacket from 1969-71 when he was a flight surgeon for F-4s and F-106 squadrons in Korea, Japan and Oregon. (Submitted photo)

Just how good are the NFL's three remaining unbeatens? To get to an 8-0 mark in the NFL, regardless of what division or conference, is an impressive mark. Currently, the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals and Carolina Panthers are the only three teams in the NFL to reach the milestone...

The United Methodist Women at First United Methodist Church on the square met this week to begin getting the church's kitchen ready for the annual luncheon and holiday bazaar, which will be held Friday, Nov. 20, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Here, Liz Palmer, Dinah Agnew and Edna Lee Borders work on the kitchen. The event features a turkey-and-dressing menu with traditional recipes passed down for years, as well as several rooms with handmade and other items for sale....