Stories from Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Bedford County Schools will remain closed Wednesday, School Superintendent Don Embry has announced. School-Age Care Program will remain open.

Betty Jo Rowe, 83, of Decherd died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Elk River Tabernacle in Winchester with Lee Brannon officiating and James Johnson as eulogist. Burial will follow at Franklin Memorial Gardens in Winchester. Visitation will begin at noon at the church. J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home of Tullahoma is handling arrangements.

This is a very beautiful eagle. I can see why it was picked to be the mascot for the Central High School. Good choice!

Snowy owl picture was taken in Canada.

Love this face!

Taken in Canada at a raptor conservancy.

Rodney Michael Lorrow, 43, of Unionville died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Randall Harmon officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday.

Jean Vanderpool Griggs, 68, of Shelbyville died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jonathan Sims officiating. Burial will follow at Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday.

Forget the hype surrounding online, high-tech testing using 21st century technology. For this school year, students across Bedford County and Tennessee will take their assessment tests using old-fashioned paper and pencils. Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen sent a memo to state school superintendents Monday afternoon notifying them her department was suspending the use of Internet testing this academic year. ...

More than $70,000 in suspected drug sales proceeds and $30-$40,000 worth of drugs were confiscated Friday night from an Elizabeth Street home termed a "major hub" for narcotics traffic in Shelbyville. Antoni Danta Hix, 30, a resident of the home, and Terrance Tyrell Hollis, 31, of Eagle Boulevard, were arrested, officials said...

A partnership of Tennessee College of Applied Technology -- Shelbyville, Lowe's, Shelbyville Parks & Recreation, Tennessee Bluebird Society and SkillsUSA will place bluebird houses, platform feeders, and park benches for bluebird watching at H.V. Griffin Park, including the proposed expanded areas...

A bag containing four grams of marijuana was found in the clothing of a man who told police he'd consumed "four beers" when stopped for DUI late Saturday night. Roman Coronel Parra, 31, of King Arthur Court, who police said had no driver's license or proof of vehicle insurance but did possess a fake ID, was pulled over on Belmont Avenue after a report of a reckless driver in a van that matched his vehicle...

FRANKLIN -- The Webb School got plenty of help from its senior stars, but struggled to fill the scoring column with the supporting cast on Saturday afternoon at BGA. Robert Windham and Deion Nickson combined for 48 points, but saw their team fall on the road, 70-59...

Ella Jean Griggs, 68, of Shelbyville died Monday, February 8, 2016. Arrangements will be announced by Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.