Stories from Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Elois Velma Pinkston Hughes, 87, of Shelbyville died Tuesday morning, July 12, 2016 at St. Thomas West in Nashville after a short illness. A graveside service will be held at noon Friday at Willow Mount Cemetery with Gary Bell officiating. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

William Vernon Greer, 63, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. Friday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Jack Douglas and Mike Hannah officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

Ralph Herbert Jones Sr., 83, of Shelbyville died Sunday, July 10, 2016. Per his wishes, he will be cremated. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hickory Hill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Daniel Sweet officiating. Burial of his cremains will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Gowen-Smith Chapel is handling arrangements.

Bedford County Property Assessor Ronda Clanton and Register of Deeds Johnny Reed, making their quarterly reports Tuesday night to Bedford County Board of Commissioners, both confirmed recent reports that the county's real estate market is on the upswing...

Logan Butts is making plans to travel to Rio de Janeiro and there isn't anything whimsical about his trip. He is flying down to Rio and he has a job to do. It is a job most sportswriters work for years hoping to be assigned. Butts is going to be part of the coverage team for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this August....

How's your appetite for free groceries? Kroger and the Times-Gazette are teaming up again for the annual Big $1,000 Grocery Give-away. Ten winners will each claim a $100 Kroger gift card. The card can be used at Kroger gas pumps as well. "Our winners are always thrilled at winning extra money in the summer," Times-Gazette publisher Hugh Jones said...

Stanley Smotherman has announced his candidacy for re-election as Bedford County Road Superintendent as an independent in the Aug. 4 general election. A Bedford County native, Smotherman has worked for Bedford County Highway Department for the past 37 years, serving as superintendent since 2000. He currently serves as secretary/treasurer of Tennessee County Highway Officials Association...

Before we can talk about Pokémon Go -- the mobile game which took the nation by storm last week, offering welcome diversion from an otherwise-sobering week of news -- we have to explain the difference between virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). It's an interesting distinction, and while PokĂ©mon Go is just a game, AR may turn out to be a very practical and useful technology...

Thirteen men who responded to an Internet sex ad placed by Shelbyville police have been charged with patronizing prostitution. "More than 50 people responded to the undercover ad placed on backpage.com," Detective Lt. Brian Crews said. "Those arrested include a registered sex offender and a Cornersville Middle School coach and teacher."...

Tim Arnold, since taking over The Dinner Table on Memorial Day weekend, says he's had a mix of loyal Dinner Table customers from the previous owners, customers who've followed him from Hillcrest Market and his previous locations, and newcomers. When Arnold heard that the Dinner Table, a buffet-style restaurant at 802 Union St., might be available, he asked a friend of his who was both a regular customer and a real estate agent, and the friend confirmed that the business was, in fact, for sale. ...