Stories from Thursday, February 9, 2017

The Farm Bureau Women have elected new officers. From left are treasurer Vista Crosslin, secretary Sharon Edwards, vice chairwoman Connie Crafton and chairwoman Jo Davis. (Submitted photo)

Rotary Club of Shelbyville hosted a presentation by Anita Teague, left, and Dawn Hobbs on the impact of Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for cities and municipalities. Hobbs serves as the ADA Coordinator for the City of Shelbyville and Teague is a member of the ADA Advisory Committee. They are charged to create a plan to meet ADA requirements to be eligible for future TDOT grants. (Submitted photo)

“You caught me!” a man facing drug charges exclaimed as he was detained by police while allegedly trying to hide a marijuana-filled pipe after being stopped on North Main Street, initially for speeding. Officer Chris Vest smelled marijuana and asked Sean Norman Holtz, 20, if he had drugs in his vehicle. Holtz said he did, and that he was trying to spray cologne to cover the smell of the marijuana...

Historic Uptown Shelbyville Merchants will host two different romantic events this weekend. On Friday, Date Night on the Square will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Visitors to the square will get to enjoy chocolate refreshments and will be able to win various door prizes...

Some movies take a long time to make. Some movies ... don’t. Shelbyville native Ben Jones is one of the organizers of 54 Film Fest Middle Tennessee, an event in which teams of filmmakers — students, amateurs, or anyone who wants to participate — create a movie in a 54-hour time frame...

I opened up a bag of potatoes today to make potato boats for my mother-in-law and my mother, who are both sick, and there're was my Valentine potato ❤️❤️❤️!!!

Our sweet pet’s name is Willie G Mathis and he is of the Shih Tzu breed. We got Willie G when he was 5.5 weeks old and he is 11 months old now. We had a Shih Tzu named Harley Freedom that we loved so much and lost him after 13 short years....

Mr. Bradley Ross Nelson 35 of Lawrenceburg died Tuesday, Feb. 7th. He was a native of Bedford County; former employee of Modine Manufacturing Co. of Lawrenceburg and a member of the Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Kortney Nelson; mother, Mitzi Boyce Pugh of Unionville; sister, Amanda Lynn Nelson of Unionville and a brother, Christopher Nelson of Powell, TN. He was preceded in death by his father, Danny Pugh...