Stories from Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Josephine Ralston Farris, 93, of Rockvale died Monday, July 31, 2017. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with the Rev. Judy Sides officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

Shelbyville Central head baseball coach Brad Frasier has resigned and accepted an assistant coach position at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro. Frasier spent the past 11 years at the helm of the Golden Eagle baseball program, winning District 8-AAA titles in 2009 and 2017...

The total solar eclipse which will pass through parts of Middle Tennessee on Aug. 21 is the most highly-anticipated astronomical event in years, with eclipse parties and other events being planned throughout the region. Some Bedford County residents will travel north to the "path of totality," which starts at about Murfreesboro. Others will stay home; here in Bedford County we'll have a partial solar eclipse, but the moon will not completely block out the sun...

The 111th annual Wartrace Horse Show will be held 6 p.m. Saturday at Jernigan Field in Wartrace. "Everything's looking positive so far," said show chairman Ronnie Sutton. His main worry is the weather. Right now, the biggest chance of rain is Friday, not Saturday. That could be a good thing, said Sutton; a pre-show rain could help pack the new track which has been put down at Jernigan field...

Night Alight

Marijuana was found on a man being booked into Bedford County Jail on Friday, according to police. Officers confiscated a bag containing .4 grams of marijuana from the wallet of John Morton Begley, 37, of Scudder Drive, who was charged with public intoxication at a Shelbyville convenience store earlier...

The Shelbyville Garden Club held its July meeting at the home of president Libby Davidson. Lorraine Sutton presented a program on growing and caring for roses. Suzy Stewart served as hostess. Shirley McGee was judge. Freda Head gave the devotion. Awards for arrangements-underwater design went to: Kay Simmons, 1st, Head, 2nd, and Janie Burke, 3rd. Awards for horticulture (what have you) went to Burke and Garner, tied for first 1st, and Head, 2nd...

First Community Bank was a participant in the Center for Family Development’s Summer Blowout on July 21. The bank gave away popsicles during the event, at which the Center For Family Development distributed backpacks. (Submitted photo)