Stories from Tuesday, October 17, 2017

"A Donkey Tale: A Children's Bible Story For Christmas and Easter," by June Pugh of Lynchburg, is now availabe in the "local author" section of New Covenant Christion Bookstore on North Main Street. In 2010, June Pugh's husband, Jim, was a lay speaker working as a supply pastor at Goosepond United Methodist Church in Coffee County. ...

On Thursday, Sept. 21, the Bedford County FFA Chapter of Shelbyville Central High School and Bedford County 4H traveled to McMinnville to compete in the Middle Tennessee Land Judging Contest. The FFA team placed 4th in the Middle Tennessee FFA Region and will move on to the State FFA Land Judging Event to be held in Milan, on Monday, Oct. ...

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee coach Butch Jones says he isn’t allowing questions about his precarious job status to distract him as he prepares for the toughest challenge of his five-year tenure. The Volunteers (3-3, 0-3 SEC) haven’t scored a touchdown in its last 10 quarters and have dropped three of their last four games. Now they must prepare for a Saturday game at No. 1 Alabama (7-0, 4-0)...

The Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs held their annual Taste and Tell Luncheon honoring the presidents and the County Council Officers. A book of the recipes was passed out at the luncheon as the attendees tasted the dishes. The luncheon was followed by the business meeting...

NASHVILLE — Marcus Mariota shuffled around the pocket, carefully protecting a strained left hamstring that already cost him one game this season. So the quarterback known for his legs showed off his arm. Mariota threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Taywan Taylor with 5:29 left, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Indianapolis Colts 36-22 on Monday night to snap an 11-game skid tied for the NFL’s longest active losing streak against one team...

Tennessee’s Backroads Heritage held its fall banquet Oct. 12 at Bell Buckle Banquet Hall. Carolyn Brackett, senior field officer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, was the speaker. She is currently project manager for the Music Row National Treasures project in Nashville. Back row, from left: board members Kay Howard and Mark Shempp. Front row: board members Barbara Blanton and Marjorie Collier; executive director Dianne Murray; Brackett; board member Blossom Merryman; and former executive director Cherry Ralston. (Submitted photo)

Two men knocked out and robbed a Shelbyville man sitting on his front porch Friday night, The victim told police the men walked up to his home in the 300 block of Maplewood Drive. One knocked him out with a blow to the head and took $1,000. He suffered a cut to his head and was taken to Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville for treatment...

Haven of Hope is dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence in Bedford, Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore counties. The organization's mission is "To provide caring support and services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking."...

A tale of two resolutions By Sharon Kay Edwards Last week, Shelbyville saw two governing boards pass resolutions concerning the upcoming White Nationalists rally on October 28th—the Bedford County Ministerial Association and the Shelbyville City Council. While both were inspired by upcoming events, the resulting documents are far from similar...

This year's Wreaths Across America observance, a memorial for veterans, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. The indoor ceremony will have a new location, First Church of the Nazarene on Union Street, after outgrowing its previous location. Following the ceremony, wreaths will be laid by volunteers at the graves of veterans at Willow Mount Cemetery...

The annual Veterans Day parade will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, and entries are now being sought, according to Tim Estes, one of the organizers. The parade is sponsored by the United Veterans Council of Bedford County. There's no entry fee, and patriotic floats will be eligible to compete for cash prizes -- $400 for first place, $250 for second place and $100 for third place. ...

Billy Hix wraps up his astronomy lesson Wednesday to a group of students at Southside Elementary School. Students wait to ask questions. Hix gives instructions prior to his lecture.The stars aligned for some out-of-this-world lessons Wednesday at Southside Elementary School when Billy Hix, Bedford County's resident astronomer, visited with a planetarium...

John Phillip Smith, 91, of Bell Buckle died Monday, October 16, 2017 at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Burial with military rites will follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Robert Lem Burton, 69, of Moore County died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 at his home after a brief illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lynchburg Funeral Home with William Brunosky officiating. Burial will follow at Lynchburg Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Cyrus Bryan Dement Jr., 78, of Shelbyville died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro. Visitation will begin at noon.