Stories from Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Jo Ann Rodgers, 68, of Shelbyville. died Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Funeral services noon Wednesday, March 28 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel, James Crutchfield officiating, Joe Parks eulogist. Burial at Holden Cemetery. Visitation begins at 11 a.m.

Virginia Louise 'Ginger' Metcalf, 51, of Shelbyville died Monday, March 19, 2018. Funeral services 3 p.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home, Jeff Rasnick officiating. Burial in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation begins at 1 p.m.

Harold Arnold, 89, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Funeral services 1 p.m. Thursday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial in Horse Mountain Cemetery. Visitation begins at 11 a.m.

Darryl Ann Caldwell, 56, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in Shelbyville. A memorial service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 24 at Woodfork AME Church. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.

A rare BlueCell Spruce tree has been spotted at the end of Lee Lane adjacent to Eakin Elementary school. The BlueCell Spurce is relatively new to Bedford County. This is a young tree, but is full grown. The BlueCell Spruce is unique in that it has a bloom right at the top which last for the life of the tree according to Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry specialist GotYou Smith...

Bell Buckle residents can start getting fit soon thanks to a grant for the town park. The town is receiving the Healthy Living Grant to install a "pocket park fitness kit" in the park, said Mayor Jenny Hunt. The Tennessee Health Department is providing the $12,000 grant...

Paolo Pichardo, a senior at Shelbyville Central High School, completes a take-out order Thursday for Jesus Fernandez. Both youths are members of the National Honor Society. They were participating all day Thursday in the Scholars for Service, a program in which businesses and teachers made a donation to the NHS in exchange for a student’s assistance. Paolo was helping her parents, Samuel and Claudia, at their restaurant, Aguascalientes, on Fairfield Pike. Jesus was working at his father’s company and was picking up their lunch. A total of 122 honor students participated in the program, said sponsor Claudia House. (T-G Photo by Jason M. Reynolds)

GREENEVILLE (AP) -- Milk companies are terminating contracts with farmers across the state due to market saturation, and those cuts apply to some dairy farmers in Greene County. Dean Foods has announced it will no longer purchase milk from approximately 100 farmers nationwide effective May 31. According to The Daily Post-Athenian in Athens, approximately 10 farmers in East Tennessee will be affected, with between four to six inside Greene county...

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Emergency crews were converging on Jacksonville State University Tuesday in east Alabama, where storms slammed into the campus and did major damage to the coliseum. Jacksonville was among the hardest-hit communities as storms swept across the South, part of a large system that prompted tornado warnings Monday in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. ...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- The man accused of fatally shooting a woman and wounding six people at a Tennessee church in September faces a 43-count indictment, including charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder and felony civil rights intimidation. The grand jury indictment in Davidson County against 26-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson comes several months after the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ shooting in Nashville. ...

NASHVILLE (AP) -- A judge has dismissed the state of Tennessee's lawsuit against the federal government over the refugee resettlement program. The Republican-led Tennessee General Assembly filed the lawsuit in March 2017, arguing the refugee program is forcing the state to spend money on additional services, including health care and education...

Quite a dispute has arisen over the return of a missing wallet. A Shelbyville woman posted on Facebook last week she had found the wallet in the Walmart parking lot and was seeking its owner. The owner and finder communicated on Facebook Messenger and discussed meeting to turn over the wallet, but with no time or location determined...

Petty Officer Dillon Conner held a U.S. Navy re-enlistment ceremony at Wartrace Baptist Church on March 10 for family and friends. He is the husband of Chelsea Conner, the son of Angela and Donny Conner, and the grandson of Judy and Tony Smith. (Submitted photo)

The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles dropped a pair of non-district games during a Saturday Matinee of baseball. The Eagles (1-4) travel to Tullahoma tonight at 6 in a District 8-AAA contest. Siegel 8, Shelbyville Central 4 — The Stars took control early and built a 3-0 lead before the Eagles rallied for four runs in the fourth inning to even the score...

Don't let the unwanted stuff in your closet become, well -- a skeleton in your closet. That's one piece of spring cleaning advice from Erin Hendrickson, a Nashville dietitian and blogger with a less-is-more philosophy on life and a passion for helping people simplify their lives and get organized...

Motlow State Community College students and faculty will be asked to participate in three important surveys beginning in March and April. For students, the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) and the Survey of Online Student Engagement (SOSE) focus on teaching, learning, and retention. ...