Stories from Friday, June 15, 2018

Former governor Phil Bredesen, now a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, met with a small group of Bedford County farmers Thursday in a barn south of Flat Creek, to talk about tariffs and their impact. Local Democratic activist Mark Farrar Jr., who hosted the event, said Bredesen wanted to listen to farmers. Farrar hosted the event in his barn, and Bredesen and the farmers ate hamburgers as they talked...

Waylon Anthony "Tony" Helton, 63, of Fosterville died Thursday, June 14, 2018 after an extended illness. Funeral services 11 a.m. Monday at Fosterville Church of Christ, Carter Woodruff, Jeff Adcock and Rick Williams officiating. Burial at Fosterville Cemetery. Visitation 3-6 p.m. Sunday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel.

John David “Shorty” Ray, 70, of Shelbyville died Saturday morning, June 9, 2018 at his home. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements: Doak-Howell Funeral Home.

Penny Eileen Puskarich Draine, 53, of Hillsboro died Thursday, June 14, 2018, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. Funeral services 3 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, Rev. Corey Davis and Rev. C. Charles Griffin officiating. Visitation 4-6 p.m. with friends and family sharing memories 6-8 p.m. at Coffee County Funeral Chapel, Manchester, and beginning 2 p.m. Sunday at the church.

Attempts were made to break into three Shelbyville homes by breaking windows Wednesday and Thursday, police said. All were unsuccessful. Lt. Fred Harvey and officer Russ Grubbs discovered footprints in dew leading away from an window where a screen had been cut. The window was slightly open, Harvey's report said...

Tommy N. Hay of Monterey, a former resident of Shelbyville, is a write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in the Aug. 2 Republican primary. Hay said he was denied a place on the GOP primary ballot "according to a new rule they dreamed up." Tennessee only counts write-in votes if a candidate has filed the proper paperwork in advance asking for their votes to be counted, and Hay said he's been certified by the state as a write-in candidate for the Senate seat...

Joyce Marsh is checked by medical personnel after she lost control of her car and struck the front steps of Shelbyville Power System headquarters on South Main Street around 7:15 a.m. Friday. Marsh, of Smith Street, told police she accidently hit the gas instead of her brake pedal. She was not believed to be seriously injured, officer Michael Taylor said. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

A severely-damaged Honda four-wheeler was stolen from a shop at a Pinkston Road home overnight Tuesday, the Bedford County Sheriff's Office was told. The green Honda Rancher has a damaged front end and had a box on the front containing cattle medicine. Tracks led toward Parsons Road, the report said...

• Butler's Creek FCE Club met April 16 at the University of Tennessee/Tennessee State University Extension office. Gay Ervin called the meeting to order, with Brenda Gregory reading "A Gift." Melissa Turrentine gave the devotion. Roll call was answered by 12 members. The minutes were read and approved...