Stories from Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Harry Bingham, 98, of Bell Buckle died Saturday, June 23, 2018, at his home. Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday, July 5 at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel, Jeff Smith, Bob Young, and Bob Brickman officiating. Burial in Hazel Cemetery, Bell Buckle. Visitation begins at noon.

Repeat Bedford County Jail escapee Andrew Phillip Marshall is back in custody in Tennessee. But this time, Marshall is confined in a more secure state institution. “Because his last escape was a felony, we were able to turn him over to the Tennessee Department of Corrections,” Sheriff Austin Swing said. Marshall’s previous charges were not felonies, limiting local officials from placing him in state custody...

The state veterinarian is advising all horse owners to be alert as Potomac horse fever has been confirmed in a horse in Davidson County. Freshwater snails are the source of the bacteria that causes Potomac horse fever. Horses may be exposed when drinking from creeks or rivers, and can then suffer from colic, fever, and diarrhea. Potomac horse fever has not been found to directly transmit from horse to horse...

Gubernatorial candidate and former Nashville mayor Karl Dean told an audience of local Democrats on Saturday that failing to agree to Medicaid expansion was “the biggest mistake our state has made.” “We now know it’s been a terrible thing for our state not to have it,” said Dean, noting that 10 rural hospitals have closed in recent years...

Robert D. Warren has announced his candidacy for a 9th District seat on Bedford County Board of Commissioners in the August general election. Warren is running as an independent candidate. Warren is the supervisor of security for a private community in the Middle Tennessee area. He is also one of several board directors and member of the local Shelbyville Lions Club...

A Shelbyville woman has died from injuries suffered late Sunday night in a crash on Warners Bridge Road, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Elizabeth A. Bates, 53, died Monday afternoon at a hospital, the medical examiner’s office told the THP...

Two alleged squatters staying in a vacant Oak Street home were arrested after asking neighbors for money Friday, police said. Sam Avery Wilhoite, 60, and David Jason Wilhoite, 35, were both charged with criminal trespassing. They were being held on $1,000 bond each Monday...