Stories from Saturday, February 23, 2019

The Eaglepalooza concerts scheduled for this weekend at Shelbyville Central High School will be replaced with one concert at 6 p.m. on March 2. The Cascade High School FFA Chili Supper/Auction originally planned for Saturday night will now be held 1 p.m. Sunday, with the auction starting at 2 p.m....

Carmen Ray goes for 2 during first round action in region

The intersection of Knobb Creek Rd and Union Ridge Rd

Ron Stinson, 60, of Holt’s Corner in Marshall County, died Friday morning, February 22, 2019 at his home. His wife, Vickie Ghee Stinson, is a teacher at Community School in Unionville. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, with Rev. Ronnie Grooms officiating. Burial, with military honors, in Cothran Cemetery, Rover. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Saturday,

Flood

High water from another round of heavy rains Saturday is causing problems at several locations around Bedford County. Fair Haven Baptist Church, U.S. 231 North, has been opened as an evacuation shelter. No widespread flooding of homes has been reported, but several people have been evacuated from mobile homes along Front Street in Normandy as water is being released from Normandy Dam. Fire trucks have been moved from the Normandy fire hall to various locations around the town...