Stories from Monday, July 8, 2019

Dorothy Phillips, 82, of Lewisburg, died Friday, July 5, 2019 at NHC Oakwood. Graveside services will be conducted on Monday, July 8th, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Lone Oak Cemetery with burial to follow. No visitation is scheduled. Arrangements: London Funeral Home, Lewisburg.

John Paul Clardy, 35, of Shelbyville died very unexpectedly on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Brother Bobby Maxwell and Brother Dan Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Pressgrove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. The family has asked in lieu of flowers that donations be made to Gowen-Smith Chapel to help cover the cost of the funeral expense.

Frances Doyle Hagood Canady, age 83, of Lewisburg died Sunday, July 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Captain L. Brent Lokey, USAF (Retired), 76, of Shelbyville died Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Nashville. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill with Rev. Marvin Neal officiating. Interment will follow at Cothran Cemetery in Bedford County. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Charles David Willard, 54, of Shelbyville died Monday, July 1, 2019. A memorial will be held 3-7 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at First Baptist Church, 304 Depot St., with pastor Jeff Rasnick speaking at 6 and people telling stories at 6:30.

June: Friends and Family FCE met June 11 with 5 members and Extension agent Whitney Danhof present. President Bonnie Hill opened the meeting by reading a cleaning task for the month to wash or dry clean all bed linens. The call to order, "June," was read by Kathy Lamb. ...

The Tennessee Comptroller's Office has created a new interactive web tool that provides important information about Tennessee's Tax Relief program. The Tax Relief program began in 1973 and provides property tax relief to qualifying low-income elderly and disabled homeowners, as well as disabled veteran homeowners or their surviving spouses. In tax year 2018, more than $41 million dollars was appropriated by the General Assembly to serve more than 140,000 homeowners across the state...

The Prevention Coalition of Bedford County will hold Naloxone (Narcan) training 6 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at the AP Building, 206 Madison St. This training is open to the general public and will be led by Joshua Crews, State of Tennessee Narcan training officer, TN Save A Life...

Several bags of marijuana were found in the vehicle of a man initially stopped for speeding early Saturday, police said. Jose Hugo Santiago Robles, 21, of South Cannon Boulevard was clocked at 51 mph in a 30 mph zone by officer Darrian Lanier at 3:09 a.m. on North Main Street. Lanier said he smelled marijuana, which Robles allegedly denied having in his vehicle...

Starting as soon this weekend, and continuing for several days, runners from around the world will pass through Bedford County as part of the Vol State Roadrace. The 500-kilometer (314-mile) race will begin Thursday as soon as runners step off the ferry from Dorena Landing, Missouri, to Hickman, Kentucky. It will quickly enter Tennessee, near Union City, and pass southeast all the way through the state, ending at Castle Rock, Georgia...

Shelbyville City Council is expected to approve some fairly large expenditures it considers necessities — police cars, garbage and fire trucks — when it meets in regular session 6 p.m. Thursday at the city courtroom. Council is set to consider a motion to approve the purchase of new Shelbyville Police Department vehicles from CDJR of Columbia through a statewide contract. ...

Prior to Bell Buckle's annual fireworks extravaganza Thursday night, the town park was officially named in honor of former mayor Jenny Hunt, who was instrumental during her tenure in seeing the project to fruition. "It is such an amazing, over the top honor that I'm almost speechless," said Hunt Thursday, "and that never happens! I believe next to my two daughters, the Bell Buckle Park is my hands-down greatest achievement."...