Stories from Monday, July 22, 2019

John “Johnny/JJ” Wallace Hosford, Jr., 64, of Shelbyville passed away July 19, 2019. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Thursday at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home in Franklin with Jim Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Williamson Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

Mildred Evelyn Williams Herrod, 96, of Bedford County died Sunday, July 21, 2019 Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home in Murfreesboro with Jeff Collet officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Jackie Ruth Carter, 82, of Tullahoma died Saturday, July 20 at Manchester Healthcare, Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. at Manchester Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hurricane Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Amos Jones, 77, of Christiana died Friday, July 19, 2019. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Dr. Lenny Farmer officiating. Burial will follow at Rocky Glade Cemetery in Rutherford County. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday,

Luttrell Staffing Group, 1731 North Main St., held a Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting on Thursday. The office can be reached at 931-488-6861. (T-G Photo by Yolanda Flick)

Eugene Ponder, center, was honored by Big G Express for 15 years of service to the company. He is congratulated here by vice president for maintenance Tim Tipps, left, and president Randy Vernon. (Submitted photo)

A wheelchair was donated to a patient by Dr. Alex Fider’s mental health clinic as part of the ongoing Project Give Back To God. From left are Dr. Fider’s office manager Merchie Fider, Cynthia Ross, Melca Riddle and Iris Hardiman. The patient is very sick, doesn’t walk well and is unable to buy a wheelchair, Dr. Fider said. The project is sponsored buy the Filipino American Association of Tennessee, founded by Dr. Fider.

Local residents can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. Shelbyville Recreation Center will host this community event on Aug. 10...

HALEY -- Wheat threshing has been pushed vigorously, but a good deal of it yet remains to be threshed. The yield has been beyond expectations. Not a crop but what has gone over the estimate. FLAT CREEK -- Charlie Hix and daughter, Clara, paid Manchester a flying visit a few days ago...

Infant Bodhi (right) enjoyed his bottle and the crowd recently at a school supply drive at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. The activity lulled little Destiny right to sleep. The two babies were with their caregiver, who served as a volunteer. (T-G Photo by Dawn Hankins)

To say the women of Bedford County Dinos were fierce high school basketball competitors would be an understatement. Now in their senior years, they’re as cohesive as ankle tape, recently bringing home their first bronze medal from the National Senior Olympics in Albuquerque, New Mexico...

A woman told police she was pinned to the ground by a man who attacked her in woods near Fisherman’s Park in downtown Shelbyville late Saturday afternoon. The victim said the man, described only as Hispanic, grabbed her arms, pinned her down with an elbow and rubbed her face into the ground before leaving, possibly in a gold Ford Fusion...

Bernice Lee Dalton Smith, 99, of the Laws Hill Community in Marshall County died Monday, July 22, 2019, at her residence. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill with Ruth Hughes and Esther Duncan officiating. Interment will follow at Hopper Cemetery in the Laws Hill community. Visitation with the family will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

The annual Century Farms coffee was held at Bedford County Agriculture Center on Thursday. Representing those local Century Farms were, from left, Mark Ashley, Woodlawn Farm 1798; Maurine Dement, Dement Home Place 1897; Linda Stimpson, Spring Hill Dairy Farm 1842; Dwight Stubblefield, O.D. Stubblefield Farm 1855; Patsy Parker, Parker’s Farm 1812; Carolyn Conner, Elrie Brinkley Farm 1902; Linda Vannatta, Vannatta Farm 1850; Lorie Richardson, J.C. Leming Farm 1900; Dorothy and Carol Roberts, Roberts Farm, 1811. With the Century Farms owners is newly crowned Fairest of the Fair Abbigaile Hunsucker, who assisted with the morning event. Several attendees had their names drawn for free passes to Bedford County Fair, which starts Monday and runs through Saturday on the Ag Center showgrounds.

It’s time again for the Times-Gazette and Kroger on North Main Street to bring you the $1,000 Grocery Giveaway, your chance to win a Kroger shopping spree. Five lucky winners will each receive a $200 Kroger gift card, which they can use for groceries, gasoline, deli items or other items at Kroger...

An armed robber attacked a clerk during an armed robbery at the Chally Wally convenience store on North Main Street late Sunday night, “He entered the store about 10:15 p.m., displayed a handgun and took some money,” Detective Lt. Charles “Chucky” Merlo said. The exact amount had not been determined Monday...

TENNESSEE TITANS (9-7) OPEN CAMP: July 25, Nashville Coach Mike Vrabel just missed playoffs in debut season despite enough issues to distract any veteran head coach. They opened with longest game (in overall time) in NFL history, losing top pass catcher TE Delanie Walker to season-ending injury in process. ...

Precilla Leslie, 71, of Shelbyville died Monday, July 22, 2019. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Brother Anthony Booker will officiate and Elder Jason Scales will serve as eulogist. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon.