Stories from Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Sherwin Dean Northcutt will be the speaker for the Oct. 10 meeting of Vietnam Era Veterans at El Mexico Restaurant on North Main Street. Start time is 6 p.m. Northcutt served as a first lieutenant infantry platoon leader and company commander in Vietnam and was recognized by President Jimmy Carter for Outstanding Community Achievement as a Vietnam Veteran. His military honors include Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Metal with Oak Leaf, Viet Nam Service Ribbon, Viet Nam Campaign Metal, Viet Nam Metal of Honor, National Defense Service Metal, Viet Nam Cross of Gallantry, two Overseas bars, Expert Badge M-16, Expert Badge-Machine Gun, Expert Badge .45 Cal. Pistol, and Marksman Badge M-14. For more information, call Tom Taylor, 931-684-2557.

A caller claiming to be from “Alpha Litigation Associates” convinced a Bedford County woman she was being sued over past due medical bills and took $400 from her bank account, according to a Bedford County Sheriff’s Office report. The caller told the victim she owed around $5,400 and could pay $400 up front, then $100 per month. She gave the caller her debit card number and was sent a contract which she signed electronically...

To the Editor: Mark Hendrickson recently wrote an article for Epoch Times that is reprinted by AMAC (with permission), that needs to viewed by every American. "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." -- Ronald Reagan...

To the Editor: The Trump people who write to the Times Gazette love to blame liberals for every problem there is in this country. They never once will admit that Donald Trump and his cronies have done more damage to America than the liberals have ever done...

We're sorry, but there are 374 people ahead of you in line for our one copy of the eBook you've been anticipating all year. This is the message Tennessee libraries will be forced to relay to readers of eBooks published by Macmillan Publishers this fall...

The agenda item occupying the most time during Shelbyville City Council’s monthly study session Tuesday night was the interlocal agreement which features a new economic recruiter shared with Bedford County Commission. Council members William Christie and Henry Feldhaus represent the city on the interlocal study committee, which approved the terms of the document last month. ...

Haley Makale Newman, 18, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019, after a brave battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Friday at Edgemont Baptist Church. Brother Jimmy West will officiate and burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

GREEN HILL -- The frost the past few nights has cooled the nights and mornings and called fires into requisition. Some of the farmers are now pulling and hauling out their corn, preparatory to sowing wheat, as they cannot plow the ground till the corn is removed on account of its fallen condition...

Author Stephen Hines, a recognized authority on Laura Ingalls Wilder as well as an author in his own right, will be the guest speaker for the annual Friends Of The Library Author's Luncheon, noon Oct. 8 at the Blue Ribbon Circle. Tickets are $15 each, available at Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library. If available, they will also be sold at the door...

Write Now At The Fly, a one-day conference for creative writers, will be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at The Fly Arts Center on South Main Street. Tickets are available at flyartscenter.com. The cost, $40, includes a continental breakfast as well as lunch. College and high school students can attend at the discounted rate of $25...