Stories from Thursday, June 18, 2020

The Bedford Moore Farmers CO-OP donated two benches to the Leadership Bedford 2020 Class project.  In turn, the Leadership Bedford Class 2020 presented the benches to the Boys & Girls Club of Bedford County.  In the photo with the donated benches are (standing, from left) Joe Marchesoni, Leadership Bedford 2020 Class President; Keith Churn, Unit Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Bedford County; Justin Gordon, Leadership Bedford 2020 Class member; and Kim Shatley, Leadership Bedford 2020 Class Vice-President. Seated are members of the Boys & Girls Club of Bedford County.

A Bedford County deputy overpowered a suspect allegedly resisting being handcuffed Monday, according to an investigative report. Deputies were looking for Bernie Austin Caldwell, 45, of Moody Street on in the Oak Street area. They spotted his moving vehicle and conducted a traffic stop...

If you love the outdoors and animals, then plan for Saturday’s 12th annual “Paws for a Cause” 5K Run/1 Mile Fun Walk. The walk, which benefits Middle Tennessee Spay and Neuter Clinic, was rescheduled from March, due to COVID-19. The event will be held 8 a.m. Saturday at the Calsonic Arena Pavilion (next to the blue water tower) on Whitthorne Street. Registration is from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Both courses are in the residential area surrounding the pavilion...

A dew covered ‘70s vintage Chevy pickup sits in its final parking spot in a field north of Bell Buckle. As I pass it every morning I’m reminded of an old parody of the hymn “The Old Rugged Cross.” The parody, sung to the tune of the hymn goes: “On a hill far away, sat an old Chevrolet, with its fenders all tattered and torn. Then along came the Lord, in a Model T Ford, and he hauled the old Chevy away.”

Tennessee will cross two benchmarks in the COVID-19 pandemic this week. On Monday, the total number of cases to date crossed the 30,000 mark and by the end of the week the state will have suffered 500 deaths from the virus. By Tuesday this week there had been 493 deaths in Tennessee from the coronavirus since March 5. For comparison, there have been 448 deaths so far this year (Jan. 1 to June 16) in motor vehicle accidents in Tennessee...

Representatives of the Bedford County Listening Project, who presented Bedford County Commission’s rules and legislative committee a proposed act concerning what they say is unfair treatment of local renters by landlords last month, returned Tuesday and were told help is available. But, committee chair P.T. “Biff” Farrar said, those landlords are who renters need to be working with for relief...

One profession naturally feeling a lot of pressure during COVID-19 is the pastorate; they are designated leaders of their flock, so the stress associated with this different way of worshipping often rests on their shoulders. That can be especially true if members are exposed to COVID-19, as was the case recently for South Side Church of Christ...

For about three months, the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration grounds has been like a ghost town, due to COVID-19 and the requirements for social distancing. If anything good comes from the coronavirus, it will be that a new horse show may be added to the fall calendar, according to TWHNC chief executive officer, Mike Inman...