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TODAY

VFW Music Night

VFW Post 5019, 1320 E. Depot St., will hold its monthly third-Saturday music night Saturday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the event from 6-9:30 p.m. James Smotherman & Friends will be featured but other acoustic musicians and singers are welcome. Admission is $3, and there will be a potluck meal. No alcohol or outside beverages are permitted. For more information, call 931-607-3149 or 931-684-2523.

SUNDAY

Laity Club

Bedford County Laity Club will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. A meal will be furnished.

MONDAY

Democratic meeting

The Bedford County Democratic Party will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20 at El Mexico restaurant, 724 N. Main St.

TUESDAY

County committees

Bedford County Board of Commissioners’ Rules and Legislative, Law Enforcement, and Courthouse and Property committees will meet consecutively beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 at Bedford County Historic Courthouse.

Bell Buckle history

Bell Buckle Historical Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 in Town Hall.

FRIDAY

Benefit play

Fly Community Theatre will be presenting Clue On Stage as a fundraiser Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. A matinee performance has been added on Sunday, February 26 at 2 p.m. Prizes and raffles, coffee and dessert are planned. Cost is $15 at the door or reserve a table for 6 or 8. Text 931-212-0366 for reservations.

FEB. 25

Wartrace Alumni Game

An alumni game for anyone with a present or past connection with the newly refurbished Wartrace Gym will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the gym. All ages are welcome in the mixed-gender game.

FEB. 26

Spaghetti fundraiser

Middle Tennessee Spay & Neuter Clinic is holding its first spaghetti fundraiser from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Bedford County Agriculture Center, 2119 Midland Road. Funds will be used for Spay Day. A silent auction will begin at 11 a.m,

Benefit event

A benefit for Polly “Susie” Bearden, former owner of West Lane Market, will begin at 12 noon Sunday, Feb. 26, at The Hitching Post, 1926 Warners Bridge Road. Cornhole and pool tournaments are scheduled.

FEB. 27

Wartrace board

Wartrace Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at Town Hall.

FEB. 28

County Financial Committee

Bedford County Board of Commissioners’ Financial Committee will meet at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in Room 110 at Bedford County Business Complex, 200 Dover St.

Planning Commission

Bedford County Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Bedford County Historic Courthouse.

MARCH 7

Commodities

A commodity food distribution will be held Tuesday, March 7 from 9-11 a.m. at Bedford County Agriculture Center, 2119 Midland Road, by South Central Tennessee Human Resource Agency. Only Bedford County residents are eligible. Call 931-685-9962 for more information.

ONGOING

Healthier Me program

UT/TSU Extension is offering a yearlong online program that focuses on developing one healthy habit each month such as eat breakfast, sugar down, move more, etc. You will receive an emailed newsletter each month with a goal and tracking form. There will be drawings for prizes for completing the challenge for the month and reporting as well as optional special activities like cooking classes and more. Go to https://bedford.tennessee.edu for more information and to register or call the Extension Office at 931-684-5971 for questions.

Meals on Wheels

Shelbyville Senior Citizens Center is in need of Meals on Wheels volunteers to deliver meals to the homebound of Shelbyville. For more information, call 684-0019 and ask for Amy Wilson.

Soup kitchen

Shelbyville Community Soup Kitchen serves meals from 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 336 S. Cannon Blvd. (corner of South Cannon Boulevard and Pickle Street). Donations may be made to Shelbyville Community Soup Kitchen, P.O. Box 2259, Shelbyville, TN 37162, and are tax deductible under its 501c3 non-profit designation.

Boxed non-perishables are available. Takeouts are no longer distributed.

Head Start

Bedford County Head Start Centers are currently taking applications. For more information or to complete an application contact any Head Start Center. Phone numbers are: Wartrace 931-389-6406, Harris Head Start 931-773-0033, North Side Head Start Center 931-773-0141, and Bedford Early Head Start 931-685-0876. Head Start is a free child development program for children 6 weeks to 3 years and their families. Early Head Start enrolls pregnant women for monthly prenatal educational visits.

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery meets each Monday at 6 p.m. at International House of Prayer, 865 Union St. Attendees do not have to be a church member. For more information call Doug, 931-703-3159.

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Baptist
Pastor Tyler Shoemaker’s message at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church will be “Why Evangelize“ from Matthew 28-18-20. The service will be livestreamed.
“Followers Receive Power” from Acts 1:8 will be Pastor Jimmy West’s message at 10 a.m. Sunday at Edgemont Baptist Church. The service will be livestreamed.
Bro. Bobby McGee’s message at Grace Baptist Church will be ”Your Needs Brings You God’s Grace” from 2 Corinthians 9:6-13.
The Women’s Ministry at Sevier Street First Baptist Church will sponsor a fish fry and hamburger plate sale, beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Call 931-735-6568 to pre-order. Black History with guest speaker Pastor Stewart will be commemorated at Sunday’s 10 a.m. service. R.C. Verge is the church’s pastor.
Christian (Disciples of Christ)
Pastor Dan Asche’s series on “Transformed Lives” will continue at First Christian Church at 10 a.m. Sunday with the message “Darkness to Light,” the story of blind Bartimaeus, from Luke 18.
Church of Christ
The sermon series “The Fight” by Lance Bennett continues at Fairlane Church of Christ. The service will be livestreamed and broadcast on WLIJ (98.7 FM/1580 AM/wlijradio.com).
Buddy Koonce will speak on “Following Jesus – What it means to be a Disciple” from Matthew 28:18-20 at 10 a.m. Sunday at Southside Church of Christ. Brian Nicholson will lead a study of Philippians at 6 p.m. Sunday. Charlie Pope will lead Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Sunday morning and Wednesday evening services are livestreamed at cofcsouthside.com.
“He Touched Me” from Matthew 8:1-4 will be Marty Neal’s message at 11 a.m. Sunday at Wartrace Church of Christ. A study of Leviticus will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday. Wednesday meeting time has been changed to 6 p.m.
Methodist
“The Transfiguration” from Mark 9:2-10 will be Pastor Abe Zimmerman’s message at First United Methodist Church. The 10 a.m. service will be livestreamed on Facebook and broadcast on WLIJ (98.7 FM/1580 AM/wlijradio.com).