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SATURDAY
Duck River Cleanup
The 23rd annual Duck River Cleanup will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, starting at 7 a.m. at River Bottom Park in Shelbyville.
Alzheimer’s Walk
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be Saturday, Sept. 17, starting at the Jack Daniel’s Welcome Center in Lynchburg. Register at act.alz.org/tullahomalynchburg.
Chalk art event
Shelbyville Parks & Recreation is hosting a Parking Lot Picasso Chalk Event from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 in Shelbyville Recreation Center’s parking lot. All ages are welcome and prizes will be awarded. Register online at shelbyvilletnparks.org/Course Activities.
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.
12 Angry Jurors
The play “12 Angry Jurors” concludes its run Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at The Fly Arts Center. Tickets are available at www.flyartscenter.com.
SUNDAY
Epperson reunion
The Epperson family reunion will be held Sunday, Sept. 18, at Henry Horton State Park’s large A-frame shelter. A covered dish lunch will be served at noon.
SEPT. 20
Commission committees
Bedford County Commission’s Rules & Legislative, Law Enforcement and Courthouse & Property committees will meet Tuesday, Sept. 20 beginning at 5 p.m. at Bedford County Historic Courthouse.
SEPT. 22
SCHRA meetings
South Central Human Resource Agency’s governing board will meet 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 at the SCHRA central office, 1437 Winchester Highway, Fayetteville. Subcommittees will meet earlier in the morning.
SEPT. 23
Cruise-In
Celebration City Car Club’s Cruise-In will be Friday, Sept. 23, from 6-8 p.m. on the Shelbyville square. Food trucks will be present. Chase Clanton and Vintage Vibes will perform. Cruise-Ins are held each fourth Friday during warm weather months.
SEPT. 24
Police Fun Run
Shelbyville Police Benevolent Association will have its annual “Run Like You Stole Something” Fun Run fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 a.m. at Shelbyville Central High School. Sign up at https://www.reg2run.com/index.php/event_details/327 or contact Kim Nash at Shelbyville Police Department, 931-684-5811.
Aviation Day
Shelbyville Aviation Day will be Saturday, Sept, 24, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Shelbyville Municipal Airport. Admission is free. Vintage airplanes, drones. and food vendors will be on the grounds.
SEPT. 27
Chili supper
Caregiver Relief Program of Bedford County will be holding a chili supper and bingo night fundraiser Tuesday, Sept. 27 at Fair Haven Baptist Church, 2726 U.S. 231 North, from 5-7 p.m. with bingo starting at 5:30.
County finances
Bedford County Commission’s Financial Management Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Room 110 at Bedford County Business Complex, 200 Dover St.
OCT. 1
Grammer-Darnell reunion
A reunion of descendants of John Grammer and William L. Darnell is scheduled Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the gym at Cedar Lane Church of Christ, 1200 Cedar Lane, Tullahoma. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish or dessert and non-alcoholic drinks. To RSVP, call 931-581-0241 by Sept. 23.
OCT. 8
Vaccination-Microchip Clinic
A drive-up vaccination and microchip clinic is being held Saturday, May 8, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in the back parking lot of Middle Tennessee Spay & Neuter Clinic, 846 Union St. Rabies vaccinations are $10, other pet vaccinations $15n and microchipping $20. Dogs must be leashed, cats in carriers, and all owners must have cash and correct change.
Flat Creek fundraiser
The annual barbecue fundraiser for Flat Creek Volunteer Fire Department will be 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at Flat Creek fire hall on Hilltop Road. Baked goods will be available and a silent auction will be held. Advance tickets can be purchased at Sunchaser Market in Flat Creek.
OCT. 15-16
Webb Art-Craft Show
The 45th annual Webb Art & Craft Show is scheduled Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16, in the streets of Bell Buckle.
OCT. 18
Boys-Girls Club fundraiser
The Boys and Girls Club of Bedford County will host their Stake & Chicken fundraiser on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 6 p.m. at the Blue Ribbon Circle Club. The event will feature NFL veteran and College Football Hall of Fame member Joe Theismann.
ONGOING
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 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 336 S. Cannon Blvd. (corner of South Cannon and Pickle Street). Doors open at 3:45. 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.
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Baptist
The sermon at Calvary Baptist Church will be “Living In The Light“ at 10 a.m. Sunday by Bro. Tyler Shoemaker. The service will be livestreamed.
Edgemont Baptist Church’s sermon at 10 a.m. Sunday by Pastor Jimmy West will be “Goodness” from 2 Peter 1:3-8. Services are livestreamed. Crossroads is October 16-20 from 6-8:20 p.m. nightly. The title is “Untold.” Make reservations today at 931-684-7676.
Guest speakers Bonnie Cady, Drug Rescue Organization, and Joey Burris, Brooks Healing Center, will talk about their work against drugs at 9 a.m. Sunday at Grace Baptist Church. Bobby McGee is pastpr.
Christian (Disciples of Christ)
“Doubts About God” from Luke 7 will be First Christian Church’s message by pastor Dan Asche, part of the “What We Believe” series.
Church of Christ
Fairlane Church of Christ meets at 9 a.m. Sunday. Services are livestreamed and broadcast on WLIJ (98.7 FM/1580 AM).
The series “Three Words, One Baptism“ continues at 10 a.m. Sunday at Southside Church of Christ with the lesson “Obedience” from 2 Kings 5:1-3 by Jeff Smith. The Summer Series speaker Wednesday will be Adam Bates on “A fellowship harmed when we walk in darkness.” Sunday morning and Wednesday services are livestreamed at cofcsouthside.com.
Independent
Cowpuncher Cowboy Church, 1624 Highway 41A North, is sponsoring a Wrangler Children’s Day Camp on Saturday, October 15, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. This is for children from kindergarten through grade 5.
Men of the Bible will be presented by Eagle’s Nest Church, 608 Tillman St., at 3 p.m. Sunday. Elder David Hallie will speak on Solomon, Elder Bernard Elliot on Ezekiel, Elder Kelvin Rankins on Isaiah and Elder Travis Nalory on Jeremiah. Rev. Robert Brown will bne MC. Carl R. Pruitt is pastor.
Presbyterian
The sermon at 10 a.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church by Rev. Jim Moran will be from Luke 16:1-13, Parable of the Dishonest Manager. Sunday School will resume after summer break. Services are livestreamed on Facebook.
