April 6, 2026
Lifestyles
‘Tell them I loved Jesus’
Rick Barnes speaks at Boys & Girls Club event By MARK MCGEE mmcgee@bedfordcountypost.com When your son and daughter say they want to talk to you, and they tell you hell…
Mr. and Mrs. Coach Cooper
By ZOË WATKINS zwatkins@bedfordcountypost.com Allyse and Jesse Cooper are similar to each other. They both teach elementary physical education. They both coach Community High soccer. They both graduated from Bryan…
Zach Crosslin: defying the odds
By MARK MCGEE mmcgee@bedfordcountypost.com He knew it was going to happen one day. He didn’t know when, but he knew whenever it happened it was going to be a disruption…
‘A gentle soul with a fierce heart’
By ZOË WATKINS zwatkins@bedfordcountypost.com The Freeman family does not waste their sorrow. On Saturday, they gathered together to celebrate their beloved brother and son, John Freeman, who tragically died in…
‘This is our history!’
By ZOË WATKINS zwatkins@bedfordcountypost.com “This historical journey is dedicated to our ancestors who lived in Bedford County from 1820 to 2020. From slavery to Jim Crow; from Jim Crow to…
Miracles on the mission field
By ZOË WATKINS zwatkins@bedfordcountypost.com Love and loss. Giving and receiving. They are simple words, yet they describe the eventful life of J.C. and Joyce Elliott. They are members of Shelbyville’s…
Habitat: Goodbye. Hello.
By MARK MCGEE mmcgee@bedfordcountypost.com Pam Birtcil, executive director of Bedford Builds Habitat for Humanity, and store manager Shontelli Head, have said their tearful goodbye to their thrift store on East…