What’s more romantic on Valentine’s Day than taking your sweetheart to early vote? Early voting starts on Wednesday, Feb. 14, and ends Tuesday, Feb. 27. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

County offices, the highway department, and convenience centers will all be closed for Presidents’ Day on Monday, Feb. 19.

The Bedford County Democratic Party will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 19, at their headquarters in the Executive Building (yellow brick building next to the Fly) at 210

The Bedford County Standing Committees will meet beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, in the second floor of the historic courthouse. The Rules and Legislative Committee meets at

Deadline for submitting absentee by mail applications for the March 5 primary election. They must be received by the election office by that day.

The Bedford County Finance Committee will meet at 4:15 at 200 Dover Street on Tuesday, Feb 27.

The Bedford County Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the historic Bedford County Courthouse, on the square in Shelbyville.

The Bedford County Anti-Drug Coalition will meet at 6 p.m. at Victory Baptist Church, 2200 N. Main St. in Shelbyville on Thursday, Feb. 29. This meeting will be open to

Matter of Balance is a program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels. The series of eight classes consists of discussion, activities and exercises to reduce fall risks and

A sobriety checkpoint will be present on Friday, March 1, on US 41A North about a mile south of the 3 mile maker in Bedford County at 9 p.m..