The Fairlane Church of Christ, 100 Dow Drive in Shelbyville, is hosting the “Passion Initiative” on Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. at the church. Joshua T. Crain, a criminal defense attorney from Murfreesboro, will present a program entitled “The Danny Holmes Story: A Convicted Murderer’s Journey to Christ.” The event is free and open to

The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 5019, and its Auxiliary will hold their monthly meeting Monday, Dec. 4, at the VFW Post on Depot Street. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. with a business meeting for members immediately following. For more information, contact Post Commander, Mike Ruess, 931-249-1566.

The quarterly meeting of the Bedford County Historical Society will be held in the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on December 4.  The meeting will begin with a potluck supper at 6:30pm, followed by a short business meeting.  Then, the program will be presented by the Downtown Sound Swing Band featuring a musical tribute

Bedford County Retired Teachers will meet Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. at Emmy's (Urban Plantation). The program will be "A Christmas Story” by Pastor Abe Zimmerman, FUMC.

Local authors and longtime residents of Bedford County and surrounding areas will be reading aloud their Christmas memories by the fireplace on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 1:30 p.m. at the Shelbyville-Bedford County Library. Refreshments will be provided. Although the event is free, seating is limited. You can reserve your ticket by calling the library at

The Fly Arts Center will be hosting their annual Christmas Dinner Theatre on Dec. 8, 9, 15, 16, and 17. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. and include Tuscan Chicken, sides, and dessert. The show “The Savannah Sipping Society”, directed by April Glosson, will be shown at 7 p.m. The Dec. 17 matinee at 2

A Ministry of The Bible Presbyterian Church will present the 10th annual Christmas Village on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Unionville Fire hall located at 3372 Highway 41A.

Bedford County Democratic Party will be having an open house at their new location, 210 S. Main St. in Shelbyville, on Monday, Dec. 11, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Light appetizers will be served. Everybody is welcome.

The Christmas Star: An Astronomer's Journey with Billy Hix will be presented on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. at The Fly Arts Center. Hix, who is an internationally recognized educator, will present a program based on a scientific search for the Star of Bethlehem using historical documents and computer simulations. As part of the

There will be a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, Dec. 15, at 9 p.m. on U.S. 41A North/S.R. 16 less than a mile south of the 3 mile marker in Bedford County.