If you are voting on Election Day, you must vote at your assigned precinct.

This six-week program is designed to help people with diabetes learn how to manage their disease and improve their health. Some of the topics covered include nutrition, controlling blood sugar, exercise, stress management, foot care, etc. The program is offered free of charge and will be taught by UT/TSU Extension and the Health Department on

A sobriety checkpoint will be present on Thursday, March 7, at 9 p.m. on S.R. 82 at the 6.5 miles marker in Bedford County.

Blankenship Community Church will be holding a spaghetti supper on Saturday, March 9, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the church, 3602 Midland Rd. The cost will be $10 per plate and will include spaghetti, bread, drink and desert. Funds raised will benefit the Blankenship Women's Group in their missions.

This event will be Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Easter Bunny will be there and available for photos. There will also be face painting and if you wear your Easter Bonnet or Hat, you will qualify for a drawing.

Youth Leadership Bedford, in partnership with Tony Rice, will be hosting “Bedford Together” on Saturday, March 23, on the Shelbyville Square from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will have games, live entertainment, and food trucks.

Kindergarten Registration will be May 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at each elementary school (Cartwright registration will be hosted at East Side Elementary School & Eakin Elementary School).

County offices closed for Good Friday.

Blankenship Community Church, 3602 Midland Rd., will be holding a Easter Egg Hunt on Sat., March 30, at 10 a.m.

In honor of Women's History Month, Gilliland Historical Society will be hosting a "Sip and Read Tea Party" from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 30, at the First Community Bank Conference Room, 207 Elm St. There will be a guest appearance by Dr. Avila (Ivy) Hendricks Nilon. Call Rosie Biggs at 615-631-1875 for