Christmas Marketplace in Historic Downtown Wartrace will be from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25. There will be arts and crafts booths, handmade items, some direct sales and much more. The shops, bakery, and wine-tasting room will be open. Free parking nearby or along the road. Call 615-785-2124 or visit wartracechamber.org for

The Bedford County Grief Support Group meets the last Thursday of each month at 106 Fairfield Rd E in Wartrace, from 6 - 7:30 p.m.

“A Very Normandy Christmas” will be held Saturday, Dec. 2, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will be shopping, food trucks, Santa & Mrs. Claus, cookie swap and more.

The Sevier Street First Baptist Church will celebrate the first Sunday of Advent, on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. Elder Vickey Gilbert  of Rogersville, Ala., will deliver the Spoken Word. Holy Communion will be served.

Historic Shofner Chapel Christmas Bazaar and Church Service will be on Sunday, Dec. 3. The Bazaar will be at noon with the Lessons and Carols Service at 2 p.m., 2884 Hwy 41A S (between Shelbyville and Tullahoma).

The Good Samaritan Bag Day will be Monday, Dec. 4, at 201 E. Highland from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

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.