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The Shelby County High School Class of 1978 is having its 35th class reunion July 20 at the Gallrein Farms Pavilion. Cocktails will be from 6-7 p.m. (BYOB with soft drink mixers provided.) The classmates’ dinner will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. At 8:30 p.m., the class will open the reunion to any member of the classes of 1977 and 1979 who would like to share memories and embellished stories with old friends, event organizers said. There will be a $5 cover charge to cover the cost of soft drinks and mixers.

The Anderson County Fire Department’s Auxiliary — with the help of several local businesses — helped keep volunteers cool and fed during last Friday’s fire at the industrial park.
The auxiliary, comprised of volunteers and spouses of firefighters, made ready countless bottles of water and food during the three-hour blaze.
They said Domino’s Pizza provided 10 pizzas, and Dairy Queen provided several bags of burgers and fries.
The Salvation Army provided water and sandwiches, along with the Red Cross.

A Lawrenceburg man is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Anderson District Court on 139 counts of possession of a legend drug and leaving the scene of an accident, according to court documents on file.
John T. Ivey, 21, of 1497 Aaron Barnett Road, was served April 12 with a grand jury summons on an incident that occurred last December when the car he was driving crashed into a home on Fox Creek Road, reportedly causing severe damage.
Ivey allegedly fled before being tracked down by Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputy Tony Likens.

Don’t dare waste class time around Roy Dearmon.
When Dearmon, 83, sees a student not paying attention to the college instructor  —
He won’t slap them like he might have as a special forces instructor in the Army.
Dearmon gives them advice.
“They’re daydreaming when they should be listening, I’ll tell them about it,” Dearmon said.
Time won’t stop for you, he said.
Time didn’t stop for Dearmon.
Learning isn’t going to stop for him, either.