Disaster

City to join county's anti-disaster plan (09/06/11)
The city of Shelbyville intends to sign on to the county's plan to prevent natural and man-made disasters when the City Council meets Thursday evening. City manager Jay Johnson told the council that the city, as well as Wartrace and Bell Buckle, should adopt the county-wide Hazard Mitigation Plan, since it is required as a condition of future grant funding for mitigation projects and also makes Shelbyville eligible for higher rates of reimbursement in the event of a disaster...

Healthy response hoped for test (04/03/11)
Bedford and 11 other counties will participate in a drill April 14 to test state and local responses to a public health emergency. The scenario for the exercise involves the release of a nerve agent affecting a limited number of people, and how to deploy medical countermeasures for treatment...

Heat leads to disaster declaration (11/30/10)
Gov. Phil Bredesen is requesting additional federal disaster assistance for farmers in Bedford and 27 other Tennessee counties as a result of drought and excessive heat during the growing season. University of Tennessee Extension agent John Teague said Bedford County farmers were hit hard by the summer heat and lack of rainfall...

Local Rotarians hear of group's relief efforts after massive quake (01/29/10)
Rotary Clubs in the district which includes Bedford County are stepping up to provide assistance in Haiti, but should also take lessons that could help locally in the case of a disaster, according to a speaker at Thursday's meeting of the Shelbyville Noon Rotary Club...

Tyson CEO says ethanol will lead to higher food costs (03/27/08)
When Dick Bond says that the price of food will soon go up due to increased ethanol production, you'd best listen to him. He should know: he's the president and CEO of Tyson Foods. Bond paid a rare visit to the Shelbyville poultry complex Wednesday to tour the facility and meet with plant management as well as officials from around Bedford County...

Cost control emphasized to county officials (03/21/08)
Cost control and record-keeping were stressed during a meeting Thursday of the county's department heads. The quarterly luncheon meeting was held Thursday at the Bedford County Emergency Management Agency building on Railroad Avenue. It included the presentation of bonus checks to the staff of Bedford County Zoning Office for their cost-saving measures...

Two churches step up for disaster relief (03/20/08)
Last year, Bedford County Emergency Management Agency began working with area churches to provide short-term shelter locations where people could ride out a severe storm in safety. But those shelters are only meant for a few hours, until severe weather has passed. What happens in the event of a major disaster, like the tornadoes that struck Tennessee in February, when a substantial number of people lose their homes all at once?...

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