Energy

Courthouse gets new energy with $100K state grant (07/04/10)
The state announced Thursday that Bedford County will receive nearly $100,000 in grant funds to improve energy efficiency at the county courthouse. Gov. Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber announced a total of $3.8 million in grants to 42 communities statewide; an additional $9.2 million had been awarded a few months earlier. ...

Exercise generates electricity and idea (04/29/10)
It's voting time again and you know what the old time politicians will tell you. "Vote early -- and vote often!" Of course, in a real election that's not exactly legal, but when it comes to the Pepsi "Refresh" contest, people are allowed --and encouraged -- to vote early and vote often. Recently, Calvin Cannon of Shelbyville won a $5,000 grant through the Pepsi promotion with his idea, "Clothe the N.A.K.E.D. Prom Date," a scholarship providing tuxedos for young men in local high schools...

Shelbyville lights up over energy grant (04/22/10)
Shelbyville has received a $100,000 grant that will go toward lighting retrofits at the city's recreation center, as well as street light and traffic signal replacement. An announcement by Gov. Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber stated that more than $9.2 million in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants was being awarded to 100 Tennessee cities and counties...

Utility plan for BCNH will cut costs (04/24/08)
Bedford County Nursing Home presented a plan Tuesday night to the county's Financial Management Committee which will allow it to separate its utility services from the Bedford County Medical Center building. Earlier this year, some county officials, hearing that it would cost up to $50,000 per month to operate the boiler which serves both buildings, were concerned that the nursing home would become a drain on county finances once the hospital moves to a new location this summer. ...

Half of Shelbyville without water for 12 hours (04/21/08)
So far, 2008 has been an eventful year for Bedford County's water utilities. About 4,500 customers -- a little more than half -- of Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System were without water for 12 hours Saturday night and Sunday morning, after a water main break in a field near SPWSS headquarters...

Blackburn rallies local GOP (04/21/08)
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn stressed energy, the economy and national security during a speech Saturday night at the annual Bedford County Republican Party banquet. The banquet was held at the Blue Ribbon Circle on the Celebration grounds. Blackburn said the party's losses in 2006 were the result of a loss of focus on key messages...

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...

Interest shown in nursing home (03/19/08)
A representative of a company which might be interested in buying Bedford County Nursing Home appeared Tuesday night before Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee. County commissioners are deeply divided on the issue of selling the home. ...

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