Shelbyville

Miller joins power board (05/11/12)
Ervin L. Miller is the newest member of the Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewer Board, following a vote by the city council Thursday night. Claudia Mallard, who had been serving the remainder of the unexpired term of the late Johnny Donegan, was unanimously selected to serve a three-year term. However, Howard "Herbie" Powell lost his seat on the board...

Tullahoma stops Eaglette netters (05/06/12)
The Shelbyville Central Eaglette tennis team concluded its season with a 4-0 loss to Tullahoma on Friday afternoon. Victoria Dugan battled relentlessly against her singles opponent Laura Burke, but in the end she was defeated 8-5. After the first four singles matches had concluded, play was halted since the Lady Wildcats had accumulated enough points to secure the 4-0 victory...

BREAKING: Eagles coach Thomas moves to Eaglettes (05/02/12)
Shelbyville Central principal Don Embry didn't have to look far to find the Golden Eaglettes' new basketball coach. He was just one door up from the Eaglette basketball office. Kevin Thomas, Shelbyville Central's boys basketball coach the past 13 years, has decided to step across the gym floor and coach the girls...

Searchers seek clues after skull identified as Smelcer's (05/02/12)
An extensive ground and water search for clues was underway today near where a skull now confirmed to be that of Bobby Smelcer was found last month. Authorities were notified Tuesday that the skull discovered in Duck River west of Shelbyville was identified as Smelcer by dental records. Smelcer disappeared in late November 2010...

Local Rotary Clubs honored at district conference (04/29/12)
Shelbyville Rotary Club and Cascade Interact Club members recently attended the annual District 6780 Conference and were the recipients of several honors and awards. The club was recognized for many awards including: The Eradicator Award for outstanding support of Rotary's Polio Plus initiative; Star Club award for individual member support of Annual Programs; Globe Club award for outstanding international service projects; Presidential Citation for overall excellence; District Governor's award for outstanding service; Reach for Rotary award for significant membership growth over the past year.. ...

Cancer patient's dream takes flight (04/08/12)
At 65 years old, Tommy Craig is checking 'em off his bucket list while he can. Tommy's doctors don't know how long he has left, but they do know that the malignant brain tumor that Tommy has been battling off and on for the past two years has taken its toll...

State grant boosts airport (04/04/12)
Shelbyville's airport has received a $45,000 aeronautics grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) for grounds maintenance equipment. The grant, which will be combined with a $15,000 local match, was recommended earlier this week through the Department of Transportation's Division of Aeronautics...

Tight handcuffs left permanent damage: Inmate (04/03/12)
A man serving 12 years in prison on drug charges is suing Shelbyville's police department and one of its officers for nearly a quarter of a million dollars in damages and free medical care for life, claiming his handcuffs were put on too tight. George Scott Mason filed a civil action against the Shelbyville police department and officer Tracey Nelson in Bedford County Circuit Court in February, which was transferred to the federal court level last week...

Strike up the band! (03/27/12)
The program for this year's "Symphony at the Celebration" concert featuring the Grammy Award-winning Nashville Symphony will range from the macabre to the fantastic, with selections including the main title music from "Star Wars" and a tribute to George M. Cohan...

Sewer issue may slow road work (03/07/12)
One of Shelbyville's road projects for this year has hit a snag, one that could prove costly or bring the project to a halt if not resolved. City manager Jay Johnson briefed the council about the planned repaving of Blue Ribbon Parkway, saying that public works director Mark Clanton learned last summer that there are 18 sanitary sewer laterals which run under the street that will need to be replaced...

Tales of loss lead annual top story list (01/01/12)
Two stories that touched the hearts of local readers top this year's list of the top 10 local stories as determined by a poll of the Times-Gazette staff. The top story of the year was the plight of the three people collectively known as The Shelbyville Missing: Shelley Mook, Bobby Smelcer and Antonio Taylor. That story was followed by the story of a young sixth grader whose illness brought the community together and whose death broke its heart...

30 years of caring: SCHS canned food drive continues (12/25/11)
When local educator Bill Pietkiewicz took a group of Shelbyvile Central High School students to a student council workshop in 1981, all he really hoped for was the students returning home feeling inspired. The motivational speech they heard that day, given by well-known speaker Mark Scharenbroich, planted a seed in the students' minds to start a canned food drive. That first year, 1,000 cans were collected...

Religious music OK'd for schools (12/20/11)
In a community where faith-based values are treasured, educators attempt to maintain a careful balance during a time of year traditionally set aside by Christians to honor the birth of Jesus. When the student council of Shelbyville's Central High School set out to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by playing student-requested holiday songs in the cafeteria, they were reminded to keep the music strictly secular...

Council rewards Remy in retirement (12/11/11)
It's not often that a dog receives the keys to the city, but that was the case Thursday as the Shelbyville city council gave a fond farewell to the police's department's K-9 officer Remy. Officer Tracey Nelson, Remy's partner, will be taking the drug dog home for his golden years. Remy is retiring after 12 years on the force...

Central students prove dreams 'can' come true (12/06/11)
Students at Shelbyville Central High School proved on Friday that dreams 'can' come true -- displaying 28,166 canned food items in a Disney-themed Great Canned Food Drive. Drawings and posters of Disney characters were hung throughout the school during November to remind students to bring in canned and non-perishable items to help those in need during the holiday season...

City will ask for help in airport repair (11/11/11)
Shelbyville's city council approved a request Thursday night for financial help to repair the taxiway at the city's airport. A motion was passed that would authorize Mayor Wallace Cartwright to write a letter asking for $150,000 in assistance from the State Department of Transportation for an engineering consultant to give information on how best to repair the parallel taxiway...

Airport upgrades in city's future (11/04/11)
Shelbyville's airport could be seeing a number of state transportation projects in the future to help maintain the busy facility. Two years ago, the city received notice from the state there was enough funding to resurface the taxiway at Shelbyville Municipal Airport...

Students donate more than 1,200 shoes (10/11/11)
During homecoming week the Shelbyville Central High School student council coordinated a successful Soles4Souls shoe drive, collecting 1,258 pairs of new shoes. Non-profit organization Soles4Souls was born from the sofa of founder Wayne Elsey while he watched the devastation of the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia. The image of "a single shoe, stranded on a decimated beach," sparked the seed of the idea...

Rescue Waggin' saves dogs' lives (10/06/11)
This month, PetSmart Charities will celebrate the transport of the 50,000th dog saved through its Rescue Waggin' program, including 698 dogs and puppies saved in the past two years through Bedford County Animal Control and Shelbyville & Bedford County Humane Association...

Beloved city drug dog to take it easy (10/05/11)
One of Shelbyville's finest, and a favorite of the public, is getting long in the tooth and will soon be hanging up his badge. Remy, the city's beloved K-9 officer, is 13 years old, and if you do the calculation from human to dog years, he's still working the mean streets at the age of 91...

Retirement is new start for firefighter (08/25/11)
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- In 1961, Charlie Armstrong, along with his elementary school classmates, visited the Shelbyville Fire Department. That experience left a distinct impression on Armstrong, an AEDC Fire Department firefighter crew chief who is retiring from Arnold after nearly 38 years in the profession...

Sewer tests up in smoke (08/24/11)
Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System has begun the process of smoke testing sewer lines -- a normal and necessary process, but one which can sometimes result in the alarming sight of smoke rising from homes in your neighborhood. "It can be a scary thing," said Bill Morrow of SPWSS...

SHA to add six additional housing units (07/24/11)
Two grants totalling $562,328 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have been awarded to the Shelbyville Housing Authority to be used to build apartments for the elderly. SHA executive director Herschel Thrasher stated Thursday that the money is to be used to construct the six elderly-only apartments at the corner of South Jefferson and Dunnaway streets, next to the East Side apartment complex...

Power fails on hot night (07/19/11)
A major overnight power outage affected most of Bedford County early this morning. Just after 1 a.m. one of two feeder transmission lines at Tennessee Valley Authority's substation in Wartrace went out, affecting all of Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System's 9,500 customers, according to general manager David Crowell...

Fond farewell, warm welcomes at council meeting (07/15/11)
Shelbyville's city council welcomed a new city manager and gave a warm farewell to a long-serving city recorder at Thursday night's meeting. Recorder Betty Lamb was given a key to the city with the meeting dedicated to her and a proclamation read in her honor. Lamb is retiring effective Monday...

Day camp promotes happy, safe pets (07/10/11)
How much do you know about keeping your pet happy, healthy and safe? How much does your child know? Many times, it's the son or daughter who pleads for the puppy or kitten -- and the mom or dad who ends up taking care of it. Some education, training and incentives can change all that...

Rec center to cool off soon (06/10/11)
It's scorching hot, and Shelbyville's city council took action Thursday evening to relieve the heat in two city buildings. The council will seek bids for major repairs to the Desert Air system at the Shelbyville Recreation Center at a cost of about $45,000...

Hook, line, sinker ... and fun (06/08/11)
The annual "Take A Kid Fishing on the Duck" event will be held Saturday from 9-11 a.m. at Riverwalk Park. The park is located along the Duck River behind Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System on South Main St. This is the third year for the event, according to Jennifer Swann of Shelbyville Parks and Recreation. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the parks department organize the event with the support of numerous community sponsors...

Water Safety Day is fun yet serious (06/01/11)
The third annual Water Safety Day, planned for Saturday at Shelbyville Recreation Center, aims to make information fun for both children and parents, according to Pam Henry, aquatics director for the rec center. It covers water safety for all sorts of venues -- home and public pools and natural bodies of water...

Spotlight on Shelbyville may cast shadow on city (05/22/11)
Tuesday night the city of Shelbyville will be in the national spotlight when the film "Welcome to Shelbyville" is broadcast on the PBS series Independent Lens. Since last fall, the documentary has been screened across the country, including Nashville last Saturday and has been shown by the U.S. State Department in other countries...

'Duck pond' intersection to receive upgrades (05/17/11)
Shelbyville City Council has executed a contract with Tennessee Department of Transportation for safety improvements for the "duck pond" intersection at Fairfield Pike and Hickory Drive. TDOT will install a number of safety improvements to the intersection at Fairfield and nearby Tulip Tree Drive, including doing away with the northern fork of Hickory Drive, which runs between the two duck ponds at the site...

Documentary to show in Nashville (05/13/11)
Residents of Shelbyville have another opportunity to see the documentary "Welcome to Shelbyville" Saturday afternoon when it is screened at the Nashville Public Library. The documentary is scheduled for more than 60 screenings across the country this month before it debuts on National Public Television's Emmy Award-winning series "Independent Lens" on Tuesday, May 24. Nashville Public Television has scheduled it at 9 p.m...

Nursing students lend helping hands (05/03/11)
Nursing students from Shelbyville will be heading to storm-ravaged Alabama on Friday and are asking for donations. The 31 students from Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville, led by instructor Vicky Aman, will provide first aid, help storm cleanup efforts and deliver emergency supplies to victims of last week's tornados...

Longtime deputy chief promoted (04/13/11)
Ricky McConnell was promoted to chief of the Shelbyville Fire Department on Tuesday. The former Deputy Chief was informed of the promotion by city manager Michael Dill, who said McConnell had "proven yourself with your hard work and dedication to the fire department and the citizens of Shelbyville over the past years."...

Shelbyville park fees to increase (04/10/11)
Rental fees for the city's parks and recreation center will be going up and a local business is volunteering work to spruce up existing areas. Director Sylvia Pinson informed the city council last Tuesday that the Parks and Recreation Board unanimously voted last month to increase rental fees $2 across the board. The city council will have the price hike before them when they meet Thursday for the April regular meeting...

Blazing success: Habel announces retirement (04/05/11)
His career began with a generous job offer following a layoff, and nearly 36 years later, Fire Chief John Habel is getting ready for retirement. Habel's last day with the department is May 23. He said he had spoken already to city recorder Betty Lamb about putting in for his retirement some time back, but added that he wants to stay on during this year's budget process...

Sewage solutions: Down the drain, and then... (03/13/11)
The old expression "Out of sight, out of mind," is never truer than when it is applied to wastewater. Once the kitchen drain is opened or the commode flushed, most people don't give a second thought to what just got washed away. "Everybody thinks about drinking water," said Jenny Hunt, the chairwoman of Bell Buckle's Water Department. She would know, since the town has been suffering outbreaks of brown water since its changeover to BCUD, then back to Wartrace for its drinking water...

Blaze takes two homes (VIDEO ADDED) (02/12/11)
An emergency call turned out to be just the beginning of an emergency for a Shelbyville woman whose home burned Thursday afternoon. "I got an emergency phone call and left," Mary Mack, of 303 Regent Drive, said. "I was thawing some chicken to cook and when I got that phone call I rushed out and when I got back all I saw was cars and cops."...

Dangerous dives help prepare rescue team (02/10/11)
Most people don't think about swimming when it's 34 degrees outside and there's snow in the immediate forecast -- not even when there's a nice, warm, indoor pool available. And most people, when they do go swimming in the middle of winter in the indoor pool, don't do it in full scuba gear...

City trash debate has been building for nearly 2 years (02/06/11)
The topic of a monthly trash fee, which has now turned into an ordinance to do away with garbage services completely, has been before the Shelbyville city council for over a year and a half now. While city managers changed and new council members took office, the issue continued to escalate....

Wilson casts future with Samford (02/03/11)
Shelbyville Central senior Bobby Wilson is a special student athlete with qualities that are rare to find in this day and time. Wilson is a young man with a lot of character and integrity who takes care of business both in the classroom and on the football field...

Swim club floats offer of giving indoor pool scoreboard to city (02/03/11)
Aside from the first reading on a controversial ordinance to eliminate trash pick-up in Shelbyville, several other items with be before the city council when they meet next Thursday. The Shelbyville Swim Club is asking the council to acquire a six-lane scoreboard for the indoor pool at the city's recreation center at no cost...

Haven of help: St Jude Children's Hospital gets help from SCHS (01/09/11)
Imagine if your child was diagnosed with cancer. Where should we go for treatment? How long will the cancer last? Will it be fatal? How are we going to pay for everything? These are just a few questions that would weigh down your mind. At St. Jude Children's Hospital you could cross out the last question. No family is ever turned away because they are unable to pay for their child's treatments...

Movie, wreck make news in 2010 (12/26/10)
A documentary about Shelbyville and a tragic traffic accident begin the Times-Gazette's annual countdown of the biggest news stories of 2010. Our list was compiled by a poll of 10 T-G staff members, each of whom ranked his or her top 10 stories from a list of 26 possibilities; next week, we'll give you a chance to compare your own choices to ours...

Council reaches agreement on sewer plant work (12/10/10)
Work can begin soon on Shelbyville's new waste water facility now that the City Council has executed an agreement with the power system. Construction on the $18 million sewer plant was halted before it even began after concerns were raised about workers excavating part of the same underground storm water flume system that collapsed last year...

Marines aren't playing around about toys (11/28/10)
When the 37th annual Shelbyville & Bedford County Christmas Parade passes through town Saturday afternoon, expect to see a lot of uniforms. Police officers and firefighters will be in uniform, of course, and so will the marching bands. But one uniform to keep an eye out for is that of the United States Marine Corps...

Eagles shut down as playoff run halted (11/07/10)
KNOXVILLE -- Shelbyville Central's run in the TSSAA state playoffs was short-lived as the Eagles suffered a 35-0 loss to talented Knoxville Catholic on Friday night. Even though Shelbyville (6-5) had high hopes of advancing in the playoffs, it was still a successful campaign. The Eagles made the playoffs for the second straight year and for the third time in four and it was the first winning season for the Blue and Gold in the past seven years...

Documentary has local public premiere (10/15/10)
"Welcome to Shelbyville," the documentary about local response to Somali immigration, will be screened for the public at 2 p.m. Sunday at Shelbyville Central High School, one of numerous screenings being conducted this month. There is no admission charge, and director Kim Snyder will be present to discuss the film...

Tourists leave behind major financial impact (10/10/10)
Throughout August, the signs start appearing in Bedford County in anticipation of the world's greatest horse show. "Welcome visitors!" But experts in the area of tourism and commerce think there needs to be a postscript. "Y'all come back now, you hear?"...

Square gears up for fun fall fests (10/03/10)
October offers a wide variety of fun family outings in Bedford County, from the Webb School Art & Craft Fair to the pumpkin patch and corn maze at Cedar Rock. But you don't necessarily have to go out in the country to have a good time. The square in Shelbyville has several fun events lined up for the month...

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