Technology

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...

Podcasts offer a variety of content (01/05/11)
Some of the best radio programs going today aren't on the radio. It's an interesting aspect to the tech world that sometimes a trend is like a wave moving through the ocean, hitting different places at different times. I'd been noticing more and more podcasts lately, and listening to them more often, but when I mentioned podcasting to my editor, he said he thought it was passé -- last year's trend. ...

Tech updates help county improve communication (12/11/09)
James Trott, who joined Bedford County this year as information technology (IT) manager, says changes in the county's networking and technology will help improve communications between departments and make sure that various departments are using up-to-date and secure technology...

A different path: Former "unruly" student now masters robotics (11/15/09)
Traditional forms of education are not the only paths that lead to future success of students. Just ask Isaac Cawthon. Cawthon, 29, admits he didn't do so well in high school. But now, he's creating computer programs that control robots, and a former teacher of his has taken notice...

Former 'unruly' student now masters robotics (11/15/09)
Traditional forms of education are not the only paths that lead to future success of students. Just ask Isaac Cawthon. Cawthon, 29, admits he didn't do so well in high school. But now, he's creating computer programs that control robots, and a former teacher of his has taken notice...

TTCS may expand to Franklin County (10/30/09)
Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is exploring the possibility of holding satellite classes at Franklin County High School in Winchester, if community leaders from Franklin County can find funding for the project, TTCS Director Ivan Jones confirmed on Thursday...

Flat Creek residents help catch burglary suspects (03/28/08)
A father and son have been charged in a series of daytime home burglaries in the Flat Creek and Wartrace areas after alert residents helped officials track the suspects. James Arthur Brown, 43, and Joe Brown, 20, who are both listed as residents of Forest Hills Apartments in Shelbyville, were arrested Wednesday while driving on New Hope Road. A 17-year-old girl was also charged...

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...

Timely phone call led to grand jury action (03/24/08)
Bedford County's grand jury has indicted a Shelbyville man on theft and traffic charges arising from a December incident that culminated with his arrest at about the time police were interviewing the complainant. With a suspect in custody, an observant officer noticed his prisoner had a cell phone, so he had a fellow officer call the victim's number. The cell phone found on the suspect began to ring, according to police reports...

Marijuana discovered during traffic stop (03/21/08)
The driver of a car initially stopped due to a defective taillight was charged with possession of marijuana after a vehicle search Wednesday night. Michelle Lynn Andrus, 21, Shelbyville Mills Road, was stopped by Officer David Curley in the parking lot of a Madison Street bar, As a computer check showed her license had been revoked for DUI, Andrus allegedly told a waitress who was checking on the commotion that she would "have to be arrested for DUI."...

E-911 board can't be reorganized for four years (03/20/08)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee heard Tuesday night that the county can't reorganize the Emergency Communications District (E-911) board for four years, due to a contractual agreement between the district and the county...

Online scam hits two different ways (03/19/08)
Steve Mallard of Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville reports that two different acquaintances of his have been touched in different ways by the same type of online scam. The scam, which has been popular for many months, involves classified ads placed in newspapers offering puppies -- often Yorkies. This isn't a case of someone local offering puppies for sale or to be given away. Those ads -- like the one placed recently by T-G staff writer Sadie Fowler -- are usually legitimate...

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