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Tuesday night Celebration will go on, says Meadows
(Local News ~ 08/26/08)
The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration plans to hold its Tuesday night performance as scheduled, at 7 p.m. While the Grounds have received a substantial amount of rainfall over the past 24 hours, the condition of the track has remained good for the continuation of the competition....
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Center enriches lives of senior citizens
(Local News ~ 08/26/08)
Senior citizens play a vital role in our community in many ways, but also need our help in certain situations. The Shelbyville-Bedford County Senior Citizens Center, located on J.G. Helton Drive, helps seniors to use their potential in serving our community while providing assistance that they may need themselves...
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Stallions step out at Celebration (Local News ~ 08/26/08)
The Two-Year-Old Stallions class at the Celebration has become so popular and full of entries that it has to be split each year. The young horses, in their first year under saddle, have always drawn attention. That's no different this year at the 70th Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, as the class was split into three different divisions... -
Fay's deluge causes few local problems
(Local News ~ 08/26/08)
Steady rainfall from the remains of Hurricane Fay continued to soak a parched middle Tennessee Tuesday morning and local officials are reporting no problems. At the Celebration, attendance was down a little bit, according to Chip Walters, public relations director for the annual event...
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Burglary suspect runs into grasp of officers
(Local News ~ 08/26/08)
A suspect in a home burglary was arrested after he allegedly "burst through the rear door" of a Bates Street home Friday night as officers stood inside, Shelbyville police said. Grover Cleveland Angus Jr., 36, Tollgate Road, was charged with aggravated burglary, vandalism and public intoxication, Bedford County Jail records indicate...
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Christine Burton McBee
(Obituary ~ 08/26/08)
Christine Burton McBee, 88, of Shelbyville died Monday at Heritage Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow at Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Funeral Home.
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Vikings get ready to rock (High School Sports ~ 08/26/08)
If growth and maturation have an important impact on sports programs, then the Community Vikings should be ready to rock-and-roll in the fast-approaching gridiron season. Though the Purple and Gold begin only their third season of varsity play, gone are the days when this team can be described as a roster full of young and inexperienced players trying to adjust to the speed or to the physical aspects of the game at this level... -
Dyslexic children have new source for help (Local News ~ 08/26/08)
A former East Side Elementary pre-school teacher is returning to Bedford County, after leaving the district in 1989, to work with children with reading disabilities or those who need extra tutoring in math and reading. "I am from Shelbyville and have always wanted to give back to my community," Pat Cromwell Schaefer said. "I felt a calling from God to work with children who need more."...
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