Stories from Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The Bedford Builds Habitat for Humanity garage sale store, 1210 Madison St., held a Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting on May 21. Habitat executive director Pam Birtcil held the ceremonial scissors; Whitney Collier, Chamber of Commerce director of membership services, presented the appreciation of service plaque.

The Simmons Team, real estate agents with Heritage Realty Group, held a contest during Teacher Appreciation Week. Over 200 votes were submitted for favorite teachers in Bedford and surrounding counties. The winner of the drawing and a Lowe’s gift card was Cascade Special Education teacher Susan Stone, seen here with Carrie Brooke Simmons, left, and Jimmy Simmons.

Duck River Electric Membership Corporation Director of Financial Services Shelia Orrell has completed an intensive program in electric utility management with the University of Wisconsin. The Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program (MIP) is a series of workshops offered by NRECA in conjunction with the university. The program guides participants through all facets of the electric utility industry...

Haleigh Elizabeth Brooks, a senior political science and history major from Shelbyville, has made the President's List for the Spring 2019 semester at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. The President's List is composed of students who earn a 4.0 grade point average...

It looks to be a good summer for live outdoor music in Bedford County; the annual Wartrace Music Fest takes place this Saturday, while Arrowhead Ranch is planning a benefit music festival for Aug. 3. Wartrace Music Fest will take place Saturday at Jernigan Field in Wartrace. ...

In a 10-minute special called meeting Thursday night, Shelbyville City Council approved three financially significant-ordinances on first reading -- one of which was to maintain the same property tax rate for the coming fiscal year. The city approved a consistent property tax rate of $1.77 per $100 assessed value. Public hearings, which allow for public comment, are windowed for 6 p.m. June 18. The new fiscal year begins July 1...

It was a pretty quiet morning Thursday at Learning Way Elementary as students picked up last-minute items from teachers. Learning Way physical education teacher Allyse Cooper with the huge lost and found table with coats and jackets from the school year for students to pick up. Josiah Reed, 8, and brother Paxton Reed, 5, who will begin kindergarten this fall at Learning Way, and sister Sophia Reed, a Shelbyville Central High School student, admire Josiah’s report card.

At the end of the school year, administrators are often tasked with finding viable replacements to account for the turnover in faculty and staff. With a recent opening in the Cascade basketball program, the administration has turned to Kevin Weeks to head up the program for the upcoming 2019-2020 season...

I was mowing along my fence and noticed this snake moving along the fence. Not sure if this is normal for them to avoid the mower blades. It was something new for me.

A Shelbyville man lost his life at midday Monday after his motorcycle and a flatbed truck collided on North Main Street at Palmer Drive. Victor Curry, 56, of U.S. 41A South was responsive and talking with emergency personnel at the scene, Deputy Chief Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said. Curry was airlifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville where he died of serious internal injuries, police said....