Stories from Friday, February 21, 2020

Adelia Stanley and Tiger Wang, seniors at The Webb School in Bell Buckle, were recently named National Merit Scholarship Finalists. Stanley, of McMinnville, and Wang, of Bell Buckle, were among the top 1 percent of 2020 U.S. high school seniors to achieve semifinalist distinction in September 2019. ...

Kenneth Poniente Toledo, 30, of Bell Buckle, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

Shelbyville Central High School football coach Justin Palmer was relieved of head coaching responsibilities on Thursday afternoon by the school administration. “Unfortunately, at times, we have to make some tough decisions and I believe that in the best interest and for the integrity of our football program I needed to make this decision at this time.” Harwell said...

In 2019, City of Shelbyville Recorder Lisa Smith spent 6,222 minutes of her life attending meetings. Those 113 meetings, she said, included regular Shelbyville City Council sessions but also various city board and departmental meetings, budget sessions and public hearings...

Area residents who attended an informational event organized by Middle Tennessee State University's University College are a few steps closer to finishing their degree. At the Finish Your Degree Q&A on Feb. 6 in Tullahoma, adults could talk to degree counselors, advisors and other representatives from both MTSU and Motlow State Community College about getting readmitted, registered for classes, and what options are available to them so they can finish faster and get a degree that will advance their careers.. ...

The owner of a truck stolen from the parking lot of Sunchaser Market in Flat Creek was able to track it down, with help from friends' social media posts, and lead deputies to the suspect Thursday. Deputies were notified that a woman later identified as Patricia Leeann May, 26, of Boston Street was trying to take Bo Wilson's truck. May allegedly told Wilson the truck had been left with keys inside for her use...

Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance has announced that Jason Sparks has been promoted to serve as Fire Program Director for the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA) on Unionville Deason Road which is part of the State Fire Marshal's Office...

"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." -- Harry S. Truman I wanted to give a huge thank you to Commissioner Linda Yockey and the rest of the Bedford County Commission for working with Bruce Nelson from the State of Tennessee Real Estate Asset Management to purchase the old Social Security Building. ...

Don Bennett forecasts a dire outcome for Tennessee communities, including Bedford County, if refugees are allowed to move in. Bennett was in Bedford County Tuesday night to support a proposal by County Commissioner Brent Smith, who wants the commission to declare the county a no-go zone for refugee resettlement. He appeared before Bedford County Board of Commissioners' rules and legislative committee...

Bedford County firefighters will be operating with top of the line equipment in future search and rescue operations on area lakes and rivers with the department's newly-acquired RescueONE X3 Connector Boat. The boat arrived last week and they still haven't taken it out on its maiden voyage...

Dickie Gardner welcomed his 101-year-old Tullahoma friend, David Lowhorn, with a grand handshake on Wednesday at his horse barn near Wheel before fulfilling his birthday wish. Lowhorn wanted to ride a horse again. "He's truly an amazing man," said Gardner, who hosted Lowhorn's 2019 ride. "I'm glad to be able to do this. He deserves this."...