Stories from Tuesday, May 12, 2020

In nearly 43 years of service as a local pharmacist, David McGee, owner of McGee’s Prescription Shop, says he’s never experienced anything in his profession which compares to the coronavirus. Aside of not getting to spend quality time with his family, one thing he’s missed most during the pandemic is not being able to shake people’s hands...

Some of us can’t live without that stretchy gooey cheese and the selection of 15 to 20 different toppings, at least once or twice a week, according to local pizza establishment managers-even in the middle of a pandemic. Pizza establishment employees say they’ve been swamped, particularly last week. While most people have self-quarantined, the public obviously, judging from the industry profit margins, have come to expect these workers to stay on the front lines...

In early March, Bedford County Schools Superintendent Don Embry announced that classes were cancelled indefinitely, per Gov. Bill Lee’s orders, due to COVID-19. Among school personnel choosing to remain on the front lines, as “essential workers” are the school nutrition employees, who, along with an army of volunteers and educators, have since distributed nearly 200,000 meals to kids...

Eighteen-year-old Itza Palmeros says working as a cashier and stocker at United Grocery Outlet (UGO) this spring in the middle of COVID-19 has been hectic, to say the least. While the toilet paper hoarding has been an interesting observation, Itza says it’s people’s attitudes at checkout which have been, well, kind of odd...

“Living in Shelbyville has given me the opportunity to see God in everything,” says Pat Simmons, office supervisor with the Community Clinic on Dover Street. I can see stars in the sky and hear birds sing, the smell of grass, the ability to see and experience LIVING, not just existing.”...

“Unsung Hero” Tony Robinson of Goggin Warehousing plays an instrumental part in the food supply-chain of America as he transports poultry for processing.  Robinson has been a commercial truck driver since 1992, and an employee of Goggin Warehousing since October of 2019.  He started his career driving over-the-road and spent a lot of time working the roads of North America away from home. ...

There are some “Unsung Heroes” in life who just opt to Cha-cha-cha their way through a pandemic, and, as a result, make people feel better in the process. Meet Meadowlark Drive resident, Yvonne McChristian, who has been hosting line dancing classes in her neighborhood during the pandemic...

To the editor, With 2020 election only 7 months away. I think it is time to look at both party’s history and policies. Most Americans think the Democratic party as progressive, and forward thinking. However, it never was that way. The truth behind the Democratic party is one of racism and corruption; the party condoned slavery, started a civil war, opposed reconstruction after the war, imposed segregation, perpetrated lynching, and fought the civil rights act...

Dedicated is one of many words that could be used to describe Shelbyville Central High School senior Allison McCarty. Throughout her four years at Central, McCarty has not only excelled in her coursework, she has also been very involved in the Bedford County FFA Chapter. ...

Some of the finest folks I’ve ever met have been pastors, ministers, preachers, and priests. I’m not just saying that because I am one. Yes, I am a pastor, a minister, a preacher, and a priest; and I have been one for more than 46 years now. I’ve tried real hard over the years to do my best at what I know is a divine calling...

After the wind storms of recent weeks, I’ve had several conversations about cattle getting poisoned with the leaves of wild cherry trees. Here is information published by Extension faculty of Michigan State University and The Ohio State University, Bruce Mackellar and Rory Lewandowski, respectively...

A third offense DUI warrant has been issued on the driver in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Union Street. Medics used Narcan to revive Robert Dale Howell after finding him unconscious and unresponsive, Officer Mitchell Warren’s report said. Howell “suddenly regained consciousness,” after Narcan was administered, the report said...

A gaggle of geese, goslings in tow, take a morning stroll at the Uncle Nearest farm in Shelbyville.

During its monthly study session Tuesday night, Shelbyville City Council members were grilled by Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce Board members as to whether they’ve consulted local business leaders on their plan to hire a full-time industrial recruiter. Bill Rich, treasurer and chair of the chamber’s division of Economic Development and Tourism (ED&T) board said during a presentation, “The Chamber has.”...

he number of cases of COVID-19 continues on its steady steep climb in Bedford County, up 18.5 percent in the last week. On Sunday (May 3) the Bedford County case count was 200. Seven days later (Sunday, May 10) the case count had risen to 237. Also rising, at a very similar rate, was the number of tests conducted in Bedford County, up 18.3 percent — from 1,471 to 1,740...