Stories from Saturday, July 25, 2020

Storms shatter sunmer sizzle Showers and thunderstorms will continue to be a daily feature in our forecast right on through the weekend and through much of next week. We have lots of gulf moisture coming up into Tennessee and, combined with the heat, that makes the atmosphere very unstable during the Afternoon. A few of these storms can become very intense...

Nate Simmons has set up a lemonade stand on the Depot Street side of the Shelbyville square to raise money to buy supplies for teachers in Bedford County. In a note, he explains why.

Kristen Linton, a 2000 graduate of The Webb School, has joined Webb’s Alumni and Development staff as Director of Leadership Annual Giving. “I am delighted to welcome Kristen back to Webb as part of the Alumni and Development team,” said Matt Wilson, director of alumni and development. “Her experiences and interests at Webb position her well to be successful.”...

A total of 16,470 students enrolled during the 2020 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s.) Kristopher Frazier of Shelbyville was among those named to the UA President’s List for the spring term...

“Shower the people you love with love/ Show them the way that you feel.” – James Taylor With all due respect to the five-time Grammy Award winner, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain and I’ve seen sunny days when I wished people would put their advice where the sun DON’T shine...

I have called this column, “Musings and Memories,” since its inception back in 2010. And over the years I have shared a whole lot of my musings, my reflections, meditations, and contemplations in this column. And I have also shared a multitude of memories...

The dawn of a new school year is a time marked by change and fresh opportunities. For many children, school marks the first time they are away from their parents for an extended period of time. It also may be the first time they ride in a vehicle other than their parents’ cars...

Just so children and parents know, bus drivers may look a little different this school year; they’re likely to be wearing masks. The approximate 73 drivers across the county will also ask students to sit in assigned seats, not because they’ve been unruly, but due to COVID-19. Siblings will be required to sit together and if a student is alone, he or she will need to sit by an open window for better ventilation...

Even now, living in the midst of a historic pandemic, 87-year-old Willene Fulton’s vitality still amazes family and friends. She’s certainly a survivor, living to tell her great-grandkids about Bedford County history, which includes her survival of the 1974 tornado-one which totally destroyed her Rover home. She and youngest son, Thomas “Tommy” were home that evening alone when the tornado tossed their car into the house which then caused a piano to fall on Willene’s ankle...

A ladder stolen Wednesday from a construction site at Edgemont Baptist Church was found by police at a “makeshift camp” on Deery Street occupied by the suspect, who police say is homeless. Video surveillance shows Sam Avery Wilhoite, 63, taking the ladder at 8:07 p.m. and riding away on a bicycle, police said...

“We’re missing our folks as much as they miss us,” Margaret Petty, Technology & Innovations Librarian at Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library, said Tuesday. “We can’t wait to get back to some type of normal.” Exactly when that happens is still up in the air — but it could be soon. The library’s board meets Tuesday to determine the next steps. Doors have been closed to the public since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, with limited curbside service available now...

Co-workers at Kincaid Service Company and many of their customers are mourning the COVID-19 related loss of a longtime service technician who had become more like a family member. Ray Scott Holston, 47, of the Kelso community in Lincoln County, died Wednesday at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. Holston became ill in late June, Mark Kincaid said Thursday...

A storm rolls into Shelbyville from the west at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The photo was taken at the Shelbyville airport. According to meteorologist Steve Norris, “Showers and thunderstorms will continue to be a daily feature in our forecast right on through the weekend and through much of next week.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: As the opening of Bedford County schools approaches, teachers share their side of the story in this letter. In recent days there have been many articles about the return to school for Bedford County teachers and students. These articles are full of comments from the superintendent/ parents and board members, but there has been a voice strangely absent. ...

Bedford County school officials said recently that the system, as well as the state, will expect no less from its nearly 600 students registered for virtual learning than those physically present at school buildings when the doors open Aug. 3. Due to COVID-19, the school board will give parents the choice to either send their kids back to the regular classroom or distance learn via their personal computers at home. ...