Stories from Saturday, November 21, 2020

We have had a great run of weather this week in Bedford County but after the weekend gets off to a good start I think we will see the clouds increasing on Sunday with a chance of scattered showers beginning Sunday night. Right now showers are looking to be a possibility from Monday through Wednesday...

Ahhhhhhh!!! It’s the weekend before the National Thanksgiving Holiday…. And it’s the time to say ‘thank you.’ Yes, I want to say thanks, and not just to the Lord God, He who is worthy of all praise; but to some special people who have made 2020 more tolerable...

The United Methodist Men of First United Methodist Church in Shelbyville have raised funds to thank personnel of the Shelbyville Police Department and Bedford County Sheriff’s Office for their hard work and sacrifices. Each of the 50 Bedford County deputies will receive a box lunch prepared by River Bend Country Club. The 59 members of the Shelbyville Police Department will each receive a $35 gift certificate through the Police Benevolent Association...

Barbara Jackson of Shelbyville recently contacted the Times-Gazette about a poem she was inspired to write - saluting local veterans. We have printed it to honor local veterans. We thank Barbara for her kind words of respect for those who served. God Gave Me These Words...

Ronnie Segroves says he enjoys attending such events as the Shelbyville Veterans Parade, where he can honor those who served their country. He was honored himself recently with a Quilt of Valor for his service from 1966-1968 in the U.S. Army. The veteran served a year in Vietnam, where he worked in artillery.

New changes are coming, due to COVID-19, at Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library, which enters into Phase III on Monday. From left are Monica Lewis, Friends of the Library chair, and Margaret Petty, assistant library director, who talked recently about how patrons will soon be able to browse the books again.

Mark McGee, right,  a member of the Shelbyville Rotary Club, was the recent guest speaker for his fellow members. Ivan Jones, club president, is at left. McGee, executive director of United Way of Bedford County, can be reached at 684-6685.

The idea of a holiday swing dance in the tiny community of Normandy started at a recent ladies coffee one morning, according to resident Jackie Smith. The “Holiday Big Band Dance” will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, at 110 College St. from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $25 each and can be obtained by calling 662-417-0393 or by emailing b42jss@gmail.com. Deadline for ticket sales is Nov. 28 and there is a 50 person limit for this event...

Misty Anderson and Rodney Guinn, both of Shelbyville, recently announced their engagement and are planning a Nov. 28 wedding. The bride is the daughter of the late Jimmy Dwight Anderson and Sherry Lynn Saunders. She is the granddaughter of the late Jimmy Stewart, the late Marilyn Moore and the late Guy and Ollie Louise Anderson...

Are you a faithful Christian who is concerned about empty pews – and the steadily decreasing impact of Christianity on the social fabric? There’s good news about the Good News. After years of procrastination, I have stretched beyond my 600-word columns and written an honest-to-goodness BOOK...

Tennessee Behavior Supports Project (TBSP) at Vanderbilt University, which is funded by Tennessee Department of Education, recently announced that three local schools were selected as a 2020-2021 School of Recognition. Those schools include Community Middle, Harris Middle and Southside Elementary, which will now serve as mentors to other Middle Tennessee school systems...

Shelbyville Central High School Criminal Justice Student Organization (C.J.S.O.) recently opened its 4th annual toy drive-one designed to allow students to be a part of making Christmas a little happier for children in need. “The awesome concept of this toy drive is that its supports the needy children of Bedford County,” said Chris Hobbs, SCHS criminal justice instructor. ...

An intoxicated woman accused of walking into a stranger’s home and going to sleep in a bedroom allegedly attempted to pull away when arrested Tuesday night, Shelbyville police said. Lashanda Shenice Sales, 32, of South Cannon Boulevard didn’t want to get up and was pulled to her feet by Officers Dylan Bliss and Matt Sharp, then tried to pull away from Officer Brandi Merlo, a police report said...

State and local elected officials joined members of the Tennessee Fire Service on Friday, Nov. 13, to preside over the grand opening of the newly completed 19,330 square foot conference center on the campus of the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA)...

A Shelbyville woman lost her life in a head-on wreck on South Cannon Boulevard just north of the Shelbyville armory Thursday afternoon, police said. Deborah Warren, 62, was northbound when she crossed the center line into the path of a tractor-trailer driven by Justin Dycus of Alabama, Officer Chris Vest said...

The spread of COVID-19 in Bedford County is progressing much faster than in Tennessee as a whole. In just seven days, Bedford County reported 257 newly confirmed cases, more new cases in a week than during entire month of September, when there were 246 newly confirmed cases in 30 days...

Work on the huge gambrel-roofed barn at Sand Creek Farms is well underway. What used to stable horses will now celebrate three essentials of Tennessee culture: fine Whiskey, Tennessee Walking Horses and music. When the barn is completed, to be called Heritage Hall, it will serve as the visitors center for the Nearest Green Distillery...