Community Middle School Basketball Homecoming Court Queen, Bailey Helton, was recently crowed during school festivities. She is shown with her proud dad, Bobby. Wesley Haley Kenzie Sexton Braxton Griffy  Caylee Wilson Rylee Brown Kingston Kibble Kathryn Sego...

Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce and Shelbyville Jaycees will sponsor the 47th annual Christmas parade 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The parade will follow the traditional route around the square, down North Main Street to Madison and ending east to Celebration Drive...

Special meetings continue to be held by Bedford County Board of Education and community business leaders to garner input for the school superintendent search criteria. Tammy Grissom, executive director of Tennessee School Board Association, led the most recent gathering and discussion at Blue Ribbon Circle...

Lord I ask for courage Courage to face and Conquer my own fears... Courage to take me Where others will not go... I ask for strength Strength of body to protect others And strength of spirit to lead others... I ask for dedication Dedication to my job, to do it well...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

Assistant Superintendent Karen Scoggins has been appointed interim superintendent over candidate Sharon Edwards, a former principal. The Bedford County Board of Education made the appointment in a 5-4 vote during a special called meeting Monday evening...

Beginning Thursday, Community High School went to all virtual due to rising COVID cases with students and faculty. The school plans to return to in-person on Monday, Dec. 14, school superintendent Don Embry said Wednesday. Harris Middle will remain all virtual until Monday. This is due to the high number of COVID-related issues with faculty and staff that are still under quarantine...

Bedford County Board of Education will meet in a special called session at 5 p.m. today (Monday, Nov. 30) in the board room of the central office at 500 Madison St. in Shelbyville. Two items are on the agenda: the position of interim superintendent and Budget Amendment No. 2...

Bedford County Board of Education recently approved a proposal to dedicate Cascade Middle School’s gym floor in memory of the late James Franklin “Coach” Cotham — a long-time educator and school athletic director. The official dedication will be held Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the school...

Community Middle School Basketball Homecoming Court Queen, Bailey Helton, was recently crowed during school festivities. She is shown with her proud dad, Bobby. Wesley Haley Kenzie Sexton Braxton Griffy  Caylee Wilson Rylee Brown Kingston Kibble Kathryn Sego...

Special meetings continue to be held by Bedford County Board of Education and community business leaders to garner input for the school superintendent search criteria. Tammy Grissom, executive director of Tennessee School Board Association, led the most recent gathering and discussion at Blue Ribbon Circle...

Bedford County Schools Superintendent Don Embry said Tuesday that Harris Middle School will remain all virtual until Monday, Dec. 7, due to the high number of COVID related issues with faculty and staff that will still be under quarantine.  All others schools in Bedford County will return to in-person learning on Monday, Nov. 30...