News for Bedford County, Tennnessee
The Shelbyville Police Department has identified the suspect involved in a September 20th Aggravated Assault Offense. Warrants are on file for Kenneth David Hurt, of Shelbyville, for the incident. If you know his whereabouts, please call Detective Nathan Everhart at 931-684-5811. The suspect is believed to be traveling in a white Chevrolet long bed single …
State Route 437 in Shelbyville was named in a ceremony Saturday in honor of former Bedford County Mayor Eugene Ray. Ray, won state acclaim for strengthening the county’s financial management and worked to bring the county more options for higher education, Ray left office at the end of August 2018 after 12 years as Bedford …
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Testing will take place Monday through Thursday from 8:30am-10:30am (nurse test). Friday-8:30am-10:30am and 12:30pm-3:30pm (self-test). Self-test is also available Monday-Thursday 12:30-3:30pm for 16yrs and older. Covid Vaccine: Moderna: Monday-Friday-8:30am-10:30am and 12:30pm-3:30pm Pfizer: Tuesday and Thursday- 12:30pm-3:30pm For further questions please contact FC Health Department at (931) 967-3826. *Schedules are subject to change Covid-19 testing will …
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The number of school-aged children in Tennessee who have tested positive for COVID-19 the last 14 days has grown to 20,494 as of Monday according to the Tennessee Department of Education (TDE). The total now represents a 324% increase in the last 20 days compared to 4,831 on August 4. Currently Coffee County has 696 active cases …
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A Bedford County man was arrested Wednesday after a federal indictment accused him of assaulting a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6. 27-year-old Ronald Colton McAbee is being charged with assaulting and inflicting bodily injury on a police officer, as well as entering and remaining on restricted Capitol grounds on January …
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It’s with heavy hearts the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office acknowledges the passing of Deputy Ronnie Gault. Deputy Gault, “Ronnie”, is the former sheriff of Coffee County and served in law enforcement for 47 years. We have been blessed to be able to share the last 20 of his career with him here at the BCSO.
Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) is announcing the cancellation of their 2021 Annual Meeting, originally scheduled for Saturday, August 21, at Harris Middle School in Shelbyville, TN. “The rising number of COVID-19 cases in the area has led us to the difficult decision to cancel the in person meeting this year,” said Scott Spence, …
Samuel Rich, the man accused of shooting a woman in the head at a Shelbyville home has also been charged with stealing a Jeep that belonged to the woman’s boyfriend, who was later found murdered in West Nashville. An arrest warrant obtained by Nashville’s News 2 states Hannah Grace Perryman went to a Bedford County …
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We have an update on a story we brought you yesterday. On Sunday night Bedford County Sheriff’s deputies and the TBI arrested 25 year-old Samuel Earl Rich. He is accused of shooting a female victim last Friday. She was taken by Lifeflight to Vanderbilt. Nashville Metro police said the body of James William Warner, known …
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David Kitchens has been named director of Bedford County Emergency Management Agency, succeeding Scott Johnson, who retired last week. Kitchens’ first official day on the job will be Aug. 16. Kitchens, a resident of Shelbyville, is no stranger to emergency management or Bedford County; since 2018, he’s been a district coordinator for Tennessee Emergency Management Agency …
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