News for Bedford County, Tennnessee
Bedford County veterans gathered on Wednesday to clean up the Veterans Memorial Plaza in advance of Memorial Day. A ceremony will be held 11 a.m. Monday on the courthouse lawn, followed by a luncheon for $6 each at the VFW Hall on Depot Street in Shelbyville.
Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham has proclaimed May as Project River Life Month, celebrating the effort to launch a specialty license plate which will benefit rescue operations and safety education on the Duck River in Bedford County. Shelbyville Central High School student Alejandro Contreras Cabrera, who won a contest to design the new plate, received a copy of …
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has reduced US 41A/SR 16 in Bedford County to one lane to repair the culvert and slope at Dryland Creek. A traffic signal is in place at the repair area near River Branch Road and Ben Williams Road. The light will control the single lane of traffic. It will remain …
Just as an Amber Alert can help return a missing or abducted child, a Silver Alert can call the community’s attention to a missing dementia patient, who may have wandered away from home or a care facility and who may be in need of assistance. Tennessee’s Silver Alert law took effect last July, and has …
Motlow State swept the community college competition at the annual State Leadership and Skills Conference in Chattanooga April 10-13. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. The organization provides educational programs, events, and competitions that support career and technical education in classrooms across the …
Roberto Antonio Orellana Alarcon, 25, of Shelbyville has been charged with attempted second-degree murder. He is being held without bond at Bedford County Jail after a stabbing took place on Saturday. The Shelbyville Times-Gazette says the victim was stabbed in the neck and was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Police report the …
Shelbyville man Charged with Attempted 2nd Degree Murder Read More »
Planning for college is easier with the right tools. Motlow State Community College built a custom, easy-to-use Program Finder that has become the College’s number one website resource. Motlow’s Program Finder is a robust, graphic-rich database of all the degrees, certificates, and learning options available at the College. It allows students to view, search, and compare various learning …
Motlow’s Unique Program Finder Tool Fuels
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A new “River Life” specialty license plate, legislation for which was introduced by State Rep. Pat Marsh and State Sen. Shane Reeves and approved by the Tennessee General Assembly, will benefit rescue operations and safety awareness on the Duck River in Bedford County. A student design contest was held to create the license plate, and …
Edward Gibson Burklin, 53 of Shelbyville was recently arrested in Tullahoma. The man was charged with possession of drugs, possession of explosives, driving without a license and violation of the open container law. The explosives were reported as being homemade bombs. Tullahoma questioned the man at a storage unit, and he had no license. Police …
Shelbyville Man Arrested in Tullahoma for being in possession of Homemade Bombs and More Read More »
County Mayor Chad Graham 2899 Brent Smith 1819 Bedford County Sheriff Austin Swing 3197 Matthew Griffy 1554 District 1 County Commission Elect 2Drew Hooker 366Eric Maddox 289
