News for Bedford County, Tennnessee
On July 3, Gov. Bill Lee granted to mayors of 89 Tennessee counties the authority to issue and set local mask requirements in response to a recent statewide spike in COVID-19 cases. Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham continues to closely study the local COVID-19 situation and has consulted with a variety of officials this week …
A Bedford County teacher was taken into custody following an alleged rape of a 17 year-old student. Teacher Emily Perakes was arrested Thursday and booked in the Bedford County Jail on an aggravated statutory rape charge. The 28-year-old from Murfreesboro woman teaches 6th grade at Harris Middle School and is the girls softball coach at the school in Bedford County. A sexual encounter allegedly took …
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Dale Clark, 47, of Shelbyville, was recently sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for Hobbs Act robbery, possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and using a firearm during a federal crime. The convictions and sentence resulted from a plea agreement between Clark and the United States. Court documents reflect that after 10 p.m., …
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An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Bedford County Deputy, charged with a sexual assault. In February, at the request of 17th District Attorney General Robert Carter, TBI Special Agents began investigating an allegation that an adult female was sexually assaulted at a party …
A second person has been charged in connection with a murder in Shelbyville that led to a multi-county manhunt. Shelbyville police said Monday night that 27-year-old Christopher Grunsell had been arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of Adrienne Cox. The 30-year-old was found dead late Saturday in her apartment on Neeley Avenue, but …
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Steven Andrew Lokey, a man wanted for murder in Shelbyville was captured in Manchester Monday morning. Lokey is a suspect in the alleged murder of a Shelbyville woman on Saturday. Shelbyville Police had reported Sunday night that Lokey had carjacked someone in Decherd. Coffee County sheriff’s deputies located him in Manchester and took him into …
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Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) is donating $30,000, which will be matched by Tennessee Valley Authority through its COVID-19 Community Care Fund, making a total of $60,000 available to help members who qualify for the cooperative’s Project HELP program amid financial hardships resulting from the COVID-19 crisis and recovery. Project HELP is an emergency …
The Duck River in Tennessee has been recognized as the most biodiverse in the world, and it’s also a beautiful and relaxing place to spend a sunny day. In recent years it has become an increasingly- popular spot for kayaking. But the death of a 15-year-old Manchester resident on May 31 near Normandy in Bedford …
A 15-year-old girl from Manchester drowned while kayaking with her parents on the Duck River in Bedford County Sunday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The TWRA reported the Manchester family began the day by kayaking a section of the river below Normandy Dam. At Cortner Mill, an old low head dam, the …
Our world and our reality shifted in early March when Tennessee’s first case of Covid-19 was confirmed. Now almost three months later – after we successfully shifted to an online teaching and learning environment – Motlow State Community College stands ready to continue our support of communities while extending our services for regional development. As …
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