The 67th Annual Tullahoma Christmas Parade with Grand Marshal Annie Osborne on Friday night was a huge success. A tremendous crowd greeted 118 entries as they traveled down North Jackson St from Tullahoma High School to the South Jackson Performing Arts Center. Santa Claus made his appearance at the end of the parade to the …
Shelbyville-Bedford Partnership, Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce, and Bedford County Government hosted a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony on the Bedford County Courthouse grounds on Thursday night, Nov. 30. Saxophonist Roslyn Malone performed, Santa Claus greeted his fans, a penguin handed out candy. Shane Hooper of Shelbyville-Bedford Partnership, Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham, and State Rep. / …
Bedford County Courthouse Christmas Tree Lighting took place on Thursday Read More »
Bedford County Highway Department will work on the shoulder stone portion of Nashville Dirt Road starting Monday, Dec. 4, and continuing through Dec. 7. There will be detours and delays as the workers are present during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please use caution and pay attention to flagmen directing traffic. Violators …
Bedford County to work on Nashville Dirt Road Dec. 4-7 Read More »
Coffee County Government has been awarded a $500,000 Food Insecurity Grant. There will be four recipients: Unity Medical Center $254,198, The Storehouse $150,000, The Henry Center $10,000, First Christian Church $9,919, and the South-Central Tennessee Development District $20,000 for grant administration. $55.883 remains in a contingency account with SCTTDD and will possibly be awarded in …
Coffee County Receives Grant for Food Insecurity Read More »
The City of Cowan presents its 59th annual Christmas parade this Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. The theme is “The Sweetness of Christmas.” The 2023 Grand Marshal is Virginia Sawyer.
The United States Postal Service is in full swing right now, including helping get countless letters to Santa, and they’re asking for your help to do this. There’s a special address for Santa. Santa’s official address is Santa Claus, 123 Elf Road, North Pole 88888. Children can write a letter to send to Santa, and if …
Unemployment rates across the state rose in most counties in October. Moore and Sevier counties had Tennessee’s lowest unemployment at 2.6%. Other local counties: Bedford County stayed the same at 3.7 percent. Coffee County went from 3.6 percent in September to 4.4 percent in October. Franklin County rose from 3.9 percent to 4.2. Grundy County …
Many of us are preparing for winter weather, and that means turning our thermostats up. Doing this and other factors make Tennessee one of the most at risk states for blackouts and electricity shortfalls if extreme cold hits the South this winter, just like last December. Many can recall the rolling blackouts implemented in the two …
Work has begun on demolishing the 1987 Bedford County Jail on Lane Parkway in Shelbyville. Jail inmates were moved to the Bedford County Judicial Complex in January 2020, and the jail has remained empty since then. There are no specific plans for the site once demolition is complete other than as open space. Still, removing …
The Manchester Christmas Parade was held on Saturday in front of thousands in attendance. Floats were judged on originality, effort, and theme as it pertained to the theme of the parade, “Christmas at the Movies.” Floats were placed into one of two categories depending on the length of the entry. Regular floats were entries 20 …
Winners in Manchester Christmas Parade Float Contests Read More »
