Highway Named in Honor of Former Bedford County Mayor

September 21, 2021

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 County’s first African-American county mayor and 28 years before that as a county commissioner.

State Route 437 commonly referred to as the Shelbyville Bypass will now be officially known as Mayor Eugene Ray Memorial Highway.

Will Rabb

Will is a Middle Tennessee native having been born and raised in Winchester. His love of radio began as a child listening to local stations on the way to school or while falling asleep at night. After High School, where he was active in student media, he attended the University of Tennessee majoring in Journalism and Electronic Media while covering sports for the campus radio station. He then moved into the business professionally as a board op/producer for Cumulus of Knoxville and the Vol Network. His radio journey then took him to Louisiana where he was the lead producer for ESPN New Orleans. After returning home to Winchester, he spent several years broadcasting local sports for stations in Franklin County before joining the Bowman Family. When he’s not at the station, Will enjoys spending time with his wife Shaina and his two fur babies (Toulouse and Belle), cheering on the Vols, Preds and Saints and in the kitchen or behind the grill trying out new recipes.