ALL I want for Christmas iiiiiiis... yoooooOOooooOOoouuuUUUuuu,” Can you hear it already? It’s that time of year once again. And I know there is a crowd of people who agree with the Grinch and...
Honey & Haley
HONEY AND Haley were ready on the starting line at a horse race in Kentucky. She was surrounded on her left and right by racers in her young adult age bracket. One racer after the other looked...
A Grandmother and Great-Grand Mother Surprise Six-Year-Old Leland With a Surprise Party Before His Scoliosis Surgery.
HALLOWEEN IS Leland Blessing’s favorite holiday, when all his friends can get into the costumes of their favorite heroes and villains. They get to visit with friends and go knock on doors for candy...
Success in Schools, Progress in Reading, and Football Playoffs
“THIS IS a banner year for Bedford County Schools,” according to Assistant Superintendent Tim Harwell. He was explaining the impressive improvement seen in the 2020-2021 TCAP (Tennessee...
Edwin Holcombe’s Hobbies Continue to Bring Joy to Bedford County & Beyond.
HAVE YOU ever seen Edwin Holcombe walk a rabbit on a leash in downtown Shelbyville? You might think you’ve entered an episode of the Twilight Zone or expect to see Alice in Wonderland next but what...
Hannah Peels Spreads Joy in the Community Through the Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County
TOURING THE Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County in July of this year changed Hannah Peels’ life. As part of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program in Shelbyville, a summer program to...
Junior’s House Supports 200 Bedford County Children Every Year. Your Help Will Change Lives.
IN JULY of 1996, Detective Joyce McConnell was called out to a scene she will never forget. Detective McConnell was heartbroken at what she saw. Years after this event, Joyce founded Junior’s House,...
Tina Baker Corley Uses a Facebook Group to Give Back to Local Educators.
TO SHOW appreciation to their teachers, kids used to bring a shiny apple to leave sitting on their educator’s desk. They would run back to their chair and wait for the teacher to come in and see the...
Normandy Methodist Church Impacts Bedford County With Blessing Boxes.
THE DREAMS of one individual can shape the heart of an entire community. We can all look around and see the change we wish to see in the world. Many situations may seem too big; however, all it...
The Bedford County Workforce Development Summit Came Together to Discuss Education and Workforce Development
FOR THE first time in recent history, according to those with historical knowledge, industries in Bedford County assembled with educators and locally elected officials to discuss workforce...
Planning for Growth and Joy in Bedford County
CREATING A workforce of the future requires a lot of planning from diverse groups. In October, a group of teachers came to an in-service day hosted by the Shelbyville-Bedford County Partnership....
Seeing Shelbyville’s Unseen Residents and Creating Solutions to Homelessness Through Hope.
YOU MAY not realize there are people without homes living in Bedford County. They may be people who sleep in their cars or “couch surf ” (going from friend to friend and sleeping on their couch);...
Alumni, Parents, and Friends Attend the Webb 150 Celebration and Reunion Weekend.
THE WEBB School, in its 152nd school year, recently paused to mark the 150th anniversary observance, a celebration that originally began in August of 2020. More than 350 alumni, parents, and friends...
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