by Clinton | Jun 1, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelbyville-Feature
If you get the pleasure of walking by Rich- ard “Ricky” Donovan in the hallway of the hospital, he will speak to you. A simple hello, at the least, can brighten anyone’s day. Ricky is an environmental service worker for the Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital. He makes sure...
by Clinton | Jun 1, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelbyville-Feature
Cathy Purcell is a certified nursing assistant, or CNA, in Shelbyville. She lives in Unionville, just a quick 17-minute drive up the road from the hospital. She lives on the same road as her mother, step-dad, aunt, uncle, and daughter—a place she has called home her...
by Clinton | Jun 1, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelbyville-Feature
‘Am I completely gowned up? Do I have everything on correctly?’ Jarylin Bishop thought as she stood in front of the doorway to the patient’s room. On the other side of the door was her first COVID-positive patient. She started her job just a few weeks before and was...
by Clinton | Jun 1, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelbyville-Feature
“I’m not gonna lie,” Justin Bird said. “There have been plenty of nights when I’m laying in bed at night while I’m on duty at the station thinking ‘I’ve got the greatest job in the world.’” Justin is an engineer for the Bedford County fire department, but not all days...
by Clinton | Jun 1, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelbyville-Dept
COMMUNITIES DON’T get bet- ter by chance. It takes people with ideas, foresight, and the willingness to put in the hard work required to make positive change. And most of all, it takes people who genuinely care about those who live in the community, including friends,...
