by Tina Neeley | Feb 11, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
AT SHELBYVILLE Mayor Eugene Ray’s funeral, Fredia Lusk saw evidence of a well-lived life. As Shelbyville’s first and only African American mayor to date, Ray’s legacy was more than a statistic. Lusk knew that Ray’s success and the success of other African Americans in...
by Guest Writer | Feb 1, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
INDUSTRIAL PARK INVESTMENT Planning and Community Development Director Waleed Albakry said some of the main changes in community planning are rezoning the Industrial Park to I-3 to allow for more flexible uses and the new online platform for citizens to fill out...
by Guest Writer | Feb 1, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
THOMAS MAGNET School’s fifth- grade students impact the lives of their peers by celebrating random acts of kindness. Fifth-grade teacher Tara Turner said that Thomas Magnet School Principal Mrs. Watson came up with the idea of recognizing students on every grade level...
by Guest Writer | Feb 1, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
FOUR DAYS before Christmas, the City of Shelbyville and Bedford County received news of $1,000,000 headed to the local area from the State of Tennessee. Tennessee Governor Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Rolfe announced the site...
by Guest Writer | Feb 1, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
CASCADE HIGH School Marching Band, led by band director David Lucich, finished 4th place in the Division II state championship, and their hard work, both on and off-season, pays off. They honed their musical skills during their eight-hour band camp sessions in...
by Guest Writer | Feb 1, 2022 | Stories
PLANNING A date can get difficult. Sometimes your bank of ideas goes bankrupt, and it’s another night of staying in with the latest Netflix binge. It makes sense that Billy Bob and Charlene in country singer Joe Diffie’s “John Deere Green” painted a water tower. Odds...
