by Guest Writer | Mar 1, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
DESPITE THE tremendous staffing shortage Bedford County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) faced this past year, the level 1 ambulance service is combating such issues by teaching training programs for all interested in EMS. “Being excellent in EMS” means more than 911...
by Guest Writer | Mar 1, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
BEDFORD COUNTY School District is constructing its new and highly anticipated elementary school. District Superintendent Dr. Tammy Garrett reports that a new elementary school has been in the works for three years. To aid them in choosing the school’s location, they...
by Guest Writer | Mar 1, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
THE SHELBYVILLE-BEDFORD Partnership, the local economic development organization, is actively working on more than 16 projects in the City of Shelbyville and Bedford County. 10 of the projects tentatively sit north of Bypass 437 on each side of Highway 231 in an area...
by Guest Writer | Mar 1, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
DID YOU know the holiday involving copious amounts of green beer is actually an Irish holiday celebrating Christianity? It is! In fact, the holiday is held each year on the anniversary of Saint Patrick’s death. Saint Patrick was a patron saint who lived during the...
by Guest Writer | Mar 1, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
WELCOME HOME. That’s how it feels when walking into Mai House Asian Cuisine for the first time. I was promptly greeted by some of the nicest staff I’ve ever met in the restaurant industry, which makes for a great experience. This was my first time visiting Mai...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 1, 2022 | Shelbyville, Stories
AS THE regal, iridescent purple martins flew in and out of their colony housing, she pointed and asked through my phone’s translator, “Can I take one home?” Over the birds’ noisy chatter, I struggled to explain to my young visitor the birds were wild, but my answer...
