Marching Band and Cheerleading Provide Unique Opportunities to Build Long-Lasting Friendships and Life Skills
TWO FALL activities provide a firm foundation of life skills and a launchpad into leadership for their student participants. Marching band and cheerleading give unique opportunities to shine in...
The Longest Winning Streak
Professor Edward Finley, the football coach of the championship Bedford County Training School Tigers from 1937-1949, claimed he didn't have any secrets to his success. In a 1948 article in the...
How Keon Johnson Dribbled His Way to a Successful Basketball Career.
SHELBYVILLE HAS some representation this year in the NBA from none other than Keon Johnson. The Shelbyville native announced that he was entering the draft back in April and was originally selected...
Coach Josh Puckett Inspires Students to Build on the Lessons of the Past to Create a Better Future.
INSPIRATION FOR Josh Puckett comes from real-life examples of coaches who have influenced his life. As an adolescent, football was a place to excel and find acknowledgment for his skills. He made...
Coach Jake Tyre Connects With His Players to Give Them the Building Blocks to Success.
WHEN JAKE Tyre was a young man playing football at Cascade High School, he found a father figure in his coach, Kenny Parker. Coach Parker gave Jake advice and support, helping him think through...
Coach Chris Grooms Sets up His Players for Success After High School.
SOMETHING ABOUT Basic Training felt familiar to Chris Grooms but he couldn’t put his finger on it until he was speaking to a fellow soldier about playing football. “Basic Training is like...
Players at the Webb School Learn How to Respond to Life’s Blows on and off the Football Field.
THERE IS a misconception according to Webb School’s head football coach, Kyle Turnbow, that football players at the private school don’t have difficulties to overcome. As a self-proclaimed recipient...
How a Simple Idea Helped Small Businesses Stay Afloat.
THE PANDEMIC forced many local shops and restaurants to cut down on staff in order to save money—or lose their business entirely. This reality has been one of the greatest casualties of COVID-19....
Recipes – Friday Night Tailgating
Pigs in a Sleeping Bag: Submitted by Lane Hyde INGREDIENTS: 1 can crescent rolls, buttered flavored 1 pkg. hotdogs DIRECTIONS: Grease a baking sheet. Separate rolls. Add one hotdog to each...
The American Mule and Bluegrass Festival Comes to Shelbyville.
THE AMERICAN Mule and Bluegrass Festival will welcome visitors to the Calsonic Arena in Shelbyville, Sept. 13-18. One of the main goals of the event will be educating visitors about the history and...
Misti Appleby Provides Exceptional Crafters and Unique Food Trucks for Bedford County to Enjoy Four Times a Year.
MISTI APPLEBY wasn’t born in Bedford County, but it sure feels like home to her. After moving to Murfreesboro in 2005, she and her husband realized they wanted more of a small-town lifestyle. They...
Aviation Day
IF YOU’VE ever gazed skyward to watch an airplane flying overhead, then Aviation Day at Bomar Field– Shelbyville Municipal Airport is an annual family event you’re likely to enjoy. Now in its fifth...
Come join the Rc-MoonPie Festival
IN 1917, someone requested a snack “as big as the moon.” A bakery in Chattanooga responded with the perfect combination of marshmallow, graham, and chocolate. They called it the MoonPie, and the...
New Faces in Shelbyville and the Sidewalk Accessibility Project
WELCOME DONALD Anthony to the City of Shelbyville team of movers and shakers. He will be the new Planning Director beginning in July. He graduated from the University of Memphis and has worked in...
Hidden Treasure in County Archives and Recreational Opportunities
ARCHIVES AND historic records aren’t only for people interested in genealogy and family history. Did you know that people who like to fish can use historic maps in archives to find the best fishing...
How Rick Insell Helped Put Shelbyville in the Spotlight.
THE SMELL of freshly cleaned hardwood floors fills the air. The bright fluorescent lights hum above the bleachers. The cool AC fights the stuffy hot air from cheering fans. The referees and umpires...
Stem Grant Gives Teacher Amanda McBride More Tools to Inspire and Educate Students.
TEACHER AMANDA McBride was awarded a $5,000 grant from the TVA to support STEM (Science, Technology, Electronics, and Math) initiatives at Bedford Learning Academy (BCLA). She spoke to her students...
How Shelbyville Made the Small Town Square a Piece of American History
EVERY GREAT American small town has a recognizable and historic square. But not every small town across America is like Shelbyville. In fact, this particular square has made an impact on small towns...
Plan a Tennessee Whiskey Day Tour
THE SMOOTH taste of Tennessee whiskey is famous around the world. There’s nothing more American than sitting around a backyard campfire with bourbon circling in a glass. The clink of a glass,...
Discover the Surrounding Outdoor Activities in Our State.
ISN’T SUMMER a wonderful time to live in the beautiful State of Tennessee? Lucky you, living in Middle Tennessee, in Bedford County, where you have access to numerous recreational opportunities for...
How Tennessee Whiskey and Entrepreneurship Changes Lives.
100 years ago, an angry white mob in Tulsa, Oklahoma, destroyed “Black Wall Street.” It was a predominantly African American district in Tulsa. Black-owned businesses were successful and living the...
How a Family’s Hobby Greenhouse Grew Into a Family-Owned Business.
WATER, SUN, soil, and lots of love is all it takes to grow plants. It’s even better in a greenhouse, designed to foster the growth of flowers, herbs, succulents, and other green stems of life. For...
How Dr. Troy Miller Pushed Through the Unknown to Save More Lives.
Dr. Troy Miller, the director of hospital medicine at Van- derbilt Bedford Hospital, researched through evidence from hospitals in cities that were already hit by the pan- demic. He knew it was...
How Jeff Miller, a Respiratory Therapist, Found the Good Through a Pandemic.
Imagine walking into work and the first thing you have to do is develop an action plan to treat a patient who has been shot, another patient who has pneumonia from COVID-19, and another patient who...
How Darryl Blackwell Gave Hope to Cross the Finish Line During COVID Recoveries.
In patient after patient, the COVID-19 virus attacks your lungs. You may have heard that it contributes to pneumonia or COVID pneumonia. The virus causes inflammation in the lungs. With inflamed...
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