October 19, 2026
News
Shelbyville-Bedford County Library Celebrates Banned Books Week
Brady Flanigan Editor This week, Oct. 5–11, the Shelbyville–Bedford County Public Library joined a tradition that’s 43 years old now, a nationwide celebration of literary disobedience. Banned Books Week. It’s…
Bedford County Farmers Win Awards
Six farmers from Bedford County submitted a total of seventeen entries in the TN State Fair’s Hay & Field Crop Contest this year and half of them (pictured) had…
Six farmers from Bedford County submitted a total of seventeen entries in the TN State Fair’s Hay & Field Crop Contest this year and half of them (pictured) had entries…
Shelbyville Police Department Celebrates 5th Annual Back the Blue 2025
Saturday, Sept. 27’s fifth annual Back the Blue celebration hosted by the Shelbyville Police Department was a success thanks to dozens of generous donations made by local businesses, sponsors, and…
Mark McGee 2025 Hall of Fame
Courtesy of Lipscomb Sports NASHVILLE – Lipscomb University Athletics announced the addition of five inductees into the department’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday. The 2025 inductees include Jewell Dobson Forester…
Fall Dinner for Tennessee’s Backroads Heritage
From staff reports Mark Farrar, CEO of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association, will be the featured speaker at the Fall Dinner for Tennessee’s Backroads Heritage. The…
The Price of Greatness and the Joy of Dabbling
A Night with the Bedford Arts Collective Brady Flanigan Editor “If you’re really going to be great at anything—art, music, writing—you have to really focus on that in…
Free Flu Shot October 21
Shelbyville, Tenn. – The Bedford County Health Department of the Tennessee Department of Health will be providing free flu shots from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, at the…
Sun sets on Jack’s feeder cow program
Impact could devastate local farms TABITHA EVANS MOORE Lynchburg Times It’s 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning, and already dozens of local farmers drive down rural backroads dutifully headed toward The…
Fly Arts Center Paints Butterfly Bench
Passersby driving down South Main St. in Shelbyville and visitors to The Fly Arts Center in alike will notice a new splash of color out front. Local artist and musician…