April 6, 2026
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Chief Deputy Nikia Elliott Announces Candidacy for Bedford County Sheriff
SHELBYVILLE, TN – Bedford County Chief Deputy Sheriff Nikia Elliott has officially announced his candidacy to become the next Sheriff of Bedford County. With over 25 years of service in…
Federal judge issues gag order in Nearest Green case
DUANE SHERRILL Tullahoma News A federal judge has issued a gag order in the case of Nearest Green in its $100 million lawsuit filed against the distiller by their creditor,…
Annual Meeting/Customer Appreciation Dinner
Bedford County Farm Bureau hosted a full house for their Annual Meeting/Customer Appreciation Dinner on Friday night, August 1st. Special guests included State Representative Pat Marsh, U.S. Representative and Gubernatorial candidate…
Rooms and Echo The effort to revive the Bell Buckle School
Brady Flanigan Editor The railroad approaches town as a rumble rising from the ground. The boxcars roll by and shake the leaves of the trees and whip the grass in…
Wartrace Horse Show
Wartrace 119th Walking Horse Champion, Mickey McCormick, pictured with horse A Mighty Gen Barr Studios photo
It’s Horse Show Time in Shelbyville
Photo by Diandra Womble Taken at Shady Acres Creations, LLC. In Bell Buckle The TWHNC Commemorative edition book will publish on August 20th! Do you want to market your…
War and Whiskey: Uncle Nearest sued for $100 million
BRADY FLANIGAN Editor “It’s the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool…it…
Bedford County Breaks Ground on New 911 Center
BRADY FLANIGAN Editor How groundbreaking can a groundbreaking be if there’s enough of them occurring across America that out there somewhere—perhaps buried in the mountains of coal country—a custom shovel…
Teachers Gather at SCHS for 2025–26 BCS Kickoff Event
Brady Flanigan Editor If you’re measuring the seasons by thermometer, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in Bedford County, Tennessee, who thinks August 1 is the starting gun of fall.…
The Power of Marketing
The Shelbyville- Bedford County Chamber of Commerce had a fantastic IGNITE Your Business Workshop on Thursday, July 24th! It was an informative session all about marketing your business—from understanding the…