REGIONAL NEWS | Shelbyville — Jack Daniel relics owned by two local long time collectors will be featured at the Bedford County Historical Society meeting on Monday, September 16. Two collectors, Mike Northcutt and David Cauwel, will bring items from their personal collections. Northcutt owns a copy of the The Life and Explorations of Dr....
EVENTS| Shelbyville — Historic Shelbyville exists as a town rich in history. The pre-Civil War community boasts one of the first public squares built in southern, middle Tennessee. The original square and courthouse were laid out around 1810. Since then, the courthouse has been destroyed and replaced four times. Five different Bedford County courthouse buildings...
REGIONAL NEWS | Shelbyville — Nearest Green Distillery, which will soon celebrate it’s grand opening at its new home just outside Shelbyville, has introduced a new whiskey honoring Green’s living descendants. Uncle Nearest 1884 is a small batch whiskey made by a “creative committee” chaired by a Green family member. The first iteration was co-created...
LOCAL NEWS — On Thursday, September 5, the Nearest Green Distillery celebrated with a sneak peek at it’s new facility on a 270 acre, walking horse farm in Shelbville just off Highway 231. On that same day, Jack Daniel’s Distillery took out a full page ad in The Moore County News, to “raise a glass”...
REGIONAL NEWS | Events — MTSU recently announced a planned lecture by American professor of animal science and autism spokesperson, Temple Grandin. The event will take place on Monday, November 11 at 7 p.m. in Tucker Theater. The event is free and open to the general public but you must have a ticket to attend....
STATE NEWS — It usually happens in bigger cities like Nashville before it trickles down into rural communities. Regardless, southern middle Tennessee safety officials warn that heroin pills produced to look identical to the drug Oxycodone have been seized in Madison — just 95 miles north of Lynchburg. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) along with...
REGIONAL NEWS | Bell Buckle — There a big problem in a neighboring small town. Over the last several weeks, locals have reported nearly 25 cats missing to local officials. The majority of the missing cats were reported in a one square mile area near historic, downtown Bell Buckle, according to local officials. It’s a...
REGIONAL NEWS (Marshall County) — Interest in sheep or goat farming in southern, middle Tennessee? The UT Extension office will offer a Master Small Ruminant Producer Program on September 18-20 in Marshall County. Instructors will cover topics such as nutrition, reproduction, forages, health, facilities and more. Those who complete the program will be eligible for...
REGIONAL NEWS (Tullahoma) — According to the state Department of Economic and Community Development, over 100 new manufacturing jobs are coming to Tullahoma over the next three years as TE Connectivity expand in Coffee County. The company, which manufactures connectors and sensors, has operated in Tullahoma since 1997. The expansion will add approximately 100 new...
REGIONAL NEWS (Tullahoma) — According to the state Department of Economic Community Development, 200 new jobs will be headed towards southern, middle Tennessee when EnableComp expand operations and creates a third office in Tullahoma. EnableComp, headquartered in Franklin, exists as a full-service processor of medical claims. They serve more than 800 healthcare providers across 39...