Shelbyville News

Nora Sanders of Shelbyville was named the Adult Learner of the Year by the Commission on Adult Basic Education, according to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette . Sanders, who is a native of Mexico, took classes in English and basic skills at Bedford County Adult Education Center before moving on to GED classes.

A professor at Motlow State Community College has been selected as 1 of 3 teacher liaisons across the U.S. by the Space Foundation.

A lapse in judgment will not lead to charges for the mothers who left their kids home alone while they went out to a Shelbyville bar.

Darlene Robinson, Manager Heritage South Community Credit Union 2705 Old Fort Parkway, Suite P Murfreesboro, TN 217-2226 www.heritagesouth.org A: Our credit union can provide mortgage loans.

A female was shot in the leg in an apparent robbery attempt overnight in the 5100 block of Linbar Drive in south Nashville, according to the Metro Police Department.

A group of five Bedford County mothers are accused of leaving their seven young children home alone while they hit a local bar.

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. - One of Tennessee's largest farming communities could soon be hit by budget cuts.

A trial has been scheduled March 27 in the case of a Middle Tennessee woman who sent her adopted Russian son back to Moscow alone on a plane with a note stating she didn't want him anymore.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty joined with representatives from Century Mold Co., Inc.

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. - A March trial has been scheduled in a child support lawsuit against an American woman who sent her adopted son back to Russia alone on a plane with a note saying she didn't want to be his mother anymore.

A federal judge has ordered a defendant to write a newspaper article about transgression as part of his sentence on criminal charges.

A Tennessee man who pleaded guilty in a rare federal horse soring case has been sentenced to write a newspaper article about the illegal practice that involves placing bolts on the animals' hooves or using painful irritants to accentuate their gait for horse shows.

A Shelbyville man who pleaded guilty to being part of a horse soring conspiracy is the first of four defendants going before a Chattanooga federal judge for sentencing.

Rural education in 19th century Rutherford County could have been a Hard Start with Little Hope for a Last Chance to ascend that Happy Hill of knowledge.

Tennessee has become the first state in the nation to form a legislative caucus to address science, technology, engineering and mathematics issues in education.

Former state Rep. Ty Cobb, D-Columbia, says he is entering the race for the 28th Senate District, the new Middle Tennessee district added in redistricting.

The Rochester, N.Y., firm, which is heavily involved in automotive injection molding, is seeing growth in its key market and in relatively new business areas, said Century Mold CEO and President Ron Ricotta, in a telephone interview.