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🌱 Meet the new principals leading Bedford County schools this fall

Shelbyville, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Shelbyville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the new principals leading Bedford County schools this fall
  • When Hendersonville comes to Shelbyville for the high-stakes sectional series
  • How a Shelbyville distillery lost control of its own bankruptcy filing

Also on today's calendar: Gilmore & Sherrell Black Rodeo Outing and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
  • Friday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bedford County Schools Announces New Principals for Upcoming School Year (thunder1320.com) — Bedford County Schools has named new principals for Community High, Southside Elementary, and Cartwright Elementary, including a leader with experience at Shelbyville Central High School. Incoming superintendent Tim Harwell says each brings strong instructional and relationship-building skills. The new principals emphasize improving student achievement, strengthening school culture, and refining systems that support teachers and families.
   

2. TSSAA baseball state tournament 2026 sectional brackets, schedules, scores (dnj.com) — Shelbyville will host Hendersonville in a best-of-three TSSAA sectional baseball series, with Game 1 on Thursday night and Game 2 Friday late morning, plus a Saturday Game 3 if needed. The schedule also lays out other Middle Tennessee sectional matchups as teams chase state tournament berths.
   

3. Receivership Order precludes whiskey maker's effort to obtain bankruptcy relief (jdsupra.com) — Shelbyville-based whiskey maker Uncle Nearest just had its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case thrown out because a federal receivership gave control to a court-appointed receiver, not company management. The ruling details how lenders, missed loan conditions, and a sweeping receivership order shifted power away from local executives, offering a cautionary tale for Shelbyville businesses about complex financing and governance disputes.
   

4. Getting 'high to be normal' (herald-citizen.com) — A Shelbyville-based clinical director from the Tony Rice Center joins three other former users on a McMinnville public radio series about drug addiction and faith-based recovery. They describe how tolerance, secrecy, and jail time shaped their addictions, and how spiritual renewal and supportive relationships helped them stay sober. The broadcast offers insight for local families facing similar struggles.
   

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    In Look For New Clients ! If you need any cleanings contact me . I’m giving new clients 30% off just to give you a “trial” any cleanings after that… (Nextdoor Learning Way)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Shelbyville

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.